2023 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 21
Record9–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRobert Anae (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Gibson (5th season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Florida State y$  8 0   13 1  
No. 19 Louisville y  7 1   10 4  
No. 21 NC State  6 2   9 4  
Georgia Tech  5 3   7 6  
Virginia Tech  5 3   7 6  
North Carolina  4 4   8 5  
No. 20 Clemson  4 4   9 4  
Duke  4 4   8 5  
Miami (FL)  3 5   7 6  
Boston College  3 5   7 6  
Syracuse  2 6   6 7  
Virginia  2 6   3 9  
Pittsburgh  2 6   3 9  
Wake Forest  1 7   4 8  
Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Dave Doeren, in his 11th season.

Coaching staff

Name Title
Dave Doeren Head Coach
Robert Anae Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers/Tight Ends
Tony Gibson Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Charlie Wiles Defensive Line
Joe DeForest Safeties
Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay Nickels
Todd Goebbel Running Backs/Special Teams
Garett Tujague Offensive Line
Brian Mitchell Cornerbacks
Kurt Roper Quarterbacks
Joker Phillips Receivers
Ruffin McNeill Special Assistant to the Head Coach

Source[1]

Schedule

NC State announced its 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. The 2023 season is the first that the Atlantic Coast Conference eliminated divisions, and thus the Wolfpack will face conference opponents on a rotational pod basis.[2][3] The 2023 schedule consists of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Wolfpack will host ACC foes Clemson, Louisville, Miami and North Carolina and will travel to Duke, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest.[4]

The Wolfpack will host three of the four non-conference opponents, Marshall from the Sun Belt Conference, Notre Dame from FBS Independents, and VMI from Division I FCS, and will travel to UConn from FBS Independents.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 p.m.at UConn*CBSSNW 24–1436,526
September 94:15 p.m.No. 10 Notre Dame*ABCL 24–4556,919
September 162:00 p.m.VMI*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
CWW 45–756,919
September 227:30 p.m.at VirginiaESPNW 24–2142,979
September 297:00 p.m.Louisville
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPNL 10–1356,919
October 72:00 p.m.Marshall*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
CWW 48–4156,919
October 148:00 p.m.at No. 17 DukeACCNL 3–2431,833
October 282:00 p.mClemsondagger
CWW 24–1756,919
November 48:00 p.m.Miami
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ACCNW 20–656,919
November 112:00 p.mat Wake ForestCWW 26–629,591
November 183:30 p.m.at Virginia TechACCNW 35–2865,632
November 258:00 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 22
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
ACCNW 39–2056,919
December 285:45 p.m.vs. No. 25 Kansas State*No. 18ESPNL 19–2831,111

[5]

Game summaries

At UConn

NC State at UConn
1 234Total
Wolfpack 7 3140 24
Huskies 7 070 14
  • Date: September 2, 2023
  • Location: Rentschler Field
    East Hartford, CT
  • Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours, 6 minutes
  • Game attendance: 36,526
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ed Cohen (play–by–play), Christian Fauria (analyst), Keiana Martin (sideline reporter)
   
Pregame line Over/under
NCSU –14.547.5
StatisticsNCSUCONN
First downs2315
Total yards364273
Rushing yards209160
Passing yards155113
Turnovers01
Time of possession34:0026:00
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NC StatePassingBrennan Armstrong17–26, 155 yards
RushingBrennan Armstrong19 carries, 96 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingKevin Concepcion4 receptions, 36 yards
UConnPassingJoe Fagnano14–26, 113 yards, 1 INT
RushingVictor Rosa9 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJustin Joly4 receptions, 38 yards

No. 10 Notre Dame

No. 10 Notre Dame at NC State
1 234Total
No. 10 Fighting Irish 3 14721 45
Wolfpack 0 7107 24
       
Pregame line Over/under
ND –749.5
StatisticsNDNCSU
First downs1620
Total yards456344
Rushing yards17084
Passing yards286260
Turnovers13
Time of possession32:5327:07
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Notre DamePassingSam Hartman15–24, 286 yards, 4 TD
RushingAudric Estimé14 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingHolden Staes4 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD
NC StatePassingBrennan Armstrong22–47, 260 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingBrennan Armstrong12 rushes, 26 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJuice Vereen4 receptions, 65 yards

VMI

VMI at NC State
1 234Total
Keydets 0 070 7
Wolfpack 21 1077 45
  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Location: Carter–Finley Stadium
    Raleigh, NC
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours, 53 minutes
  • Game attendance: 56,919
  • Game weather: Temperature 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 5 MPH
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (CW): Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)
    
Pregame line Over/under
NCSU –42.551
StatisticsVMINCSU
First downs1026
Total yards176498
Rushing yards15234
Passing yards176264
Turnovers10
Time of possession20:5739:03
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VMIPassingCollin Shannon14–24, 176 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingRashad Raymond6 rushes, 29 yards
ReceivingEgypt Nelson3 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD
NC StatePassingBrennan Armstrong27–32, 264 yards, 1 TD
RushingKendrick Raphael16 rushes, 85 yards
ReceivingJulian Gray2 receptions, 80 yards

At Virginia

NC State at Virginia
1 234Total
Wolfpack 0 1473 24
Cavaliers 0 768 21
     
Pregame line Over/under
NCSU –8.547.5
StatisticsNCSUUVA
First downs2120
Total yards319384
Rushing yards139113
Passing yards180271
Turnovers12
Time of possession27:2632:34
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NC StatePassingBrennan Armstrong15–30, 180 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingBrennan Armstrong15 rushes, 64 yards
ReceivingKC Concepcion6 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
VirginiaPassingAnthony Colandrea18–30, 271 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingAnthony Colandrea13 rushes, 43 yards
ReceivingMalik Washington10 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD

Louisville

Louisville at NC State
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 0103 13
Wolfpack 0 1000 10
  • Date: September 29, 2023
  • Location: Carter–Finley Stadium
    Raleigh, NC
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours, 22 minutes
  • Game attendance: 56,919
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 4 MPH
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
    
Pregame line Over/under
LOU –3.556.5
StatisticsLOUNCSU
First downs189
Total yards306201
Rushing yards2089
Passing yards286112
Turnovers33
Time of possession31:0328:57
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LouisvillePassingJack Plummer21–35, 286 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingJawhar Jordan16 rushes, 32 yards
ReceivingChris Bell3 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
NC StatePassingBrennan Armstrong13–25, 112 yards, 2 INT
RushingBrennan Armstrong17 rushes, 65 yards
ReceivingTerrell Timmons Jr.3 receptions, 71 yards

Marshall

Marshall at NC State
1 234Total
Thundering Herd 14 10107 41
Wolfpack 7 141413 48
  • Date: October 7, 2023
  • Location: Carter–Finley Stadium
    Raleigh, NC
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours, 58 minutes
  • Game attendance: 56,919
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 11 MPH
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (CW): Evan Lepler (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)
    
Pregame line Over/under
NCSU –6.544
StatisticsHERDNCSU
First downs2216
Total yards419401
Rushing yards104136
Passing yards315365
Turnovers33
Time of possession32:4427:16
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MarshallPassingCam Fancher29–51, 315 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingRasheen Ali14 rushes, 63 yards
ReceivingDarryle Simmons8 receptions, 87 yards
NC StatePassingMJ Morris17–32, 265 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
RushingMichael Allen9 rushes, 70 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingKC Concepcion8 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD

At No. 17 Duke

NC State at No. 17 Duke
1 234Total
Wolfpack 3 000 3
No. 17 Blue Devils 7 1070 24
    
Pregame line Over/under
DUKE –442.5
StatisticsNCSUDUKE
First downs1812
Total yards305301
Rushing yards112194
Passing yards193107
Turnovers11
Time of possession36:5623:04
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NC StatePassingMJ Morris24–40, 193 yards, 1 INT
RushingMJ Morris14 rushes, 38 yards
ReceivingKC Concepcion6 receptions, 63 yards
DukePassingHenry Belin IV4–12, 107 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingJordan Waters13 rushes, 123 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJalon Calhoun1 reception, 69 yards, 1 TD

Clemson

Clemson at NC State
1 234Total
Tigers 0 7010 17
Wolfpack 7 3140 24
  • Date: October 28, 2023
  • Location: Carter–Finley Stadium
    Raleigh, NC
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m EDT
  • Game attendance: 56,919
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 4 MPH
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (CW): Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)
    
Pregame line Over/under
CLEM –9.544.5
StatisticsCLEMNCSU
First downs209
Total yards364202
Rushing yards10164
Passing yards263138
Turnovers20
Time of possession33:4126:19
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ClemsonPassingCade Klubnik33–50, 263 yards, 2 INT
RushingPhil Mafah16 rushes, 84 yards
ReceivingJake Briningstool8 receptions, 93 yards
NC StatePassingMJ Morris11–20, 138 yards, 2 TD
RushingKC Concepcion2 rushes, 51 yards
ReceivingKC Concepcion5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD

Miami

Miami at NC State
1 234Total
Hurricanes 3 300 6
Wolfpack 7 3010 20
  • Date: November 4, 2023
  • Location: Carter–Finley Stadium
    Raleigh, NC
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours, 13 minutes
  • Game attendance: 56,919
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 4 MPH
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline)
    
Pregame line Over/under
MIA –6.044.5
StatisticsMIANCSU
First downs1912
Total yards292231
Rushing yards119108
Passing yards173123
Turnovers42
Time of possession35:1624:44
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MiamiPassingTyler Van Dyke21–38, 173 yards, 3 INT
RushingMark Fletcher Jr.23 rushes, 115 yards
ReceivingJacolby George5 receptions, 59 yards
NC StatePassingMJ Morris11–23, 123 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingBrennan Armstrong8 rushes, 51 yards
ReceivingKC Concepcion5 receptions, 61 yards

At Wake Forest

NC State at Wake Forest
1 234Total
Wolfpack 7 1405 26
Demon Deacons 0 006 6
    
Pregame line Over/under
WAKE –0.542.5
StatisticsNCSUWAKE
First downs198
Total yards379163
Rushing yards2687
Passing yards111156
Turnovers12
Time of possession40:1619:44
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NC StatePassingBrennan Armstrong12–17, 113 yards, 1 TD
RushingBrennan Armstrong15 rushes, 96 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingDacari Collins2 receptions, 40 yards
Wake ForestPassingMichael Kern14–26, 137 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingDemond Claiborne8 rushes, 12 yards
ReceivingHoratio Fields3 receptions, 31 yards

At Virginia Tech

NC State at Virginia Tech
1 234Total
Wolfpack 0 21140 35
Hokies 0 7714 28
    
Pregame line Over/under
VT –2.540.5
StatisticsNCSUVT
First downs2417
Total yards408349
Rushing yards188124
Passing yards220225
Turnovers01
Time of possession40:3719:23
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NC StatePassingBrennan Armstrong18–26, 203 yards, 2 TD
RushingBrennan Armstrong21 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingKC Concepcion7 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD
Virginia TechPassingKyron Drones17–30, 225 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
RushingKyron Drones9 rushes, 51 yards
ReceivingDa'Quan Felton7 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD

North Carolina

North Carolina at NC State
1 234Total
Tar Heels 0 7130 20
Wolfpack 6 20130 39
  • Date: November 25, 2023
  • Location: Carter–Finley Stadium
    Raleigh, NC
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours, 22 minutes
  • Game attendance: 56,919
  • Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 3 MPH
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline)
    
Pregame line Over/under
UNC –2.555.5
StatisticsUNCNCSU
First downs2127
Total yards384504
Rushing yards130170
Passing yards254334
Turnovers30
Time of possession19:5440:06
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North CarolinaPassingDrake Maye22–38, 254 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingDrake Maye9 rushes, 106 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJohn Copenhaver5 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
NC StatePassingBrennan Armstrong22–31, 334 yards, 3 TD
RushingKC Concepcion11 rushes, 55 yards
ReceivingKC Concepcion7 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD

Vs. Kansas State–Pop-Tarts Bowl

No. 18 NC State vs Kansas State
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 000 0
No. 18 Wolfpack 0 000 0
    
Pregame line Over/under
StatisticsKSUNCSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Kansas StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
NC StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
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PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRVRVRVRV21т1921
CoachesRVRVRVRV24201821
CFPNot released221918Not released

References

  1. "Coaching Staff". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  2. "ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  3. Murphy, Brian (June 28, 2022). "ACC eliminates football divisions, adopts new schedule model in 2023". WRAL. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  4. "ACC Reveals 2023 Wolfpack Football Schedule" (Press release). January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  5. "2023 NC State Wolfpack Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
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