2020 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2020 NC State Wolfpack football team will represent North Carolina State University during the 2020 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 Coast Conference. They will be led by eighth-year head coach Dave Doeren.

2020 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Head coach	Dave Doeren (8th season)
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)

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Boston College		0	–	0					0	–	0
Clemson		0	–	0					0	–	0
Duke		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
Louisville		0	–	0					0	–	0
Miami		0	–	0					0	–	0
NC State		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Notre Dame		0	–	0					0	–	0
Pittsburgh		0	–	0					0	–	0
Syracuse		0	–	0					0	–	0
Virginia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Virginia Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wake Forest		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 12 or 19, 2020
$ – Conference champion As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

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 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA
September 19	Wake Forest	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
October 3	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA
October 10	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
October 17	Duke	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Tobacco Road)
October 24	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
November 6	Miami	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
November 14	Florida State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
November 21	Liberty*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
November 28	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
December 5	Georgia Tech	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game

Schedule Source:[3]

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates announced on August 6.[2]

Coaching staff

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

[4]

Game summaries

at Virginia Tech

See also: 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–27–4	2015	L, 13–28

NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Tech Hokies − Game summary

	1	2	Total
Wolfpack			0
Hokies			0

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

• Date: September 12, 2020
• Sources:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NCSU – VT – Top rushers NCSU – VT – Top Receiving NCSU – VT –

Wake Forest

See also: 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and NC State–Wake Forest rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
66–41–6	2019	L, 10–44

Wake Forest Demon Deacons at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary

	1	2	Total
Demon Deacons			0
Wolfpack			0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

• Date: September 19, 2020
• Sources:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WAKE – NCSU – Top rushers WAKE – NCSU – Top Receiving WAKE – NCSU –

at Pittsburgh

See also: 2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5–1	2017	W, 35–17

NC State Wolfpack at Pittsburgh Panthers − Game summary

	1	2	Total
Wolfpack			0
Panthers			0

at Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: October 3, 2020
• Sources:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NCSU – PITT – Top rushers NCSU – PITT – Top Receiving NCSU – PITT –

at Virginia

See also: 2020 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–22–1	2018	W, 35–21

NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Cavaliers − Game summary

	1	2	Total
Wolfpack			0
Cavaliers			0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA

• Date: October 10, 2020
• Sources:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NCSU – UVA – Top rushers NCSU – UVA – Top Receiving NCSU – UVA –

Duke

See also: 2020 Duke Blue Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–42–5	2013	L, 20–38

Duke Blue Devils at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary

	1	2	Total
Blue Devils			0
Wolfpack			0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

• Date: October 17, 2020
• Sources:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DUKE – NCSU – Top rushers DUKE – NCSU – Top Receiving DUKE – NCSU –

at North Carolina

See also: 2020 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–67–6	2019	L, 10–41

NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels − Game summary

	1	2	Total
Wolfpack			0
Tar Heels			0

at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC

• Date: October 24, 2020
• Sources:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NCSU – UNC – Top rushers NCSU – UNC – Top Receiving NCSU – UNC –

Miami

See also: 2020 Miami Hurricanes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–9–1	2019	L, 13–27

Miami Hurricanes at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary

	1	2	Total
Hurricanes			0
Wolfpack			0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

• Date: November 6, 2020
• Sources:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers MIA – NCSU – Top rushers MIA – NCSU – Top Receiving MIA – NCSU –

Florida State

See also: 2020 Florida State Seminoles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–26	2019	L, 13–31

Florida State Seminoles at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary

	1	2	Total
Seminoles			0
Wolfpack			0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

• Date: November 14, 2020
• Sources:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers FSU – NCSU – Top rushers FSU – NCSU – Top Receiving FSU – NCSU –

Liberty

See also: 2020 Liberty Flames football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2011	W, 43–21

Liberty Flames at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary

	1	2	Total
Flames			0
Wolfpack			0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

• Date: November 21, 2020
• Sources:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers LU – NCSU – Top rushers LU – NCSU – Top Receiving LU – NCSU –

at Syracuse

See also: 2020 Syracuse Orange football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–2	2019	W, 16–10

NC State Wolfpack at Syracuse Orange − Game summary

	1	2	Total
Wolfpack			0
Orange			0

at Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY

• Date: November 28, 2020
• Sources:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NCSU – CUSE – Top rushers NCSU – CUSE – Top Receiving NCSU – CUSE –

Georgia Tech

See also: 2020 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–20	2019	L, 26–28

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary

	1	2	Total
Yellow Jackets			0
Wolfpack			0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

• Date: December 5, 2020
• Sources:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GT – NCSU – Top rushers GT – NCSU – Top Receiving GT – NCSU –

References

1. Giglio, Jo. "After disappointing 2019, NC State will 'look at it all' this offseason". newsobserver.com. News & Observer. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
2. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
3. "Revised NC State 2020 Football Schedule". NC State Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
4. "Coaching Staff". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved 22 January 2020.