American college football season
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 .
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 7:30 pm No. 9 (FCS ) William & Mary * ACCN+ W 48–1457,774 September 10 12:00 pm at East Carolina * ESPNU L 30–3350,719 September 17 6:00 pm Old Dominion * Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ACCN+ W 49–2257,810 October 1 3:30 pm Wake Forest Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry ) ACCRSN W 33–1658,200 October 8 12:00 pm Notre Dame * Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ABC W 10–358,200 October 15 12:00 pm at No. 3 Clemson ABC L 17–24 OT 81,200 October 22 12:00 pm at No. 7 Louisville ABC L 13–5455,218 October 29 12:30 pm Boston College Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ACCN L 14–2156,443 November 5 7:00 pm No. 19 Florida State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPNU L 20–2457,789 November 12 12:30 pm at Syracuse ACCN W 35–2034,842 November 19 12:30 pm Miami (FL) Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ACCN L 13–2756,263 November 25 12:00 pm at North Carolina ESPN W 28–2159,000 December 26 4:00 p.m. vs. Vanderbilt * ESPN2 W 41–1728,995 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries [ edit ] William & Mary [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #9 (FCS) Tribe 7 0 7 0 14 Wolfpack 7 21 7 13 48
At East Carolina [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wolfpack 0 20 3 7 30 Pirates 9 10 7 7 33
Old Dominion [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Monarchs 0 3 6 13 22 Wolfpack 7 14 14 14 49
Wake Forest [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Demon Deacons 0 9 7 0 16 Wolfpack 17 6 3 7 33
Notre Dame [ edit ] Notre Dame at North Carolina State 1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Irish 0 0 3 0 3 • Wolfpack 3 0 0 7 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]
At Clemson [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total Wolfpack 0 3 7 7 0 17 #3 Tigers 3 7 7 0 7 24
At Louisville [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wolfpack 0 0 13 0 13 #7 Cardinals 17 27 0 10 54
Boston College [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 10 3 8 21 Wolfpack 0 7 7 0 14
Florida State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #19 Seminoles 0 10 7 7 24 Wolfpack 7 6 7 0 20
At Syracuse [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wolfpack 0 14 14 7 35 Orange 7 3 10 0 20
Miami (FL) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hurricanes 3 0 14 10 27 Wolfpack 0 3 7 3 13
At North Carolina [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wolfpack 14 7 7 0 28 Tar Heels 0 7 0 14 21
Vanderbilt–Independence Bowl [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wolfpack 0 14 14 13 41 Commodores 3 0 7 7 17
Coaching staff [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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