2023 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2023 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Dave Doeren, in his 11th season.

2023 NC State Wolfpack football
Pop-Tarts Bowl, L 19–28 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 21
Record	9–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Dave Doeren (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Robert Anae (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tony Gibson (5th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Florida State y$		8	–	0					13	–	1
No. 19 Louisville y		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 21 NC State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					7	–	6
Virginia Tech		5	–	3					7	–	6
North Carolina		4	–	4					8	–	5
No. 20 Clemson		4	–	4					9	–	4
Duke		4	–	4					8	–	5
Miami (FL)		3	–	5					7	–	6
Boston College		3	–	5					7	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6					6	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6					3	–	9
Pittsburgh		2	–	6					3	–	9
Wake Forest		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

Name	Title
Dave Doeren	Head Coach
Robert Anae	Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers/Tight Ends
Tony Gibson	Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Charlie Wiles	Defensive Line
Joe DeForest	Safeties
Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay	Nickels
Todd Goebbel	Running Backs/Special Teams
Garett Tujague	Offensive Line
Brian Mitchell	Cornerbacks
Kurt Roper	Quarterbacks
Joker Phillips	Receivers
Ruffin McNeill	Special Assistant to the Head Coach

Source^[1]

Schedule

NC State announced its 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. The 2023 season is the first that the Atlantic Coast Conference eliminated divisions, and thus the Wolfpack will face conference opponents on a rotational pod basis.^[2][3] The 2023 schedule consists of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Wolfpack will host ACC foes Clemson, Louisville, Miami and North Carolina and will travel to Duke, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest.^[4]

The Wolfpack will host three of the four non-conference opponents, Marshall from the Sun Belt Conference, Notre Dame from FBS Independents, and VMI from Division I FCS, and will travel to UConn from FBS Independents.

Main article: 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	at UConn*		Pratt & Whitney Stadium East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 24–14	36,526
September 9	4:15 p.m.	No. 10 Notre Dame*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	L 24–45	56,919
September 16	2:00 p.m.	VMI*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	CW	W 45–7	56,919
September 22	7:30 p.m.	at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	W 24–21	42,979
September 29	7:00 p.m.	Louisville		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 10–13	56,919
October 7	2:00 p.m.	Marshall*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	CW	W 48–41	56,919
October 14	8:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	L 3–24	31,833
October 28	2:00 p.m	Clemson		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	CW	W 24–17	56,919
November 4	8:00 p.m.	Miami		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	W 20–6	56,919
November 11	2:00 p.m	at Wake Forest		Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	CW	W 26–6	29,591
November 18	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 35–28	65,632
November 25	8:00 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 22	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	W 39–20	56,919
December 28	5:45 p.m.	vs. No. 25 Kansas State*	No. 18	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Pop-Tarts Bowl)	ESPN	L 19–28	31,111
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At UConn

NC State at UConn

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolfpack 7 3 14 0 24 Huskies 7 0 7 0 14 Date: August 31, 2023 Location: Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 6 minutes Game attendance: 36,526 Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny Referee: Stuart Mullins TV announcers (CBSSN): Ed Cohen (play–by–play), Christian Fauria (analyst), Keiana Martin (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 08:21 CONN Victor Rosa 18 yard run (Joe McFadden kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 6:39) CONN 7–0 02:40 NCSU Brennan Armstrong 4 yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) (9 plays, 66 yards, 4:27) Tied 7–7 2 00:00 NCSU Brayden Narveson 44 yard field goal (12 plays, 59 yards, 2:56) NCSU 10–7 3 02:22 NCSU Delbert Mims 1 yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) (11 plays, 91 yards, 6:27) NCSU 17–7 02:04 CONN Victor Rosa 71 yard run (Joe McFadden kick) (1 play, 71 yards, 0:11) NCSU 17–14 00:34 NCSU Brennan Armstrong 8 yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) (4 plays, 27 yards, 1:20) NCSU 24–14

See also: 2023 UConn Huskies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NCSU –14.5	47.5

Statistics	NCSU	CONN
First downs	23	15
Total yards	364	273
Rushing yards	209	160
Passing yards	155	113
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	34:00	26:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	17–26, 155 yards
	Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	19 carries, 96 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kevin Concepcion	4 receptions, 36 yards
UConn	Passing	Joe Fagnano	14–26, 113 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Victor Rosa	9 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Justin Joly	4 receptions, 38 yards

No. 10 Notre Dame

No. 10 Notre Dame at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 10 Fighting Irish 3 14 7 21 45 Wolfpack 0 7 10 7 24 Date: September 9, 2023 Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 5 hours, 24 minutes (1 hour, 45 minute delay due to weather) Game attendance: 56,919 Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 5 MPH Referee: Adam Savole TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 03:18 ND Spencer Shrader 54 yard field goal (12 plays, 50 yards, 5:51) ND 3–0 2 14:32 ND Audric Estimé 80 yard run (Spencer Shrader kick) (1 play, 80 yards, 0:13) ND 10–0 01:16 NCSU Bradley Rozner 9 yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick) (7 plays, 62 yards, 1:03) ND 10–7 00:40 ND Jaden Greathouse 13 yard pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader kick) (3 plays, 78 yards, 0:30) ND 17–7 3 07:27 NCSU Brayden Narveson 49 yard field goal (5 plays, 33 yards, 1:15) ND 17–10 05:50 ND Holden Staes 40 yard pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader kick) (3 plays, 76 yards, 1:30) ND 24–10 02:55 NCSU Brennan Armstrong 1 yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:55) ND 24–17 4 11:38 ND Davis Sherwood 10 yard pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader kick) (5 plays, 33 yards, 2:43) ND 31–17 10:42 ND Audric Estimé 7 yard run (Spencer Shrader kick) (3 plays, 16 yards, 0:36) ND 38–17 04:35 ND Holden Staes 35 yard pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader kick) (5 plays, 54 yards, 3:03) ND 45–17 02:03 NCSU Dacari Collins 23 yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick) (9 plays, 65 yards, 2:32) ND 45–24

See also: 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Pregame line	Over/under
ND –7	49.5

Statistics	ND	NCSU
First downs	16	20
Total yards	456	344
Rushing yards	170	84
Passing yards	286	260
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	32:53	27:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	15–24, 286 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	14 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Holden Staes	4 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD
NC State	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	22–47, 260 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	12 rushes, 26 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Juice Vereen	4 receptions, 65 yards

VMI

VMI at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total Keydets 0 0 7 0 7 • Wolfpack 21 10 7 7 45 Date: September 16, 2023 Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2 hours, 53 minutes Game attendance: 56,919 Game weather: Temperature 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 5 MPH Referee: Gary Patterson TV announcers (CW): Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 08:27 NCSU Delbert Mimms III 1 yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) (12 plays, 58 yards, 5:35) NCSU 7–0 07:07 NCSU Robert Kennedy 30 yard interception return (Brayden Narveson kick) NCSU 14–0 02:51 NCSU Bradley Rozner 16 yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick) (4 plays, 82 yards, 1:35) NCSU 21–0 2 07:37 NCSU Brayden Narveson 31 yard field goal (17 plays, 83 yards, 7:46) NCSU 24–0 00:25 NCSU Delbert Mimms III 1 yard run (12 plays, 80 yards, 4:54) NCSU 31–0 3 02:36 VMI Egypt Nelson 22 yard pass from Collin Shannon (Caden Beck kick) (7 plays, 68 yards, 3:21) NCSU 31–7 02:25 NCSU Julian Gray 82 yard kickoff return (Brayden Narveson kick) NCSU 38–7 4 07:45 NCSU Demarcus Jones II 2 yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) (12 plays, 96 yards, 5:57) NCSU 45–7

See also: 2023 VMI Keydets football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NCSU –42.5	51

Statistics	VMI	NCSU
First downs	10	26
Total yards	176	498
Rushing yards	15	234
Passing yards	176	264
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	20:57	39:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
VMI	Passing	Collin Shannon	14–24, 176 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Rashad Raymond	6 rushes, 29 yards
	Receiving	Egypt Nelson	3 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD
NC State	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	27–32, 264 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kendrick Raphael	16 rushes, 85 yards
	Receiving	Julian Gray	2 receptions, 80 yards

At Virginia

NC State at Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolfpack 0 14 7 3 24 Cavaliers 0 7 6 8 21 Date: September 22, 2023 Location: Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 39 minutes Game attendance: 42,979 Game weather: Sunny Referee: Riley Johnson TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Scoring summary 2 04:55 NCSU KC Concepcion 12 yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick) (7 plays, 49 yards, 2:43) NCSU 7–0 11:46 UVA Malik Washington 8 yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Will Bettridge kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:09) Tied 7–7 00:28 NCSU Delbert Mimms III 1 yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) (8 plays, 67 yards, 2:36) NCSU 14–7 3 06:48 UVA Will Bettridge 21 yard field goal (5 plays, 60 yards, 1:59) NCSU 14–10 02:24 UVA Will Bettridge 36 yard field goal (5 plays, 38 yards, 2:58) NCSU 14–13 00:11 NCSU KC Concepcion 48 yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick) (5 plays, 74 yards, 2:13) NCSU 21–13 4 00:36 UVA Malik Washington 3 yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Malachi Fields pass from Anthony Colandrea for 2-point conversion) (11 plays, 66 yards, 2:53) Tied 21–21 00:00 NCSU Brayden Narveson 33 yard field goal (5 plays, 33 yards, 0:36) NCSU 24–21

See also: 2023 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NCSU –8.5	47.5

Statistics	NCSU	UVA
First downs	21	20
Total yards	319	384
Rushing yards	139	113
Passing yards	180	271
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	27:26	32:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	15–30, 180 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	15 rushes, 64 yards
	Receiving	KC Concepcion	6 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
Virginia	Passing	Anthony Colandrea	18–30, 271 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Anthony Colandrea	13 rushes, 43 yards
	Receiving	Malik Washington	10 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD

Louisville

Louisville at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals 0 0 10 3 13 Wolfpack 0 10 0 0 10 Date: September 29, 2023 Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 22 minutes Game attendance: 56,919 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 4 MPH Referee: Jerry Magallanes TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Scoring summary 2 6:27 NCSU Delbert Mimms III 4-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) (13 plays, 65 yards, 6:54) NCSU 7–0 0:00 NCSU Brayden Narveson 48-yard field goal NCSU 10–0 3 6:38 LOU Chris Bell 39-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) (3 plays, 46 yards, 0:56) NCSU 10–7 1:32 LOU Brock Travelstead 33-yard field goal (7 plays, 40 yards, 3:13) TIED 10–10 4 5:32 LOU Brock Travelstead 53-yard field goal (10 plays, 41 yards, 5:13) LOU 13–10

See also: 2023 Louisville Cardinals football team

Pregame line	Over/under
LOU –3.5	56.5

Statistics	LOU	NCSU
First downs	18	9
Total yards	306	201
Rushing yards	20	89
Passing yards	286	112
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	31:03	28:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing	Jack Plummer	21–35, 286 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jawhar Jordan	16 rushes, 32 yards
	Receiving	Chris Bell	3 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
NC State	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	13–25, 112 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	17 rushes, 65 yards
	Receiving	Terrell Timmons Jr.	3 receptions, 71 yards

Marshall

Marshall at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 14 10 10 7 41 • Wolfpack 7 14 14 13 48 Date: October 7, 2023 Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 58 minutes Game attendance: 56,919 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 11 MPH Referee: Jeff Flanagan TV announcers (CW): Evan Lepler (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:14 MRSH Cam Fancher 7-yard run (Rece Verhoff kick) (4 plays, 29 yards, 1:27) MRSH 7–0 8:20 NCSU Kevin Concepcion 17-yard pass from MJ Morris (Brayden Narveson kick) (7 plays, 43 yards, 2:47) TIED 7–7 2:57 MRSH Josh Moten 27-yard interception return (Rece Verhoff kick) (2 plays, 0 yards, 0:13) MRSH 14–7 2 11:43 NCSU Delbert Mimms III 18-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) (6 plays, 55 yards, 2:23) TIED 14–14 9:45 NCSU Trent Pennix 39-yard pass from MJ Morris (Brayden Narveson kick) (1 play, 39 yards, 0:07) NCSU 21–14 2:34 MRSH Rece Verhoff 43-yard field goal (9 plays, 34 yards, 3:56) NCSU 21–17 0:31 MRSH Cam Fancher 4-yard run (Rece Verhoff kick) (5 plays, 66 yards, 1:18) MRSH 24–21 3 9:03 NCSU Michael Allen 37-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) (6 plays, 58 yards, 3:23) NCSU 28–24 7:31 MRSH Jayden Harrison 28-yard pass from Cam Fancher (Rece Verhoff kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:32) MRSH 31–28 6:43 NCSU Trent Pennix 62-yard pass from MJ Morris (Brayden Narveson kick) (2 plays, 68 yards, 0:43) NCSU 35–31 1:24 MRSH Rece Verhoff 26-yard field goal (10 plays, 66 yards, 5:19) NCSU 35–34 4 14:44 NCSU Brayden Narveson 40-yard field goal (5 plays, 45 yards, 1:33) NCSU 38–34 7:03 NCSU Brayden Narveson 27-yard field goal (7 plays, 45 yards, 3:16) NCSU 41–34 6:04 NCSU Kevin Concepcion 8-yard pass from MJ Morris (Brayden Narveson kick) (2 plays, 9 yards, 0:47) NCSU 48–34 1:29 MRSH Caleb Coombs 16-yard pass from Cam Fancher (Rece Verhoff kick) (16 plays, 76 yards, 4:30) NCSU 48–41

See also: 2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NCSU –6.5	44

Statistics	HERD	NCSU
First downs	22	16
Total yards	419	401
Rushing yards	104	136
Passing yards	315	365
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	32:44	27:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing	Cam Fancher	29–51, 315 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Rasheen Ali	14 rushes, 63 yards
	Receiving	Darryle Simmons	8 receptions, 87 yards
NC State	Passing	MJ Morris	17–32, 265 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Michael Allen	9 rushes, 70 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	KC Concepcion	8 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD

At No. 17 Duke

NC State at No. 17 Duke

1 2 3 4 Total Wolfpack 3 0 0 0 3 • No. 17 Blue Devils 7 10 7 0 24 Date: October 14, 2023 Location: Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 4 minutes Game attendance: 31,833 Game weather: Cloudy Referee: Mike Roche TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline)

Scoring summary

See also: 2023 Duke Blue Devils football team and Tobacco Road

Pregame line	Over/under
DUKE –4	42.5

Statistics	NCSU	DUKE
First downs	18	12
Total yards	305	301
Rushing yards	112	194
Passing yards	193	107
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	36:56	23:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	MJ Morris	24–40, 193 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	MJ Morris	14 rushes, 38 yards
	Receiving	KC Concepcion	6 receptions, 63 yards
Duke	Passing	Henry Belin IV	4–12, 107 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jordan Waters	13 rushes, 123 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jalon Calhoun	1 reception, 69 yards, 1 TD

Clemson

Clemson at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 7 0 10 17 • Wolfpack 7 3 14 0 24 Date: October 28, 2023 Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 2:00 p.m EDT Game attendance: 56,919 Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 4 MPH Referee: Jeff Heaser TV announcers (CW): Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 7:18 NCSU Kevin Concepcion 9-yard pass from MJ Morris (Brayden Narveson kick) (4 plays, 60 yards, 2:23) NCSU 7–0 2 12:11 NCSU Brayden Narveson 41-yard field goal (8 plays, 55 yards, 4:52) NCSU 10–0 8:24 CLEM Phil Mafah 1-yard rush (Jonathan Weitz kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:47) NCSU 10–7 3 10:01 NCSU Payton Wilson 15-yard interception return (Brayden Narveson kick) (1 play, 15 yards, 0:08) NCSU 17–7 4:35 NCSU Kevin Concepcion 72-yard pass from MJ Morris (Brayden Narveson kick) (3 plays, 80 yards, 1:40) NCSU 24–7 4 14:57 CLEM Phil Mafah 1-yard rush (Jonathan Weitz kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:38) NCSU 24–14 6:57 CLEM Jonathan Weitz 19-yard field goal (5 plays, 49 yards, 1:47) NCSU 24–17

See also: 2023 Clemson Tigers football team and Textile Bowl

Pregame line	Over/under
CLEM –9.5	44.5

Statistics	CLEM	NCSU
First downs	20	9
Total yards	364	202
Rushing yards	101	64
Passing yards	263	138
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	33:41	26:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Clemson	Passing	Cade Klubnik	33–50, 263 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Phil Mafah	16 rushes, 84 yards
	Receiving	Jake Briningstool	8 receptions, 93 yards
NC State	Passing	MJ Morris	11–20, 138 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	KC Concepcion	2 rushes, 51 yards
	Receiving	KC Concepcion	5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD

Miami

Miami at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total Hurricanes 3 3 0 0 6 • Wolfpack 7 3 0 10 20 Date: November 4, 2023 Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 13 minutes Game attendance: 56,919 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 4 MPH Referee: Jerry Magallanes TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 6:57 MIA Andres Borregales 48-yard field goal (12 plays, 43 yards, 5:06) MIA 3–0 2:17 NCSU Jordan Poole 12-yard pass from MJ Morris (Brayden Narveson kick) (5 plays, 72 yards, 2:06) NCSU 7–3 2 13:09 MIA Andres Borregales 27-yard field goal (9 plays, 66 yards, 4:08) NCSU 7–6 2:55 NCSU Brayden Narveson 39-yard field goal (4 plays, –12 yards, 2:06) NCSU 10–6 4 5:03 NCSU Kendrick Raphael 31-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) (8 plays, 97 yards, 4:44) NCSU 17–6 1:37 NCSU Brayden Narveson 19-yard field goal (6 plays, 14 yards, 2:15) NCSU 20–6

See also: 2023 Miami Hurricanes football team

Pregame line	Over/under
MIA –6.0	44.5

Statistics	MIA	NCSU
First downs	19	12
Total yards	292	231
Rushing yards	119	108
Passing yards	173	123
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	35:16	24:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Tyler Van Dyke	21–38, 173 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Mark Fletcher Jr.	23 rushes, 115 yards
	Receiving	Jacolby George	5 receptions, 59 yards
NC State	Passing	MJ Morris	11–23, 123 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	8 rushes, 51 yards
	Receiving	KC Concepcion	5 receptions, 61 yards

At Wake Forest

NC State at Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolfpack 7 14 0 5 26 Demon Deacons 0 0 0 6 6 Date: November 11, 2023 Location: Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC Game start: 2:00 p.m EST Game attendance: 29,591 TV announcers (CW): Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)

Scoring summary

See also: 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and NC State–Wake Forest rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under
WAKE –0.5	42.5

Statistics	NCSU	WAKE
First downs	19	8
Total yards	379	163
Rushing yards	268	7
Passing yards	111	156
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	40:16	19:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	12–17, 113 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	15 rushes, 96 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dacari Collins	2 receptions, 40 yards
Wake Forest	Passing	Michael Kern	14–26, 137 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Demond Claiborne	8 rushes, 12 yards
	Receiving	Horatio Fields	3 receptions, 31 yards

At Virginia Tech

NC State at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolfpack 0 21 14 0 35 Hokies 0 7 7 14 28 Date: November 18, 2023 Location: Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 65,632 Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) Referee: Jeff Flanagan TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst) and Sherree Burruss (sideline)

Scoring summary 2 12:04 NCSU Kevin "KC" Concepcion 3-yard from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick) (7 plays, 64 yards, 4:05) NCSU 7–0 4:46 NCSU Brennan Armstrong 1-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick) (8 plays, 60 yards, 4:49) NCSU 14–0 4:26 VT Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw 47-yard rush (Josh Love kick) (1 play, 47 yards, 0:11) NCSU 14–7 0:18 NCSU Kevin "KC" Concepcion 28-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:08) NCSU 21–7 3 9:03 NCSU Brennan Armstrong 1-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:57) NCSU 28–7 8:10 VT Da'Quan Felton 42-yard pass from Kyron Drones (John Love kick) (2 plays, 76 yards, 0:46) NCSU 28–14 5:53 NCSU Trent Pennix 17-yard pass from Kevin "KC" Concepcion (Brayden Narveson kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 2:17) NCSU 35–14 4 7:03 VT Da'Quan Felton 12-yard passing from Kyron Drones (John Love kick) (10 plays, 92 yards, 3:49) NCSU 35–21 1:40 VT Stephen Gosnell 13-yard pass from Kyron Drones (John Love kick) (4 plays, 56 yards, 1:11) NCSU 35–28

See also: 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
VT –2.5	40.5

Statistics	NCSU	VT
First downs	24	17
Total yards	408	349
Rushing yards	188	124
Passing yards	220	225
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	40:37	19:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	18–26, 203 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	21 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	KC Concepcion	7 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Kyron Drones	17–30, 225 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kyron Drones	9 rushes, 51 yards
	Receiving	Da'Quan Felton	7 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD

North Carolina

North Carolina at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total Tar Heels 0 7 13 0 20 • Wolfpack 6 20 13 0 39 Date: November 25, 2023 Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours, 22 minutes Game attendance: 56,919 Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 3 MPH Referee: Adam Savoie TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:35 NSCU Brayden Narveson 32 yd. field goal (6 plays, 43 yards, 3:15) NCSU 3–0 5:32 NCSU Brayden Narveson 40 yd. field goal (8 plays, 24 yards, 3:54) NCSU 6–0 2 12:56 NCSU KC Concepcion 11 yd. pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick) (11 plays, 83 yards, 5:53) NCSU 13–0 10:15 NCSU KC Concepcion 6 yd. pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick) (4 plays, 55 yards, 1:39) NCSU 20–0 5:57 NCSU Brayden Narveson 28 yd. field goal (7 plays, 46 yards, 2:57) NCSU 23–0 4:34 UNC John Copenhaver 15 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:23) NCSU 23–7 0:00 NCSU Brayden Narveson 24 yd. field goal (13 plays, 70 yards, 4:28) NCSU 26–7 3 10:26 NCSU Dacari Collins 20 yd. pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 4:34) NCSU 33–7 8:50 UNC Drake Maye 1 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:36) NCSU 33–14 7:54 NCSU Delbert Mimms, III 7 yd. rush (Juice Vereen pass from Brennan Armstrong failed) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56) NCSU 39–14 5:44 UNC Tez Walker 0 yd. pass from Drake Maye (John Copenhaver pass from Drake Maye failed) (10 plays, 75 yards, 2:10) NCSU 39–20

See also: 2023 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under
UNC –2.5	55.5

Statistics	UNC	NCSU
First downs	21	27
Total yards	384	504
Rushing yards	130	170
Passing yards	254	334
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	19:54	40:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing	Drake Maye	22–38, 254 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Drake Maye	9 rushes, 106 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	John Copenhaver	5 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
NC State	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	22–31, 334 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	KC Concepcion	11 rushes, 55 yards
	Receiving	KC Concepcion	7 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD

Vs. Kansas State–Pop-Tarts Bowl

No. 18 NC State vs No. 25 Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total No. 18 Wolfpack 0 10 9 0 19 • No. 25 Wildcats 7 14 0 7 28 Date: December 28, 2023 Location: Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL Game start: 5:45 p.m. EST Game attendance: 31,111 Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h) W Referee: Larry Smith TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:35 KSU DJ Giddens 37-yard pass from Avery Johnson (Chris Tennant kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25) KSU 7–0 2 7:29 KSU DJ Giddens 4-yard run (Chris Tennant kick) (9 plays, 90 yards, 4:49) KSU 14–0 3:22 NCSU Brennan Armstrong 31-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) (9 plays, 76 yards, 4:07) KSU 14–7 0:55 KSU Avery Johnson 19-yard run (Chris Tennant kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 2:27) KSU 21–7 0:00 NCSU Brayden Narveson 26-yard field goal (8 plays, 57 yards, 0:00) KSU 21–10 3 12:51 NCSU Brayden Narveson 49-yard field goal (6 plays, 44 yards, 2:09) KSU 21–13 1:50 NCSU Trent Pennix 60-yard run (two point pass conversion failed) (7 plays, 75 yards, 4:03) KSU 21–19 4 2:48 KSU Jayce Brown 11-yard pass from Avery Johnson (Chris Tennant kick) (15 plays, 72 yards, 7:24) KSU 28–19

See also: 2023 Kansas State Wildcats football team and 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl

Pregame line	Over/under
KSU –3.5	47.5

Statistics	NCSU	KSU
First downs	17	22
Total yards	399	435
Rushing yards	235	257
Passing yards	164	178
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	29:06	30:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	14/28, 164 yards, INT
	Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	17 carries, 121 yards, TD
	Receiving	KC Concepcion	7 receptions, 72 yards
Kansas State	Passing	Avery Johnson	14/31, 178 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	DJ Giddens	28 carries, 151 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jayce Brown	5 receptions, 52 yards, TD

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	21т	19	21
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	24	20	18	21
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	22	19	18	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2024 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	98	Payton Wilson	LB	Pittsburgh Steelers
6	190	Dylan McMahon	OG	Philadelphia Eagles

References

1. "Coaching Staff". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
2. "ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
3. Murphy, Brian (June 28, 2022). "ACC eliminates football divisions, adopts new schedule model in 2023". WRAL. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
4. "ACC Reveals 2023 Wolfpack Football Schedule" (Press release). January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
5. "2023 NC State Wolfpack Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2023.