247: Dave Doeren Ranked as #4 Coach in ACC

Stephen Igoe of 247Sports ranked the ACC Football coaches heading into the 2019 season, and NC State head coach Dave Doeren ranked 4th on the list.

Don’t look now, but Doeren has quietly built NC State into a consistent 7-9 win program annually. If not for Clemson being in its own division, the Wolfpack would likely have at least an ACC championship game appearance or two by now. Since going 3-9 in a challenging Year 1 in Raleigh, Doeren has rattled off win totals of eight, seven, seven, nine and nine the last five seasons to run his record at NC State to 43-34. Prior to that, he went 23-4 in two years at Northern Illinois, taking the Huskies to the Orange Bowl. All in all, Doeren is 66-38 as an FBS head coach. That’s very successful. The one knock on Doeren has been his inability to get over the hump in big ACC games the last few seasons. He’s yet to tally a double-digit win season with the ‘Pack, and a few chances to upset Clemson has slipped through the team’s grasp. And he’s just 20-28 in AAC action during his six seasons with NC State. (247)

Here’s the whole list:

1) Dabo Swinney – Clemson
2) Bronco Mendenhall – Virginia
3) Dino Babers – Syracuse
4) Dave Doeren – NC State
5) Mack Brown – UNC
6) David Cutcliffe – Duke
7) Dave Clawson – Wake Forest
8) Justin Fuente – Virginia Tech
9) Scott Satterfield – Louisville
10) Steve Addazio – Boston College
11) Pat Narduzzi – Pittsburgh
12) Willie Taggart – Florida State
13) Geoff Collins – Georgia Tech
Incomplete: Manny Diaz – Miami