2024 NC State Wolfpack football
Atlantic Coast Conference 6–7 (3–5 ACC) Dave Doeren (12th season) Robert Anae (2nd season) Multiple Tony Gibson (6th season; regular season)Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay (interim; bowl game) 3–3–5 Carter–Finley Stadium
The 2024 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium located in Raleigh, North Carolina , and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They were led by head coach Dave Doeren , in his 12th season.
Name Possison Previous School
Donovan Kaufman S Auburn Noah Rogers WR Ohio State Tamarcus Cooley CB Maryland Devon Marshall CB Villanova Jordan Waters RB Duke Hollywood Smothers RB Oklahoma Val Erickson OT Missouri Justin Joly TE UConn Corey Coley Jr. CB Maryland Wesley Grimes WR Wake Forest Grayson McCall QB Coastal Carolina Zeke Correll IOL Notre Dame
The Atlantic Coast Conference preseason poll was released on July 31. NC State was predicted to finish fourth in the conference.
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Florida State 2,708 (81) 2 Clemson 2,657 (55) 3 Miami 2,344 (17) 4 NC State 2,318 (8) 5 Louisville 1,984 6 Virginia Tech 1,968 (5) 7 SMU 1,798 8 North Carolina 1,712 9 Georgia Tech 1,539 (1) 10 California 1,095 (2) 11 Duke 1,056 12 Syracuse 1,035 13 Pittsburgh 1,016 14 Boston College 890 (1) 15 Wake Forest 784 16 Virginia 629 17 Stanford 477
NC State announced its 2024 football schedule on January 24, 2024. The 2024 schedule consists of seven home games and four away games, and one neutral game in the regular season. The Wolfpack hosted ACC foes Duke , Stanford , Syracuse , and Wake Forest and traveled to California , Clemson , Georgia Tech , and North Carolina .
The Wolfpack hosted three of the four non-conference opponents, Louisiana Tech from Conference USA , Northern Illinois from the MAC , and Western Carolina from the Southern Conference (FCS) , and played Tennessee from the SEC in a neutral site game in Charlotte .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}August 29 7:00 p.m. No. 20 (FCS) Western Carolina* No. 24 Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC ACCN W 38–21 56,919 September 7 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 14 Tennessee* No. 24 Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic) ABC L 10–51 72,730 September 14 12:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech* Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC ACCN W 30–20 56,919 September 21 12:00 p.m. at No. 21 Clemson Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (Textile Bowl) ABC L 35–59 81,500 September 28 12:00 p.m. Northern Illinois* Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC CW W 24–17 56,919 October 5 12:00 p.m. Wake Forest Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (rivalry) CW L 30–34 56,919 October 12 8:00 p.m. Syracuse Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC ACCN L 17–24 56,919 October 19 3:30 p.m. at California California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA ACCN W 24–23 35,303 November 2 12:00 p.m. Stanford Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC ACCN W 59–28 56,919 November 9 3:30 p.m. Duke Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (rivalry) ACCN L 19–29 56,919 November 21 7:30 p.m. at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA ESPN L 29–30 34,591 November 30 3:30 p.m. at North Carolina Kenan StadiumChapel Hill, NC (rivalry) ACCN W 35–30 50,500 December 28 5:45 p.m. vs. East Carolina* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Military Bowl / rivalry) ESPN L 21–26 23,981 *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll - Released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time
Statistics WCU NCSU
First downs 16 28 Total yards 58–364 73–521 Rushing yards 18–123 33–203 Passing yards 241 318 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–40–0 26–40–1 Time of possession 24:30 35:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Carolina Passing Cole Gonzales 22/35, 211 yards, 2 TD Rushing Cole Gonzales 6 carries, 75 yards Receiving AJ Colombo 9 receptions, 97 yards, TD NC State Passing Grayson McCall 26/40, 318 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Jordan Waters 20 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kevin Concepcion 9 receptions, 121 yards, 3 TD
Statistics TENN NCSU
First downs 22 10 Total yards 67–460 50–143 Rushing yards 44–249 28–39 Passing yards 211 104 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–23–2 15–22–1 Time of possession 31:28 28:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Tennessee Passing Nico Iamaleava 16/23, 211 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Dylan Sampson 20 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD Receiving Squirrel White 2 receptions, 67 yards NC State Passing Grayson McCall 15/22, 104 yards, 1 INT Rushing Hollywood Smothers 6 carries, 25 yards Receiving Kevin Concepcion 5 receptions, 53 yards
Statistics LT NCSU
First downs 12 20 Total yards 324 361 Rushing yards 43 151 Passing yards 281 210 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–36–1 22–33–1 Time of possession 23:24 36:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Tech Passing Jack Turner 19/36, 281 yards, TD, INT Rushing Donerio Davenport 6 rushes, 21 yards, TD Receiving Tru Edwards 4 receptions, 148 yards, TD NC State Passing C. J. Bailey 13/20, 156 yards, INT Rushing Kendrick Raphael 9 rushes, 63 yards, TD Receiving Dacari Collins 3 receptions, 55 yards
Statistics NCSU CLEM
First downs 25 24 Total yards 440 523 Rushing yards 183 269 Passing yards 257 254 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–31–1 21–34–0 Time of possession 33:11 26:49
Team Category Player Statistics
NC State Passing C. J. Bailey 16/25, 204 yards, TD, INT Rushing Kendrick Raphael 10 carries, 94 yards, TD Receiving Kevin Concepcion 5 receptions, 40 yards Clemson Passing Cade Klubnik 16/24, 209 yards, 3 TD Rushing Phil Mafah 7 carries, 107 yards, TD Receiving Adam Randall 5 receptions, 69 yards, TD
Statistics NIU NCSU
First downs 20 11 Total yards 279 176 Rushing yards 120 67 Passing yards 159 109 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–29–2 13–20–0 Time of possession 32:41 27:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Illinois Passing Ethan Hampton 14/29, 159 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Antario Brown 28 CAR, 114 YDS Receiving Andrew McElroy 3 REC, 58 YDS NC State Passing C. J. Bailey 13/20, 109 YDS, 1 TD Rushing C. J. Bailey 10 CAR, 22 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Noah Rogers 2 REC, 48 YDS
Statistics WAKE NCSU
First downs 21 28 Total yards 315 419 Rushing yards 161 105 Passing yards 154 314 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–32–1 31–47–1 Time of possession 24:08 35:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Wake Forest Passing Hank Bachmeier 16/32, 154 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Demond Claiborne 20 CAR, 136 YDS, 2 TD Receiving Micah Mays Jr. 48 REC, 48 YDS NC State Passing C. J. Bailey 28/42, 272 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kendrick Raphael 10 CAR, 48 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Justin Joly 4 REC, 73 YDS, 1 TD
Statistics SYR NCSU
First downs 25 19 Total yards 424 411 Rushing yards 78 82 Passing yards 346 329 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–43–1 17–24–1 Time of possession 36:52 23:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Syracuse Passing Kyle McCord 31/42, 346 YDS, 2 TD Rushing LeQuint Allen 21 CAR, 91 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Jackson Meeks 11 REC, 116 YDS, 1 TD NC State Passing CJ Bailey 17/24, 329 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing CJ Bailey 7 CAR, 28 YDS Receiving Noah Rogers 4 REC, 95 YDS, 1 TD
Statistics NCSU CAL
First downs 15 23 Total yards 363 399 Rushing yards 29 117 Passing yards 334 282 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–37–0 30–43–0 Time of possession 32:37 27:23
Team Category Player Statistics
NC State Passing CJ Bailey 25/36, 306 YDS, 2 TD Rushing Hollywood Smothers 7 carries, 25 yards Receiving Justin Joly 4 receptions, 95 yards California Passing Fernando Mendoza 30/42, 282 YDS, 2 TD Rushing Jaivian Thomas 9 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jack Endries 9 receptions, 101 yards
Statistics STAN NCSU
First downs 16 25 Total yards 398 527 Rushing yards 225 281 Passing yards 173 246 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–16–1 19–22–1 Time of possession 26:19 33:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Justin Lamson 3/8, 103 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ashton Daniels 11 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD Receiving Elic Ayomanor 4 receptions, 108 yards, TD NC State Passing CJ Bailey 18/20, 234 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jordan Waters 5 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD Receiving Justin Joly 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD
Statistics DUKE NCSU
First downs 16 19 Total yards 276 268 Rushing yards 31 84 Passing yards 245 184 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–31–0 16–39–1 Time of possession 29:33 30:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Duke Passing Maalik Murphy 22/31, 245 yards, 2 TD Rushing Star Thomas 17 carries, 36 yards Receiving Que'Sean Brown 5 receptions, 88 yards NC State Passing CJ Bailey 16/39, 184 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing CJ Bailey 10 carries, 36 yards Receiving Justin Joly 4 receptions, 52 yards
Statistics NCSU GT
First downs 16 19 Total yards 400 391 Rushing yards 253 119 Passing yards 147 272 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–30–3 22–36–1 Time of possession 26:40 33:20
Team Category Player Statistics
NC State Passing CJ Bailey 17/30, 147 yards, 3 INT Rushing CJ Bailey 9 carries, 83 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jordan Waters 3 receptions, 45 yards Georgia Tech Passing Aaron Philo 19/33, 265 yards, INT Rushing Aaron Philo 7 carries, 57 yards, TD Receiving Eric Singleton Jr. 5 receptions, 106 yards
Statistics NCSU UNC
First downs 27 17 Total yards 462 468 Rushing yards 220 193 Passing yards 242 275 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–20–1 19–34–0 Time of possession 35:45 24:15
Team Category Player Statistics
NC State Passing CJ Bailey 14/20, 242 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Hollywood Smothers 13 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD Receiving Dacari Collins 3 receptions, 62 yards North Carolina Passing Jacolby Criswell 18/33, 273 yards, 3 TD Rushing Omarion Hampton 22 carries, 185 yards, 1 TD Receiving Chris Culliver 4 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
Statistics ECU NCSU
First downs 22 21 Total yards 473 428 Rushing yards 326 198 Passing yards 147 230 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–29–2 19–26–1 Time of possession 26:37 33:23
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 18/29, 147 yards, 2 INT Rushing Rahjai Harris 17 carries, 221 yards, 1 TD Receiving Yannick Smith 3 receptions, 56 yards NC State Passing CJ Bailey 19/26, 230 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Hollywood Smothers 15 carries, 142 yards Receiving Noah Rogers 5 receptions, 59 yards
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