2016 NC State Wolfpack football team

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 NC State Wolfpack football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 41–17 vs. Vanderbilt
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	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 →

2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

See also: 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team

At East Carolina

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

See also: 2016 East Carolina Pirates football team and East Carolina–NC State rivalry

Old Dominion

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

See also: 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Wake Forest

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

See also: 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and NC State–Wake Forest rivalry

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]

See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

At Clemson

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

See also: 2016 Clemson Tigers football team and Textile Bowl

At Louisville

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

See also: 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team

Boston College

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

See also: 2016 Boston College Eagles football team

Florida State

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

See also: 2016 Florida State Seminoles football team

At Syracuse

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

See also: 2016 Syracuse Orange football team

Miami (FL)

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

See also: 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team

At North Carolina

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

See also: 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry

Vanderbilt–Independence Bowl

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

See also: 2016 Vanderbilt Commodores football team and 2016 Independence Bowl

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

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.