2020 NC State Wolfpack football team
The 2020 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They were led by eighth-year head coach Dave Doeren. The Wolfpack finished the regular season 8–3, 7–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the conference. They received an invite to the 2021 Gator Bowl where they lost to SEC foe Kentucky.
2020 NC State Wolfpack football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 21–23 vs. Kentucky | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
CFP | No. 23 |
2020 record | 8–4 (7–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tim Beck (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | George McDonald (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tony Gibson (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Carter–Finley Stadium (Capacity: 57,583) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Notre Dame y^ | 9 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Clemson y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Miami (FL) | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 North Carolina | 7 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 7 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 3 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 1 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Wolfpack finished the 2019 season 4–8, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in seventh place in the Atlantic Division.[1]
Schedule
NC State had games scheduled against Delaware, Mississippi State, and Troy, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 19, 2020 | 8:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | ACCN | W 45–42 | 350 | ||
September 26 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Virginia Tech | ACCN | L 24–45 | 1,000 | ||
October 3 | Noon | at No. 24 Pittsburgh | ACCN | W 30–29 | 0 | ||
October 10 | Noon | at Virginia | ACCN | W 38–21 | 1,000 | ||
October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Duke |
| ACCRSN | W 31–20 | 4,032 | |
October 24 | Noon | at No. 14 North Carolina | No. 23 | ESPN | L 21–48 | 3,535 | |
November 6 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 11 Miami |
| ESPN | L 41–44 | 4,032[3] | |
November 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Florida State |
| ACCN | W 38–22 | 4,032 | |
November 21 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 21 Liberty* |
| ACCRSN | W 15–14 | 4,032 | |
November 28 | Noon | at Syracuse | ACCN | W 36–29 | |||
December 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech |
| ACCN | W 23–13 | 4,032 | |
January 2, 2021 | Noon | vs. Kentucky* | No. 24 | ESPN | L 21–23 | 10,422 | |
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- Schedule Source:[4]
The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates announced on August 6.[2]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | NR | NR* | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | 23 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | NR | NR* | NR | RV | NR | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | NR | NR | 23 | 22 | 23 | Not released |
Coaching staff
Name | Title |
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Dave Doeren | Head Coach |
Tim Beck | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
Tony Gibson | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
George McDonald | Assistant Head Coach/Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers |
Charlie Wiles | Defensive Line |
Joe Deforest | Safeties |
Todd Goebbel | Tight Ends/Special Teams |
Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay | Nickels |
John Garrison | Offensive Line |
Kurt Roper | Running Backs |
Brian Mitchell | Cornerbacks |
Ruffin McNeill | Senior advisor to head coach |
Game summaries
Wake Forest
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Wolfpack | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
- Date: September 19, 2020
- Game time: 8:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 60° F • Wind: N 3 mph • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Stuart Mullins
- TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
- Sources:,[6][7]
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at Virginia Tech
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolfpack | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
No. 20 Hokies | 17 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 45 |
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
- Date: September 26, 2020
- Game time: 8:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 65° F • Wind: Calm • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 1,000
- Referee: Jeff Flanagan
- TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
- Sources:[8][9]
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at Pittsburgh
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolfpack | 10 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
No. 24 Panthers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
at Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
- Date: October 3, 2020
- Game time: Noon
- Game weather: Temperature: 59° F • Wind: SSW 4 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: S. Mullins
- TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, and Eric Woods
- Sources:[10][11]
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at Virginia
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolfpack | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
Cavaliers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
- Date: October 10, 2020
- Game time: Noon
- Game weather: Temperature: 62° F • Wind: Calm • Weather: Light Rain
- Game attendance: 1,000
- Referee: Jerry Magallanes
- TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Katie George
- Sources:[12][13]
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Duke
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Devils | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Wolfpack | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
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at North Carolina
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 23 Wolfpack | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
No. 14 Tar Heels | 7 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 48 |
at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
- Date: October 24, 2020
- Game time: Noon
- Game weather: Temperature: 77° • Wind: WSW 4 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 3,535
- Referee: Jeff Flanagan
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Mike Golic, Marty Smith
- Sources:[16][17]
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Miami
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 11 Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 44 |
Wolfpack | 14 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
- Date: November 6, 2020
- Game time: 7:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 64° • Wind: Calm • Weather: Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 4,032
- Referee: Marcus Woods
- TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Marty Smith
- Sources:[18][19]
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Florida State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seminoles | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
Wolfpack | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
- Date: November 14, 2020
- Game time: 7:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 59° • Wind: WNW 4 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 4,032
- Referee: Stuart Mullins
- TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, and Lericia Harris
- Sources:[20][21]
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Liberty
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 21 Flames | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Wolfpack | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
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at Syracuse
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolfpack | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 36 |
Orange | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 29 |
at Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
- Date: November 28, 2020
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Jerry Magallane
- TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham, Roddy Jones
- Sources:[24][25]
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Georgia Tech
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Yellow Jackets | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Wolfpack | 3 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
- Date: December 5, 2020
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 52° • Wind: 10 mph • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 4,032
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Eric Wood
- Sources:[26][27]
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vs. Kentucky–Gator Bowl
1 | 2 | Total | |
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No. 23 Wolfpack | 0 | ||
Wildcats | 0 |
at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL
- Date: January 2, 2021
- Game time: Noon
- TV: ESPN
- Sources:
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