2016 NC State Wolfpack football team

2016 NC State Wolfpack football
2016 NC State Wolfpack football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 41–17 vs. Vanderbilt
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Record	7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Dave Doeren (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Eliah Drinkwitz (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Dave Huxtable (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was their fourth season under head coach Dave Doeren. They were a member of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 21 Louisville x	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 8 Florida State	5	–	3	10	–	3
NC State	3	–	5	7	–	6
Wake Forest	3	–	5	7	–	6
Boston College	2	–	6	7	–	6
Syracuse	2	–	6	4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy	6	–	2	10	–	4
North Carolina	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 20 Miami (FL)	5	–	3	9	–	4
Pittsburgh	5	–	3	8	–	5
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	9	–	4
Duke	1	–	7	4	–	8
Virginia	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
# – College Football Playoff champion $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 pm	No. 9 (FCS) William & Mary*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN+	W 48–14	57,774
September 10	12:00 pm	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC (Victory Barrel)	ESPNU	L 30–33	50,719
September 17	6:00 pm	Old Dominion*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN+	W 49–22	57,810
October 1	3:30 pm	Wake Forest	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ACCRSN	W 33–16	58,200
October 8	12:00 pm	Notre Dame*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 10–3	58,200
October 15	12:00 pm	at No. 3 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ABC	L 17–24 ^OT	81,200
October 22	12:00 pm	at No. 7 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ABC	L 13–54	55,218
October 29	12:30 pm	Boston College	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 14–21	56,443
November 5	7:00 pm	No. 19 Florida State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	L 20–24	57,789
November 12	12:30 pm	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 35–20	34,842
November 19	12:30 pm	Miami (FL)	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 13–27	56,263
November 25	12:00 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 28–21	59,000
December 26	4:00 p.m.	vs. Vanderbilt*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana (Independence Bowl)	ESPN2	W 41–17	28,995
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:^[1]

Game summaries

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 (FCS) Tribe	7	0	7	0	14
Wolfpack	7	21	7	13	48

At East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	0	20	3	7	30
Pirates	9	10	7	7	33

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	3	6	13	22
Wolfpack	7	14	14	14	49

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	0	9	7	0	16
Wolfpack	17	6	3	7	33

Notre Dame

Notre Dame at North Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Irish	0	0	3	0	3
• Wolfpack	3	0	0	7	10

Date: October 8, 2016
Location: Carter–Finley Stadium
Raleigh, NC
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 4 hours
Game attendance: 58,200
Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Hurricane Matthew • Wind: NE 18 MPH
Referee: Jeff Heaser
TV announcers (ABC): Greg McElroy, Dave Pasch and Tom Luginbill (sideline)

The Notre Dame vs NC State game was played during Hurricane Matthew^[2] where the two teams combined for only 311 total yards. The only touchdown of the game was scored by NC State on a blocked punt by Pharaoh Mckever leading NC State to win it 10-3.^[3]

At Clemson

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Wolfpack	0	3	7	7	0	17
#3 Tigers	3	7	7	0	7	24

At Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	0	0	13	0	13
#7 Cardinals	17	27	0	10	54

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	10	3	8	21
Wolfpack	0	7	7	0	14

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Seminoles	0	10	7	7	24
Wolfpack	7	6	7	0	20

At Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	0	14	14	7	35
Orange	7	3	10	0	20

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	3	0	14	10	27
Wolfpack	0	3	7	3	13

At North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	14	7	7	0	28
Tar Heels	0	7	0	14	21

Vanderbilt–Independence Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	0	14	14	13	41
Commodores	3	0	7	7	17

Coaching staff

Name	Title
Dave Doeren	Head coach
Eliah Drinkwitz	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Dave Huxtable	Defensive coordinator/linebackers
George Barlow	Assistant head coach/Cornerbacks
Eddie Faulkner	Special teams coordinator/tight ends/fullbacks
Clayton White	Safeties/co special teams coordinator
Desmond Kitchings	Assistant head coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator
Dwayne Ledford	Run Game coordinator/offensive line
George McDonald	Passing Game coordinator/wide receivers
Ryan Nielsen	Defensive line/run game coordinator defense

References

^ "2016 NC State Wolfpack Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
^ "Hurricane Matthew turns N.C. State-Notre Dame game into 100-yard slip-and-slide". USA Today.
^ "Notre Dame reeling after rain-soaked, 10-3 blooper-reel loss - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune.

[1] "2016 NC State Wolfpack Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

[2] "Hurricane Matthew turns N.C. State-Notre Dame game into 100-yard slip-and-slide". USA Today.

[3] "Notre Dame reeling after rain-soaked, 10-3 blooper-reel loss - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune.

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