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2020 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Beck (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGeorge McDonald (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Gibson (2nd season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
(Capacity: 57,583)
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Notre Dame y^   9 0     10 2  
No. 3 Clemson y$^   8 1     10 2  
No. 22 Miami (FL)   7 2     8 3  
No. 18 North Carolina   7 3     8 4  
NC State   7 3     8 4  
Boston College   5 5     6 5  
Pittsburgh   5 5     6 5  
Virginia Tech   5 5     5 6  
Virginia   4 5     5 5  
Wake Forest   3 4     4 5  
Georgia Tech   3 6     3 7  
Louisville   3 7     4 7  
Florida State   2 6     3 6  
Duke   1 9     2 9  
Syracuse   1 9     1 10  
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

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.

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
Wednesdayat 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 Collegedagger
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
 
November 14at Syracuse  
November 21Liberty*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
 
Fridayat North Carolina  
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–7 2019 L, 20–34
NC State Wolfpack at Louisville Cardinals − Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Wolfpack 0
Cardinals 0

at Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY

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

Mississippi State

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2015 L, 28–51
Mississippi State Bulldogs at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Bulldogs 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC

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

at Troy

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 W, 49–21
NC State Wolfpack at Troy Trojans − Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Wolfpack 0
Trojans 0

at Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL

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

Delaware

Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
Delaware Blue Hens at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Blue Hens 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC

  • Date: September 26, 2020
  • Sources:
Game information

Florida State

Overall record Last meeting Result
13–26 2019 L, 13–31
Florida State Seminoles at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Seminoles 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC

  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Sources:
Game information

Duke

Overall record Last meeting Result
37–42–5 2013 L, 20–38
Duke Blue Devils at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Blue Devils 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC

  • Date: October 10, 2020
  • Sources:
Game information

at Clemson

Overall record Last meeting Result
28–59–1 2019 L, 10–55
NC State Wolfpack at Clemson Tigers − Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Wolfpack 0
Tigers 0

at Memorial StadiumClemson, SC

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

Wake Forest

Overall record Last meeting Result
66–41–6 2019 L, 10–44
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Demon Deacons 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC

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

Boston College

Overall record Last meeting Result
7–10 2019 L, 24–45
Boston College Eagles at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Eagles 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC

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

at Syracuse

Overall record Last meeting Result
11–2 2019 W, 16–10
NC State Wolfpack at Syracuse Orange − Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Wolfpack 0
Orange 0

at Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY

  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Sources:
Game information

Liberty

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2011 W, 43–21
Liberty Flames at NC State Wolfpack − Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Flames 0
Wolfpack 0

at Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC

  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Sources:
Game information

at North Carolina

Overall record Last meeting Result
36–67–6 2019 L, 10–41
NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels − Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Wolfpack 0
Tar Heels 0

at Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel 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. ^ a b "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.