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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Head coachDave Doeren (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorTim Beck (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGeorge McDonald (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Gibson (2nd season)
Home stadiumCarter–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]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 12at Virginia Tech
  
September 19Wake Forest
  
October 3at Pittsburgh
  
October 10at Virginia
  
October 17Duke
  
October 24at North Carolina
  
November 6Miami
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
  
November 14Florida State
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
  
November 21Liberty*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
  
November 28at Syracuse
  
December 5Georgia 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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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.
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