NC State Wins Historic 9th Win in Sun Bowl

After defeating Arizona St. 52-31 in the Sun Bowl today, NC State improved to 9-4, becoming the 11th team in school history to win 9 games in a season.

2017 – 9-4 (Final Ranking: ?) (Doeren)
2010 – 9-4 (O’Brien)
2002 – 11-3 (Final Ranking: 12th) (Amato)
1994 – 9-3 (Final Ranking: 17th) (O’Cain)
1992 – 9-3-1 (Final Ranking: 17th) (Sheridan)
1991 – 9-3 (Final Ranking: 24th) (Sheridan)
1978 – 9-3 (Final Ranking: 18th) (Rein)
1974 – 9-2-1 (Final Ranking: 11th) (Holtz)
1973 – 9-3 (Final Ranking: 16th) (Holtz)
1967 – 9-2 (Edwards)
1927 – 9-1 (Tebell)

This is the 125th year of NC State football. That means that 91.2% of NC State’s football teams have finished the season with 8 wins or less. Only 8.8% of NC State’s football teams have finished with 9 wins or more.

Next year Doeren has the opportunity to do what only 2 prior NC State coaches have done. Only Dick Sheridan and Lou Holtz have ever led 2 teams to 9-win seasons at NC State, and both of them did it in back-to-back seasons.