2012 NC State Wolfpack football team

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2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$   7 1     12 2  
No. 11 Clemson x   7 1     11 2  
NC State   4 4     7 6  
Wake Forest   3 5     5 7  
Maryland   2 6     4 8  
Boston College   1 7     2 10  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy   5 3     7 7  
North Carolina   5 3     8 4  
Miami (FL)   5 3     7 5  
Virginia Tech   4 4     7 6  
Duke   3 5     6 7  
Virginia   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[1]
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth year head coach Tom O'Brien and played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium. They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Wolfpack participated in the Music City Bowl and were defeated by Vanderbilt 24–38.

On November 25, 2012, the university announced that it had fired Tom O'Brien as head coach of the Wolfpack after failing to live up the expectations during his six years at the position.[2]

Schedule

August 317:30 PMvs. Tennessee*

ESPNUL 21–35 55,529 September 812:00 PMat Connecticut*

Big East NetworkW 10–7 34,202 September 156:00 PMSouth Alabama*

ESPN3W 31–7 54,132 September 226:00 PMNo. 10 (FCS) The Citadel*

  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC

ESPN3W 52–14 55,145 September 2912:00 PMat Miami (FL)

ESPNUL 37–44 38,510 October 68:00 PMNo. 3 Florida State

  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC

ESPN2W 17–16 54,962 October 203:30 PMat Maryland

ESPNUW 20–18 40,217 October 2712:30 PMat North Carolina

ACCNL 35–43 62,000 November 312:30 PMVirginiadagger

  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC

ACCNL 6–33 54,812 November 103:00 PMWake Forest

  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (Rivalry)

ACCRSNW 37–6 52,567 November 173:30 PMat No. 11 Clemson

ABC/ESPN2L 48–62 77,831 November 243:00 PMBoston College

  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC

ESPN3W 27–10 53,020 December 3112:00 PMat Vanderbilt*

ESPNL 24–38 55,801

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Giglio, Joe (November 25, 2012). "O'Brien Out at N.C. State". The News & Observer. Raleigh. Retrieved November 25, 2012.