2011 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season

2011 NC State Wolfpack football

Belk Bowl champion

Belk Bowl, W 31–24 vs Louisville

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Division| Atlantic Division
Record| 8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach|

* Tom O'Brien (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Dana Bible (5th season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Mike Archer (5th season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Carter–Finley Stadium

Seasons

<- 2010

2012 ->

2011 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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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 (FL) |  | 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

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

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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 (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 the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Game summaries

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### Clemson

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Clemson | 3 | 0| 3| 7 | 13
• North Carolina State | 0 | 27| 10| 0 | 37

* Date: November 19
* Location: Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC
* Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
* TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Mike Patrick, Craig James

| 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

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## References

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1. ^ "North Carolina State Surprises Mistake Prone Clemson". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

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