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NC State Looks to Pick Up 5th Win at FSU

Published

7 years ago

September 23, 2017

Florida St. has always been a hard place to win a football game.

NC State and Florida St. have had a lot of memorable games over the years, but the Wolfpack have only managed to win 4 of their 15 games against the Seminoles down in Tallahassee (NC State is 7-10 against FSU at home).

NC State picked up their 1st win down in Tallahassee in 1957 when the Wolfpack defeated the Seminoles in a low-scoring 7-0 game. The Wolfpack entered the game ranked 13th nationally, and All-American Running Back Dick Christy caught a 46-yard touchdown pass, and even kicked the extra point.

In 1967 Florida St. finished the season ranked 15th, and NC State finished 17th, despite the fact that they beat them in their place 20-10.

Thirty-four years later the Wolfpack picked up their 3rd road down in Seminole territory, with Quarterback Philip Rivers leading NC State to a 34-28 victory. Rivers completed 26 of his 33 pass attempts with 2 touchdowns, and Running Back Ray Robinson ran for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns. Florida St. was ranked 10th at the time, and NC State dealt them their first ACC lost at home, after winning their first 39 ACC games on their own field.

The last time NC State beat Florida St. on the road was back in 2005, when Wolfpack Running Back Andre Brown’s 179 rushing yards, propelled them to a 20-15 victory. NC State also picked off the #9 Seminoles 3 times in the contest.

The Wolfpack look to go down to the home of the Tomahawk chant today and pick up their 5th win in Doak Campbell Stadium.

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CBS Sports Ranks Dave Doeren as 1 of the Top-20 Coaches in College Football

Published

6 hours ago

May 16, 2024

Matthew Bradham

CBS Sports released their Top-25 Power 4 Coaches in College Football, and NC State’s Dave Doeren came in at #16. Heading into last season, he went into the season ranked #25.

16) Dave Doeren: The NC State coach finally gets some overdue credit. He’s always hovered around the bottom of our top 25 or just outside it, and now he finds himself firmly entrenched in it thanks to all the changes at the top. Coaches who take mid-tier programs and overachieve never get enough credit, in my estimation, and the consistency Doeren has established at NC State — where he spent most of his time in a division with Clemson and Florida State — is one of the most impressive things any coach in the country has done. I’m glad to see Doeren getting closer to the top 15. 2023 rank: 25 (+9) (CBS Sports)

Numerous CBS Sports’ analysts voted in the poll, and Tom Fornelli actually ranked Doeren #8.

ACC Coaches that made the Top-25

3. Dabo Swinney (Clemson)

8. Mike Norvell (FSU)

16. Dave Doeren (NC State)

19. Jeff Brohm (Louisville)

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NC State vs. Tennessee Kickoff Time & TV Network Revealed

Published

1 day ago

May 15, 2024

Matthew Bradham

Kickoff time and TV Channel details have been revealed for NC State and Tennessee’s game in the Duke Mayo Classic in Week 2 of next season.

The game will be a primetime game on Saturday 7th, at 7:30pm on ABC.

This game has the makings to be a Top-25 matchup.

Here’s a look at some of the Way-Too-Early Preseason rankings for the Wolfpack and the Volunteers:

Action Network: NC State #24/Tennessee #17

ON3: NC State #22/Tennessee #15

247: NC State #21/Tennessee #11

ESPN: NC State #17/Tennessee #15

DraftKings released their way-too-early odds for the game, and Tennessee is currently a 5.5-point favorite.

Here’s the deal, as NC State fans, if we want to be a big time Football program, NC State fans need to gobble up tickets to this game. Let’s do our part and make sure that Bank of America Stadium is painted RED. Buy Tickets HERE.

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NC State and UVA Agree to Home-and-Home Non-Conference Games

Published

2 days ago

May 15, 2024

Matthew Bradham

NC State announced this morning that the Wolfpack and UVA will play in a home-and-home non-conference series, with the game in 2025 being in Raleigh, and the game in 2026 being in Charlottesville.

To reiterate, despite the fact that both teams are in the ACC, these games are considered non-conference games, and won’t count toward conference records. This is similar to what UNC and Wake Forest did a few years back.

Here’s what’s interesting about the addition of these games in 2025 and 2026. Prior to the announcement, NC State already had 4 non-conference games scheduled for both years.