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 Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will be led by eighth-year head coach Dave Doeren.

2020 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
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 
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 5, 2020
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of June 27, 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 and results

NC State announced its 2020 football schedule on January 22, 2020. The 2020 schedule will consist of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Wolfpack will host ACC foes Boston College, Duke, Florida State, and Wake Forest and will travel to Clemson, Louisville, North Carolina, and Syracuse.[2]

The Wolfpack will host three of the four non-conference opponents, Delaware from Division I FCS, Liberty from Division I FBS Independents, and Mississippi State from the Southeastern Conference and will travel to Troy from the Sun Belt Conference.[2]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2at Louisville
  
September 12Mississippi State*
  
September 19at Troy*
  
September 26Delaware*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
  
October 3Florida State
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
  
October 10Duke
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
  
October 17at Clemson
  
October 31Wake Forest
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
  
November 7Boston College
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
  
November 14at Syracuse
  
November 21Liberty*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
  
November 27at North Carolina
  
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game
Schedule Source:[3]

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
Brain Mitchell Cornerbacks
Kurt Roper Running Backs

[4]

Game summaries

at Louisville
See also: 2020 Louisville Cardinals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–7 2019 L, 20–34
NC State Wolfpack at Louisville Cardinals − Game summary
1 2 Total
Wolfpack 0
Cardinals 0

at Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY

  • Date: September 2, 2020
  • Sources:
Game information

Mississippi State
See also: 2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2015 L, 28–51
Mississippi State Bulldogs at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
1 2 Total
Bulldogs 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

  • Date: September 12, 2020
  • Sources:
Game information

at Troy
See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 W, 49–21
NC State Wolfpack at Troy Trojans − Game summary
1 2 Total
Wolfpack 0
Trojans 0

at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL

  • Date: September 19, 2020
  • Sources:
Game information

Delaware
See also: 2020 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
Delaware Blue Hens at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
1 2 Total
Blue Hens 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

  • Date: September 26, 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: October 3, 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 10, 2020
  • Sources:
Game information

at Clemson
See also: 2020 Clemson Tigers football team and Textile Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–59–1 2019 L, 10–55
NC State Wolfpack at Clemson Tigers − Game summary
1 2 Total
Wolfpack 0
Tigers 0

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

  • Date: October 17, 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: October 31, 2020
  • Sources:
Game information

Boston College
See also: 2020 Boston College Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–10 2019 L, 24–45
Boston College Eagles at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
1 2 Total
Eagles 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

  • Date: November 7, 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 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 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: November 27, 2020
  • Sources:
Game information

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. "It's Better When We're Together: Wolfpack Football Unveils 2020 Schedule" (Press release). January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. "2020 NC State Wolfpack Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  4. "Coaching Staff". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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