2008 NC State Wolfpack football team

2008 NC State Wolfpack football
PapaJohns.com Bowl vs. Rutgers, L 23-29
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic
2008 record	6-7 (4-4 ACC)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer
Home stadium	Carter-Finley Stadium (57,583)
Seasons « 2007 2009 »

The 2008 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2008 college football season. The team's Head Coach was Tom O'Brien, who began his second season as the Wolfpack head coach with a 5-7 overall record, and a 3-5 conference record at NCSU. N.C. State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953, and has participated in that conference's Atlantic Division since 2005. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2008 at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been N.C. State football's home stadium since 1966.

2008 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic
Boston College xy		5	–	3					9	–	5
#21 Florida State x		5	–	3					9	–	4
Maryland		4	–	4					8	–	5
Wake Forest		4	–	4					8	–	5
Clemson		4	–	4					7	–	6
NC State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Coastal
#15 Virginia Tech xy†		5	–	3					10	–	4
#22 Georgia Tech x		5	–	3					9	–	4
North Carolina*		0	–	4					0	–	5
Miami		4	–	4					7	–	6
Virginia		3	–	5					5	–	7
Duke		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	8:00 pm	at South Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	L 0-34	80,616
September 6	6:00 pm	William & Mary*		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ACC Select	W 34-24	56,694
September 13	12:00pm	at #23 Clemson		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	Raycom	L 9-27	77,071
September 20	12:00pm	#15 East Carolina*		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (ECU - NC State rivalry)	ESPN	W 30-24 OT	57,583
September 27	7:30 pm	#13 South Florida*		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	L 10-41	57,583
October 4	12:00pm	Boston College		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	Raycom	L 31-38	55,652
October 16	7:30 pm	Florida State		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 17-26	56,643
October 25	3:30 pm	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN360	L 24-27	45,018
November 8	3:30 pm	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Research Triangle rivalry)	ESPN360	W 27-17	31,964
November 15	3:30 pm	#24 Wake Forest		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Tobacco Road rivalry)	ESPNU	W 21-17	56,174
November 22	12:00pm	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Carolina-NC State rivalry)	Raycom	W 41-10	60,000
November 29	12:00pm	Miami		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	Raycom	W 38-28	56,329
December 29	3:00 pm	vs. Rutgers*		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (PapaJohns.com Bowl)	ESPN	L 23-29	38,582
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.