NC State Football
Appreciating Dave Doeren Becoming NC State’s Winningest Coach
Last Saturday, Dave Doeren became the winningest coach in NC State history. The Wolfpack defeated Miami 20-6, giving Doeren his 78th career win at NC State.
Doeren picked up his 78th win 3/4 of the way through his 11th season in Raleigh.
Doeren passed Earle Edwards, who led the Wolfpack to 77 wins over 17 seasons, which is the longest tenure of any NC State Football coach. Doeren’s tenure of 11 seasons is the 2nd longest tenure.
I know you’re not allowed to erase the 2013 season, when NC State went 3-9 (0-8 in conference) in Doeren’s first season, but indulge me. Since 2014, heading into tomorrow, NC State has the 3rd best overall record in the ACC. Yes, you read that correctly.
Clemson 115-20
Florida St 78-43
NC State 75-48
Miami 73-50
Louisville 71-53
Pitt 69-55
UNC 67-57
Virginia Tech 65-58
Wake Forest 63-58
Boston College 58-62
Duke 55-57 1
Georgia Tech 54-64 0
Virginia 50-68 1
Syracuse 47-71 1
Once again, if you remove the horrid 2013 season (I know…I know), NC State had a 38-36 ACC record heading into this season, which ranks 6th in the conference over the past 9 seasons. That’s not necessarily anything to be proud of, but it’s not anything to be ashamed of either.
Clemson – 66-7
Pitt – 45-29
Miami – 43-30
FSU – 40-32
UNC – 39-35
NCST – 38-36
Virginia Tech – 37-36
Louisville – 37-37
Georgia Tech – 31-42
UVA – 29-43
Wake Forest – 29-42
Boston College – 27-47
Duke – 25-49
Syracuse – 23-52
With that being said, in a world of what have you done for me lately, Doeren has led NC State to the 2nd best ACC conference record since 2020, trailing only Clemson.
Doeren has led NC State to three 9-win seasons, which is the most in school history. All three of those 9-win seasons have come since 2017, which ranks 2nd in the ACC only to Clemson in that time span.
Nine Win Seasons Since 2017
Clemson – 6
NC State – 3
FSU – 2
Pitt – 2
Louisville – 1
Miami – 1
UNC – 1
Wake Forest – 1
Virginia Tech – 1
Duke – 1
Virginia – 1
Syracuse – 1
(The above list reflects the fact that FSU and Louisville already have reached 9 wins in 2023. Obviously, other teams, including NC State, have the opportunity to still finish with 9 wins by seasons end.)
NC State has gone to 9 bowls under Doeren, which is also the most by a head coach in school history.
NC State has finished the season ranked in the AP Poll twice under Doeren, which is the second most in school history (Lou Holtz – 3).
Doeren hasn’t netted a 10+ win season. Only Chuck Amato did that in 2002, leading the Wolfpack to 11 victories.
He hasn’t won an ACC Championship, which hasn’t been done at NC State since 1979. The Wolfpack have 7 ACC Championships, with Earle Edwards leading NC State to 5 of them. Holtz led NC State to 1 and Bo Rein did as well.
Is Doeren the best coach in school history? No. That accolade probably goes to Dick Sheridan or Lou Holtz. I know that Edwards led NC State to 5 titles, but his overall winning percentage over 17 seasons was 46.8%.
Some of these numbers are impressive, while others leave something to be desired, and I think that’s fitting. I think Doeren is proud of what he’s done in Raleigh, but I don’t think he’s satisfied, and that’s one thing I like about him.
Congratulations to the 7 NC State Football Players that just graduated this Spring.
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2024 Football Spring Graduates
Linebacker Devon Betty (1 year of eligibility)
Defensive End Davin Vann (1 year of eligibility)
Cornerback Aydan White (1 year of eligibility)
Offensive Guard Anthony Carter Jr. (2 years of eligibility)
Offensive Lineman Matt McCabe (2 years of eligibility)
Offensive Tackle Patrick Matan (2 years of eligibility)
Offensive Lineman Brendan Lawson (no longer on the roster)
NC State Football
Proposed Bill in the NC House Would Require NC State & UNC To Play One Another, as well as ECU, UNCC and App St.
A bill has been proposed by members of the North Carolina House of Representatives that would force NC State and UNC to play one another, as well as East Carolina, UNC Charlotte and Appalachian State.
According to House Bill 965, which you can read here in full, NC State and UNC would be required to play one another annually in Football, Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball. The Wolfpack and the Tar Heels would also be forced to play a game annually in all three sports against either ECU, UNC-Charlotte or App St. Every six years, NC State and UNC would be required to have played a home and away game against each of the three school in all three sports.
Here’s the exact wording from the proposed bill:
Competition Required. – A high-enrollment institution shall do all of the following in each eligible sport: (1) Every academic year, play at least one home or one away game against (i) another high-enrollment institution and (ii) an eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution. (2) Every six academic years, play at least one home and one away game against each eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution. A high-enrollment institution shall alternate home and away games that are scheduled against the same eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution.
For glossary of terms being referenced above:
For the purposes of this bill, “High-enrollment institutions” = NC State and UNC, while “Eligible constituent institutions” = East Carolina, UNC Charlotte and Appalachian State.
It’s worth noting that NC State already has games schedule against each of these teams home-and-away in Football between now and 2031.
2025 – East Carolina (H)
2025 – @ App St.
2026 – App St. (H)
2028 – @ East Carolina
2030 – Charlotte (H)
2031 – @ Charlotte
What are your thoughts?
For more details, check out this article at WRAL.
Akron Safety Kerry Martin Jr. (6’1″/195) confirmed with me that he will be taking an Official Visit to NC State next week beginning on May 7th.
After receiving an offer from NC State yesterday, it didn’t take him long to set up the visit.
AGTG Blessed to receive an offer from NC State 🤘🏾❤️ #PackPride pic.twitter.com/mIws42lE7L
— Kerry “KJ” Martin Jr. (@_thekerrymartin) May 1, 2024
Martin Jr. is familiar with NC State, because he was recruited by Wolfpack Defensive Coordinator Tony Gibson before he left West Virginia to come to Raleigh. Even though he never coached him, a relationship was established.
Martin Jr.’s connections to NC State are deeper than that. Former NC State Cornerback Derrek Pitts, who is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Bucs, is his cousin.
This past year, Martin Jr. recorded 45 tackles, 2 interceptions and 6 pass breakups for Akron, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. His PFF Grade was 68.9.
In 2022, he had 53 tackles, 1 interception and 1 pass breakup, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. Martin Jr.’s PFF Grade was 60.9.
In 2019, as a Freshman for West Virginia, Martin Jr. earned PFF Freshman All-American honors, recording a grade of 70.6, with 50 tackles and 3 pass breakups.
In Game film… pic.twitter.com/vunpDgPsBC
— Kerry “KJ” Martin Jr. (@_thekerrymartin) January 16, 2024
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