2021 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2021 NC State Wolfpack football team will represent North Carolina State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack will play their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina and compete in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will be led by ninth-year head coach Dave Doeren.

2021 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Beck (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Gibson (3rd season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
(Capacity: 57,583)
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
Boston College  0 –0     0 –0  
Clemson  0 –0     0 –0  
Florida State  0 –0     0 –0  
Louisville  0 –0     0 –0  
NC State  0 –0     0 –0  
Syracuse  0 –0     0 –0  
Wake Forest  0 –0     0 –0  
Coastal Division
Duke  0 –0     0 –0  
Georgia Tech  0 –0     0 –0  
Miami  0 –0     0 –0  
North Carolina  0 –0     0 –0  
Pittsburgh  0 –0     0 –0  
Virginia  0 –0     0 –0  
Virginia Tech  0 –0     0 –0  
Championship: December 4, 2021
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of February 1, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the 2020 season 8–4, 7–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place in the conference. They received an invite to the Gator Bowl where they were defeated by Kentucky 21–23.

Schedule and results

NC State announced its 2021 football schedule on January 28, 2021. The 2021 schedule will consist of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Wolfpack will host ACC foes Clemson, Louisville, North Carolina, and Syracuse and will travel to Boston College, Florida State, Miami and Wake Forest.[1]

The Wolfpack will host three of the four non-conference opponents, Furman from Division I FCS, Louisiana Tech from Conference USA, and South Florida from American Athletic Conference and will travel to Mississippi State from the Southeastern Conference.[1]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2South Florida*
  
September 11at Mississippi State*
  
September 18Furman*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
  
September 25Clemson
  
October 2Louisiana Tech*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
  
October 16at Boston College
  
October 23at Miami
  
October 30Louisville
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
  
November 6at Florida State
  
November 13at Wake Forest
  
November 20Syracuse
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
  
November 26North Carolina
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
  
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll
Schedule Source:[2]

Coaching staff
Name Title
Dave Doeren Head Coach
Tim Beck Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Tony Gibson Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Charlie Wiles Defensive Line
Joe Deforest Safeties
Todd Goebbel Tight Ends/Special Teams
Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay Nickels
John Garrison Offensive Line
Brian Mitchell Cornerbacks
Kurt Roper Running Backs
Ruffin McNeill Special Assistant to the Head Coach

[3]

Game summaries

South Florida
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2014 W, 49–17
South Florida Bulls at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
1 2 Total
Bulls 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

  • Date: September 2, 2021
  • Sources:
Game information

at Mississippi State
See also: 2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2015 L, 28–51
NC State Wolfpack at Mississippi State Bulldogs − Game summary
1 2 Total
Wolfpack 0
Bulldogs 0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Sources:
Game information

Furman
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–8–4 2017 W, 49–16
Furman Paladins at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
1 2 Total
Paladins 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

  • Date: September 18, 2021
  • Sources:
Game information

Clemson
See also: 2021 Clemson Tigers football team and Textile Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–59–1 2019 L, 10–55
Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
1 2 Total
Tigers 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Sources:
Game information

Louisiana Tech
See also: 2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2013 W, 40–14
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
1 2 Total
Bulldogs 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Sources:
Game information

at Boston College
See also: 2021 Boston College Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–10 2019 L, 24–45
NC State Wolfpack Boston College Eagles − Game summary
1 2 Total
Wolfpack 0
Eagles 0

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA

  • Date: October 16, 2021
  • Sources:
Game information

at Miami
See also: 2021 Miami Hurricanes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–10–1 2020 L, 41–44
NC State Wolfpack at Miami Hurricanes − Game summary
1 2 Total
Wolfpack 0
Hurricanes 0

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL

  • Date: October 23, 2021
  • Sources:
Game information

Louisville
See also: 2021 Louisville Cardinals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–7 2019 L, 20–34
Louisville Cardinals at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
1 2 Total
Wolfpack 0
Cardinals 0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Sources:
Game information

at Florida State
See also: 2021 Florida State Seminoles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–26 2020 W, 38–22
NC State Wolfpack at Florida State Seminoles − Game summary
1 2 Total
Wolfpack 0
Seminoles 0

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL

  • Date: November 6, 2021
  • Sources:
Game information

at Wake Forest
See also: 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and NC State–Wake Forest rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
67–41–6 2020 W, 45–42
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
1 2 Total
Wolfpack 0
Demon Deacons 0

at Truist Field at Wake Forest • Winston-Salem, NC

  • Date: November 13, 2021
  • Sources:
Game information

Syracuse
See also: 2021 Syracuse Orange football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–2 2020 W, 36–29
Syracuse Orange at NC State Wolfpack− Game summary
1 2 Total
Orange 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

  • Date: November 20, 2021
  • Sources:
Game information

North Carolina
See also: 2021 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–68–6 2020 L, 10–41
North Carolina Tar Heels at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
1 2 Total
Tar Heels 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

  • Date: November 26, 2021
  • Sources:
Game information

References
  1. "Wolfpack Football Announces 2021 Schedule" (Press release). January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  2. "2021 NC State Wolfpack Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  3. "Coaching Staff". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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