2016 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2016 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was their fourth season under head coach Dave Doeren. They were a member of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2016 NC State Wolfpack football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEliah Drinkwitz (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Huxtable (4th season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
(capacity: 57,583)
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#  7 –1   14 –1  
No. 21 Louisville x  7 –1   9 –4  
No. 8 Florida State  5 –3   10 –3  
NC State  3 –5   7 –6  
Wake Forest  3 –5   7 –6  
Boston College  2 –6   7 –6  
Syracuse  2 –6   4 –8  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy  6 –2   10 –4  
North Carolina  5 –3   8 –5  
No. 20 Miami (FL)  5 –3   9 –4  
Pittsburgh  5 –3   8 –5  
Georgia Tech  4 –4   9 –4  
Duke  1 –7   4 –8  
Virginia  1 –7   2 –10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 pmNo. 9 (FCS) William & Mary*
ACCN+W 48–1457,774
September 1012:00 pmat East Carolina*
ESPNUL 30–3350,719
September 176:00 pmOld Dominion*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ACCN+W 49–2257,810
October 13:30 pmWake Forest
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
ACCRSNW 33–1658,200
October 812:00 pmNotre Dame*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ABCW 10–358,200
October 1512:00 pmat No. 3 Clemson
ABCL 17–24 OT81,200
October 2212:00 pmat No. 7 Louisville
ABCL 13–5455,218
October 2912:30 pmBoston Collegedagger
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ACCNL 14–2156,443
November 57:00 pmNo. 19 Florida State
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPNUL 20–2457,789
November 1212:30 pmat Syracuse
ACCNW 35–2034,842
November 1912:30 pmMiami (FL)
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ACCNL 13–2756,263
November 2512:00 pmat North Carolina
ESPNW 28–2159,000
December 264:00 p.m.vs. Vanderbilt*
ESPN2W 41–1728,995
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source:[1]

Game summaries

William & Mary
1 2 3 4 Total
#9 (FCS) Tribe 7 0 7 0 14
Wolfpack 7 21 7 13 48
See also: 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team

At East Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0 20 3 7 30
Pirates 9 10 7 7 33
See also: 2016 East Carolina Pirates football team and East Carolina–NC State rivalry

Old Dominion
1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 3 6 13 22
Wolfpack 7 14 14 14 49
See also: 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Wake Forest
1 2 3 4 Total
Demon Deacons 0 9 7 0 16
Wolfpack 17 6 3 7 33
See also: 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and NC State–Wake Forest rivalry

Notre Dame
Notre Dame at North Carolina State
1 234Total
Fighting Irish 0 030 3
• Wolfpack 3 007 10

The Notre Dame vs NC State game was played during Hurricane Matthew[2] where the two teams combined for only 311 total yards. The only touchdown of the game was scored by NC State on a blocked punt by Pharaoh Mckever leading NC State to win it 10-3.[3]

See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

At Clemson
1 2 3 4OT Total
Wolfpack 0 3 7 70 17
#3 Tigers 3 7 7 07 24
See also: 2016 Clemson Tigers football team and Textile Bowl

At Louisville
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0 0 13 0 13
#7 Cardinals 17 27 0 10 54
See also: 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team

Boston College
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 10 3 8 21
Wolfpack 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2016 Boston College Eagles football team

Florida State
1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Seminoles 0 10 7 7 24
Wolfpack 7 6 7 0 20
See also: 2016 Florida State Seminoles football team

At Syracuse
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0 14 14 7 35
Orange 7 3 10 0 20
See also: 2016 Syracuse Orange football team

Miami (FL)
1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 3 0 14 10 27
Wolfpack 0 3 7 3 13
See also: 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team

At North Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 14 7 7 0 28
Tar Heels 0 7 0 14 21
See also: 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry

Vanderbilt–Independence Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0 14 14 13 41
Commodores 3 0 7 7 17
See also: 2016 Vanderbilt Commodores football team and 2016 Independence Bowl

Coaching staff
Name Title
Dave Doeren Head coach
Eliah Drinkwitz Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Dave Huxtable Defensive coordinator/linebackers
George Barlow Assistant head coach/Cornerbacks
Eddie Faulkner Special teams coordinator/tight ends/fullbacks
Clayton White Safeties/co special teams coordinator
Desmond Kitchings Assistant head coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator
Dwayne Ledford Run Game coordinator/offensive line
George McDonald Passing Game coordinator/wide receivers
Ryan Nielsen Defensive line/run game coordinator defense

References
  1. "2016 NC State Wolfpack Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  2. "Hurricane Matthew turns N.C. State-Notre Dame game into 100-yard slip-and-slide". USA Today.
  3. "Notre Dame reeling after rain-soaked, 10-3 blooper-reel loss - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune.
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