2023 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football 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

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2024 ->

2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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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

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. The NC State Wolfpack football team drew an average home attendance of 56,919 in 2023.[1]

## Coaching staff

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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

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## Schedule

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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.[3][4] 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.[5]

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

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August 31| 7:30 p.m.| at UConn*| |

* Pratt & Whitney Stadium
* East Hartford, CT

| CBSSN| W 24–14| 36,526
September 9| 12:00 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

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### At UConn

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NC State at UConn  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

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NCSU –14.5 | 47.5
Statistics | NCSU | CONN

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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
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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

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No. 10 Notre Dame at NC State  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

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ND –7 | 49.5
Statistics | ND | NCSU

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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
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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

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VMI at NC State  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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

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NCSU –42.5 | 51
Statistics | VMI | NCSU

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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
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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

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NC State at Virginia  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

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NCSU –8.5 | 47.5
Statistics | NCSU | UVA

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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
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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

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• 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

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LOU –3.5 | 56.5
Statistics | LOU | NCSU

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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
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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

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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

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NCSU –6.5 | 44
Statistics | HERD | NCSU

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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
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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

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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

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

Pregame line  | Over/under

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DUKE –4 | 42.5
Statistics | NCSU | DUKE

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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
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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

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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

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CLEM –9.5 | 44.5
Statistics | CLEM | NCSU

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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
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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

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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

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MIA –6.0 | 44.5
Statistics | MIA | NCSU

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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
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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

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• 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

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

Pregame line  | Over/under

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WAKE –0.5 | 42.5
Statistics | NCSU | WAKE

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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
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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

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NC State at Virginia Tech  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

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VT –2.5 | 40.5
Statistics | NCSU | VT

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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

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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

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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

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UNC –2.5 | 55.5
Statistics | UNC | NCSU

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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
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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

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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

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KSU –3.5 | 47.5
Statistics | NCSU | KSU

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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

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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

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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

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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

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See also: 2024 NFL draft

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3  | 98  | Payton Wilson | LB | Pittsburgh Steelers
6  | 190  | Dylan McMahon | OG | Philadelphia Eagles

## References

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1. ^ "2023 FBS Attendance Trends". D1.ticker. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
2. ^ "Coaching Staff". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
3. ^ "ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
4. ^ Murphy, Brian (June 28, 2022). "ACC eliminates football divisions, adopts new schedule model in 2023". WRAL. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
5. ^ "ACC Reveals 2023 Wolfpack Football Schedule" (Press release). January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
6. ^ "2023 NC State Wolfpack Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2023.

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