2011 NC State Wolfpack football team

2011 NC State Wolfpack football

Belk Bowl champion
Belk Bowl vs Louisville, W 31–24
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
2011 record	8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium (Capacity: 57,583)

2011 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 22 Clemson x$		6	–	2		10	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3		6	–	7
No. 23 Florida State		5	–	3		9	–	4
NC State		4	–	4		8	–	5
Boston College		3	–	5		4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7		2	–	10
Coastal Division
No. 21 Virginia Tech x%		7	–	1		11	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3		8	–	5
Georgia Tech		5	–	3		8	–	5
Miami		3	–	5		6	–	6
North Carolina		3	–	5		7	–	6
Duke		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack were led by fifth year head coach Tom O'Brien and played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl where they defeated Louisville 31–24.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	No. 22 (FCS) Liberty*	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 43–21	56,564
September 10	3:30 PM	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC (Tobacco Road rivalry)	FSN	L 27–34	32,423
September 17	5:00 PM	South Alabama*	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 35–13	56,756
September 22	8:00 PM	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 14–44	28,431
October 1	3:30 PM	No. 21 Georgia Tech	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ABC/ESPN	L 35–45	55,811
October 8	3:30 PM	Central Michigan*	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 38–24	54,388
October 22	3:30 PM	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	W 28–14	46,030
October 29	12:00 PM	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 0–34	80,849
November 5	12:30 PM	North Carolina	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Rivalry)	ACCN	W 13–0	57,583
November 12	1:00 PM	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	L 10–14	33,712
November 19	3:30 PM	No. 8 Clemson	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	ABC/ESPN	W 37–13	57,583
November 26	12:30 PM	Maryland	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ACCN	W 56–41	55,323
December 27	8:00 PM	vs. Louisville*	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–24	58,427
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Clemson	3	0	3	7	13
• North Carolina State	0	27	10	0	37

Scoring summary

1	6:50	CLEM	Chandler Catanzaro 24-yard field goal	CLEM 3-0

2	11:35	NCST	George Bryan 11-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade kick)	NCST 7-3

2	10:33	NCST	Jay Smith 7-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade kick)	NCST 14-3

2	7:26	NCST	Niklas Sade 21-yard field goal	NCST 17-3

2	4:58	NCST	Tony Creecy 4-yard run (Niklas Sade kick)	NCST 24-3

2	0:05	NCST	Niklas Sade 32-yard field goal	NCST 27-3

3	10:18	NCST	Niklas Sade 21-yard field goal	NCST 30-3

3	8:44	CLEM	Chandler Catanzaro 32-yard field goal	NCST 30-6

3	5:41	NCST	Tobias Palmer 41-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade kick)	NCST 37-6

4	1:22	CLEM	Mike Bellamy 2-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick)	NCST 37-13

NC State Wolfpack football
Venues	Riddick Stadium (1907–1965) Carter–Finley Stadium (1966–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson: Textile Bowl (Textile Bowl Trophy) East Carolina (Victory Barrel) North Carolina South Carolina
Culture & lore	Mr. Wuf "Fight Song" Norris Cup The Power Sound of the South
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1922 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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