2016 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2016 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was their fourth season under head coach Dave Doeren. They were a member of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2016 NC State Wolfpack football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 41–17 vs. Vanderbilt
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
2016 record7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEliah Drinkwitz (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Huxtable (4th season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
(Capacity: 57,583)
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#  7 –1   14 –1  
No. 21 Louisville x  7 –1   9 –4  
No. 8 Florida State  5 –3   10 –3  
NC State  3 –5   7 –6  
Wake Forest  3 –5   7 –6  
Boston College  2 –6   7 –6  
Syracuse  2 –6   4 –8  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy  6 –2   10 –4  
North Carolina  5 –3   8 –5  
No. 20 Miami  5 –3   9 –4  
Pittsburgh  5 –3   8 –5  
Georgia Tech  4 –4   9 –4  
Duke  1 –7   4 –8  
Virginia  1 –7   2 –10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 pmNo. 9 (FCS) William & Mary*ACCN+W 48–1457,774
September 1012:00 pmat East Carolina*ESPNUL 30–3350,719
September 176:00 pmOld Dominion*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ACCN+W 49–2257,810
October 13:30 pmWake Forest
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
ACCRSNW 33–1658,200
October 812:00 pmNotre Dame*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ABCW 10–358,200
October 1512:00 pmat No. 3 ClemsonABCL 17–24 OT81,200
October 2212:00 pmat No. 7 LouisvilleABCL 13–5455,218
October 2912:30 pmBoston College
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ACCNL 14–2156,443
November 57:00 pmNo. 19 Florida State
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPNUL 20–2457,789
November 1212:30 pmat SyracuseACCNW 35–2034,842
November 1912:30 pmMiami (FL)
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ACCNL 13–2756,263
November 2512:00 pmat North CarolinaESPNW 28–2159,000
December 264:00 p.m.vs. Vanderbilt*ESPN2W 41–1728,995
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source:[1]

Game summaries

William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 (FCS) Tribe 7 0 7 0 14
Wolfpack 7 21 7 13 48

at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0 20 3 7 30
Pirates 9 10 7 7 33

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 3 6 13 22
Wolfpack 7 14 14 14 49

Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Demon Deacons 0 9 7 0 16
Wolfpack 17 6 3 7 33

Notre Dame

Notre Dame at North Carolina State
1 234Total
Fighting Irish 0 030 3
• Wolfpack 3 007 10

The Notre Dame vs NC State game was played during Hurricane Matthew[2] where the two teams combined for only 311 total yards. The only touchdown of the game was scored by NC State on a blocked punt by Pharaoh Mckever leading NC State to win it 10-3.[3]

at Clemson

1 2 3 4OT Total
Wolfpack 0 3 7 70 17
#3 Tigers 3 7 7 07 24

at Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0 0 13 0 13
#7 Cardinals 17 27 0 10 54

Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 10 3 8 21
Wolfpack 0 7 7 0 14

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Seminoles 0 10 7 7 24
Wolfpack 7 6 7 0 20

at Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0 14 14 7 35
Orange 7 3 10 0 20

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 3 0 14 10 27
Wolfpack 0 3 7 3 13

at North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 14 7 7 0 28
Tar Heels 0 7 0 14 21

Vanderbilt–Independence Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0 14 14 13 41
Commodores 3 0 7 7 17

Coaching staff

Name Title
Dave Doeren Head Coach
Eliah Drinkwitz Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Dave Huxtable Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
George Barlow Assistant Head Coach/Cornerbacks
Eddie Faulkner Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Fullbacks
Clayton White Safeties/Co Special Teams Coordinator
Desmond Kitchings Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator
Dwayne Ledford Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line
George McDonald Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Ryan Nielsen Defensive Line/Run Game Coordinator defense

References

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