2020_NC_State_Wolfpack_football_team

2020 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season

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 opponent Kentucky of the SEC.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19, 2020	8:00 p.m.	Wake Forest		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	W 45–42	350
September 26	8:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	L 24–45	1,000
October 3	12:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Pittsburgh		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	W 30–29	0 (Behind closed doors)
October 10	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	W 38–21	1,000
October 17	3:30 p.m.	Duke		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ACCRSN	W 31–20	4,032
October 24	12:00 p.m.	at No. 14 North Carolina	No. 23	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–48	3,535
November 6	7:30 p.m.	No. 11 Miami		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 41–44	4,032^[2]
November 14	7:30 p.m.	Florida State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	W 38–22	4,032
November 21	7:30 p.m.	No. 21 Liberty*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCRSN	W 15–14	4,032
November 28	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 36–29	0 (Behind closed doors)
December 5	4:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	W 23–13	4,032
January 2, 2021	12:00 p.m.	vs. Kentucky*	No. 24	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–23	10,422
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Name	Title
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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	7	14	14	7	42
Wolfpack	14	7	14	10	45

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	10	7	0	13	30
No. 24 Panthers	7	6	7	9	29

v t e
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
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.