2002 NC State Wolfpack football team

2002 NC State Wolfpack football
Gator Bowl Champions
Gator Bowl, W 28–6 vs. Notre Dame
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #11
AP #12
2002 record 11–3 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach Chuck Amato
Home stadium Carter–Finley Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
2002 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#21 Florida State   7 1         9 5  
#22 Virginia   6 2         9 5  
#13 Maryland   6 2         11 3  
#12 NC State   5 3         11 3  
Clemson   4 4         7 6  
Georgia Tech   4 4         7 6  
Wake Forest   3 5         7 6  
North Carolina   1 7         3 9  
Duke   0 8         2 10  
BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Chuck Amato. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2002 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 24 4:30 PM New Mexico* Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (BCA Classic) FSN W 34–14   47,018
August 31 7:00 PM East Tennessee State* #25 Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 34–0   42,507
September 7 12:00 PM at Navy* #21 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD W 65–19   29,613
September 14 7:00 PM Wake Forest #19 Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Tobacco Road rivalry) W 32–13   51,094
September 21 12:30 PM at Texas Tech* #17 Jones SBC StadiumLubbock, TX FSN W 51–48 OT  35,864
September 28 1:00 PM Massachusetts* #17 Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 56–24   51,221
October 12 12:00 PM at North Carolina #14 Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC (Rivalry) JPS W 34–17   60,250
October 19 12:00 PM Duke #13 Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 24–22   51,500
October 24 7:45 PM at Clemson #12 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (Textile Bowl) ESPN W 38–6   78,904
November 2 3:30 PM Georgia Tech #10 Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ABC L 17–24   51,500
November 9 12:00 PM at Maryland #14 Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD ABC L 21–24   52,915
November 16 12:00 PM at Virginia #22 Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA JPS L 9–14   53,371
November 23 3:30 PM #14 Florida State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ABC W 17–7   51,500
January 1 12:30 PM vs. #11 Notre Dame* #17 Alltel StadiumJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) NBC W 28–6   73,491
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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