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2018 NC State Wolfpack football team
| 2018 NC State Wolfpack football |
|---|
| Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Atlantic Division |
| 9–4 (5–3 ACC) |
| Dave Doeren (6th season) |
| Eliah Drinkwitz (3rd season) |
| Multiple |
| Dave Huxtable (6th season)Ted Roof (1st season) |
| 4–3 |
| Carter–Finley Stadium |
The 2018 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by sixth-year head coach Dave Doeren. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They received a bid to the Gator Bowl where they were defeated by Texas A&M.
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dave Doeren | Head Coach |
| Eliah Drinkwitz | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks |
| Dave Huxtable | Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers |
| Ted Roof | Co-defensive coordinator/safeties/nickles |
| George Barlow | Assistant head coach/cornerbacks |
| Eddie Faulkner | Special teams coordinator/tight ends/fullbacks |
| Aaron Henry | Safeties |
| Desmond Kitchings | Assistant head coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator |
| Dwayne Ledford | Run Game coordinator/offensive line |
| George McDonald | Passing Game coordinator/wide receivers |
| Kevin Patrick | Defensive line |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 NC State Wolfpack football team roster | ||||
| Quarterbacks |
7 Matthew McKay – freshman (6'4, 210) 10 Micah Leon – freshman (6'5, 214) 12 Jory Perkins – freshman (6'0, 150) 13 Devin Leary – freshman (6'2, 195) 14 Woody Cornwell - graduate (6'2, 210) 15 Ryan Finley – graduate (6'4, 210) Running backs
5 Damontay Rhem – junior (5'11, 213) 20 Ricky Person Jr. – freshman (6'1, 210) 24 Nakia Robinson Jr. – freshman (5'11, 191) 25 Reggie Gallaspy II – senior (5'11, 235) 26 Trent Pennix – freshman (6'2, 225) 29 Marquise Braxton – junior (6'1, 225) 33 Brady Bodine – graduate (5'10, 195) 38 Will Dabbs – sophomore (5'11, 191) 39 Darius Walton – freshman (5'7, 156) Wide receivers
1 Stephen Louis – graduate (6'2, 215) 3 Kelvin Harmon – junior (6'3, 214) 11 Jakobi Meyers – junior (6'2, 203) 19 C.J. Riley – sophomore (6'4, 206) 31 Tyler Dabbs – sophomore (5'10, 182) 80 Justin Dunn – freshman (6'1, 204) 82 Max Fisher – freshman (6'2, 193) 83 Erik Collins – sophomore (5'9, 176) 84 Jasiah Provillon – freshman (6'3, 196) 85 Devin Carter – freshman (6'4, 209) 86 Emeka Emezie – sophomore (6'3, 208) 87 Thayer Thomas – freshman (6'1, 193) Tight ends
6 Cary Angeline – sophomore (6'7, 254) 28 Dylan Parham – sophomore (6'5, 236) 42 Dylan Autenrieth – sophomore (6'4, 242) 47 Damien Darden – freshman (6'3, 255) 88 Adam Boselli – freshman (6'5, 253) 89 Thomas Ruocchio – sophomore (6'3, 245) 93 Camden Woods – freshman (6'3, 233) Punters
90 A. J. Cole III – senior (6'4, 218) 90 Mackenzie Morgan – freshman (6'2, 215) 99 Trenton Gill – freshman (6'4, 211) | | Offensive lineman
52 Kendall Brown – sophomore (6'4, 263) 53 Tyler Jones – senior (6'3, 306) 55 Tyrone Riley – junior (6'6, 290) 56 Kollin Byers – freshman (6'4, 263) 59 Liam Ryan – freshman (6'2, 290) 61 Bo Ressler – freshman (6'7, 271) 62 Bryson Speas – freshman (6'4, 277) 64 Kahric Belle – freshman (6'6, 360) 65 Garrett Bradbury – graduate (6'3, 300) 66 Joshua Fedd-Jackson – sophomore (6'3, 329) 67 Justin Witt – sophomore (6'6, 310) 68 Charles Fletcher – freshman (6'2, 293) 70 Terronne Prescod – senior (6'5, 334) 71 Joe Sculthorpe – sophomore (6'3, 314) 72 Philip Walton Jr. – junior (6'6, 300) 73 Justin Chase – sophomore (6'5, 300) 74 Emanuel McGirt Jr. – junior (6'6, 300) 75 Jalynn Stricklan – freshman (6'6, 329) 78 Gabriel Gonzalez – freshman (6'5, 277) 79 Ben Kaiser – graduate (6'3, 273) Defensive lineman
29 Alim McNeill – freshman (6'2, 299) 29 Jessie Malit – freshman (6'3, 270) 39 James Smith-Williams – junior (6'3, 270) 42 Danny Blakeman – freshman (6'2, 269) 44 Joe Babros – junior (6'4, 250) 45 Darian Roseboro – senior (6'4, 283) 52 Ibrahim Kante – freshman (6'4, 250) 55 Deonte Holden – graduate (6'4, 247) 56 Val Martin – sophomore (6'2, 307) 58 Davontae McCrae – freshman (6'5, 257) 73 Grant Gibson – freshman (6'1, 300) 90 Shug Frazier – sophomore (6'3, 318) 91 Eurndraus Bryant – senior (6'1, 330) 92 Larrell Murchison – junior (6'3, 291) 94 Kennan Solomon – sophomore (6'5, 281) 95 Derrick Eason – freshman (6'4, 264) 96 Dante Johnson – freshman (6'3, 283) 97 Xavier Lyas – freshman (6'4, 235) 99 Joseph Boletepeli – freshman (6'4, 285) | | Placekickers
38 Christopher Dunn – freshman (5'8, 177) 92 Kyle Bambard – graduate (5'8, 188) Linebackers
2 Louis Acceus – sophomore (5'11, 220) 3 Germaine Pratt – graduate (6'3, 240) 11 Payton Wilson – freshman (6'4, 240) 12 Brock Miller – sophomore (6'3, 231) 30 Calvin Hart Jr. – freshman (6'1, 219) 41 Isaiah Moore – freshman (6'2, 233) 43 David Pierson – sophomore (6'1, 227) 47 Alex Gray – freshman (6'2, 215) 48 Bryce Swackhammer – freshman (6'2, 214) 49 Seth Williams – freshman (6'2, 228) 54 Evin Bellamy – junior (6'2, 231) Defensive backs
4 Nick McCloud – junior (6'4, 186) 7 Freddie Phillips Jr. – junior (6'1, 210) 8 Maurice Trowell – senior (5'11, 195) 10 Tanner Ingle – freshman (5'10, 186) 13 Stephen Morrison – senior (5'11, 217) 14 Dexter Wright – senior (6'2, 229) 15 Chris Ingram – sophomore (6'0, 186) 19 Malik Dunlap – freshman (6'3, 207) 20 Teshaun Smith – freshman (6'3, 187) 21 Stephen Griffin – junior (6'3, 210) 22 Isaiah Stallings – sophomore (6'4, 220) 24 De'Von Graves – freshman (6'1, 192) 25 Taiyon Palmer – freshman (5'11, 183) 26 Isaac Duffy – freshman (5'10, 180) 27 Vernon Grier – junior (5'10, 185) 28 Kishawn Miller – junior (5'9, 175) 31 Jarius Morehead – junior (6'1, 220) 32 Tyler Baker-Williams – freshman (6'1, 200) 33 Dalton Counts – freshman (6'0, 212) 34 Tim Kid-Glass – junior (6'1, 204) 36 William Brown III – junior (5'8, 192) Long snappers
50 Jackson Quiggle – sophomore (5'11, 224) 57 Tyler Griffiths – senior (6'1, 253) 60 Griffin Hicks – freshman (6'1, 159) |
Roster Source:
The Wolfpack signed a total of 24 recruits.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rimington Trophy | Garrett Bradbury | C | SR |
| Maxwell Award | Ryan Finley | QB | SR |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Ryan Finley | QB | SR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Kelvin Harmon | WR | JR |
| Butkus Award | Germaine Pratt | LB | JR |
| Outland Trophy | Garrett Bradbury | C | SR |
| Ray Guy Award | A. J. Cole III | P | SR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | A.J. Cole III | P | SR |
| Walter Camp Award | Ryan Finley | QB | SR |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Ryan Finley | QB | SR |
| Manning Award | Ryan Finley | QB | SR |
The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Media poll (Atlantic) | ||
| 1 | Clemson | 1,031 (145) |
| 2 | Florida State | 789 (1) |
| 3 | NC State | 712 (2) |
| 4 | Boston College | 545 |
| 5 | Louisville | 422 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 413 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 232 |
NC State announced its 2018 football schedule on January 17, 2018. The 2018 schedule would consist of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Wolfpack would host ACC foes Boston College, Florida State, Virginia, and Wake Forest and would travel to Clemson, Louisville, North Carolina, and Syracuse.
The Wolfpack would host three of the four non-conference opponents, Georgia State from the Sun Belt Conference, James Madison from Division I FCS and West Virginia from the Big 12, and would travel to Marshall from Conference USA.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 2 (FCS) James Madison* | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ESPNU | W 24–13 | 56,073 | |
| September 8 | 12:30 p.m. | Georgia State* | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCRSN | W 41–7 | 56,017 | |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Marshall* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CBSSN | W 37–20 | 32,349 | |
| September 29 | 12:20 p.m. | Virginia | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCN | W 35–21 | 57,600 | |
| October 6 | 12:30 p.m. | Boston College | No. 23 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCRSN | W 28–23 | 57,241 |
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Clemson | No. 16 | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (Textile Bowl) | ESPN | L 7–41 | 81,295 |
| October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | No. 22 | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN2 | L 41–51 | 40,769 |
| November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Florida State | No. 21 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ABC | W 47–28 | 57,600 |
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}November 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 14 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (rivalry) | ESPN | L 23–27 | 56,228 |
| November 17 | 12:20 p.m. | at Louisville | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCN | W 52–10 | 48,625 | |
| November 24 | 12:20 p.m. | at North Carolina | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC (rivalry) | ACCN | W 34–28 OT | 41,510 | |
| December 1 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (Victory Barrel) | ACCN Extra | W 58–3 | 57,223 | |
| December 31 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 19 Texas A&M* | TIAA Bank FieldJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | ESPN | L 13–52 | 38,206 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |
Schedule source:
- Rimington Award – Garrett Bradbury
1st Team
Ryan Finley, Quarterback
Kelvin Harmon, Wide receiver
Jakobi Meyers, Wide receiver
Tyler Jones, Offensive Tackle
Garrett Bradbury, Center
Germaine Pratt, Linebacker
2nd Team
Christopher Dunn, Kicker
3rd Team
Reggie Gallaspy Jr., Running back
First Team
Garrett Bradbury, Center
First Team
Garrett Bradbury, Center
Third Team
Terrone Prescod, Offensive Tackle
First Team
Garrett Bradbury, Center
First Team
Garrett Bradbury, Center
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Garrett Bradbury | Minnesota Vikings | 1st | 18th | C |
| Germaine Pratt | Cincinnati Bengals | 3rd | 72nd | LB |
| Ryan Finley | Cincinnati Bengals | 4th | 104th | QB |
| Kelvin Harmon | Washington Redskins | 6th | 206th | WR |
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