The 2024 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Dave Doeren, in his 12th season.
Incoming transfers +Incoming transfersNamePossisonPrevious SchoolDonovan KaufmanSAuburnNoah RogersWROhio StateTamarcus CooleyCBMarylandDevon MarshallCBVillanovaJordan WatersRBDukeHollywood SmothersRBOklahomaVal EricksonOTMissouriJustin JolyTEUConnCorey Coley Jr.CBMarylandWesley GrimesWRWake ForestGrayson McCallQBCoastal CarolinaZeke CorrellIOLNotre Dame
Preseason ACC media poll The Atlantic Coast Conference preseason poll was released on July 31. NC State was predicted to finish fourth in the conference. 1 Florida State 2,708 (81) 2 Clemson 2,657 (55) 3 Miami 2,344 (17)4NC State2,318 (8) 5 Louisville 1,984 6 Virginia Tech 1,968 (5) 7 SMU 1,798 8 North Carolina 1,712 9 Georgia Tech 1,539 (1) 10 California 1,095 (2) 11 Duke 1,056 12 Syracuse 1,035 13 Pittsburgh 1,016 14 Boston College 890 (1) 15 Wake Forest 784 16 Virginia 629 17 Stanford 477
Schedule NC State announced its 2024 football schedule on January 24, 2024. The 2024 schedule consists of seven home games and four away games, and one neutral game in the regular season. The Wolfpack hosted ACC foes Duke, Stanford, Syracuse, and Wake Forest and traveled to California, Clemson, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina.
The Wolfpack hosted three of the four non-conference opponents, Louisiana Tech from Conference USA, Northern Illinois from the MAC, and Western Carolina from the Southern Conference (FCS), and played Tennessee from the SEC in a neutral site game in Charlotte.
Game summaries vs. No. 20 (FCS) Western Carolina
Statistics WCU NCSU First downs 16 28 Total yards 58–364 73–521 Rushing yards 18–123 33–203 Passing yards 241 318 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–40–0 26–40–1 Time of possession 24:30 35:30 Team Category Player StatisticsWestern Carolina Passing Cole Gonzales 22/35, 211 yards, 2 TD Rushing Cole Gonzales 6 carries, 75 yards Receiving AJ Colombo 9 receptions, 97 yards, TDNC State Passing Grayson McCall 26/40, 318 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Jordan Waters 20 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kevin Concepcion 9 receptions, 121 yards, 3 TD
vs. No. 14 Tennessee
Statistics TENNNCSU First downs 22 10 Total yards 67–460 50–143 Rushing yards 44–249 28–39 Passing yards 211 104 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–23–2 15–22–1 Time of possession 31:28 28:32 Team Category Player StatisticsTennessee Passing Nico Iamaleava 16/23, 211 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Dylan Sampson 20 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD Receiving Squirrel White 2 receptions, 67 yardsNC State Passing Grayson McCall 15/22, 104 yards, 1 INT Rushing Hollywood Smothers 6 carries, 25 yards Receiving Kevin Concepcion 5 receptions, 53 yards
Louisiana Tech
Statistics LT NCSU First downs 12 20 Total yards 324 361 Rushing yards 43 151 Passing yards 281 210 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–36–1 22–33–1 Time of possession 23:24 36:36 Team Category Player StatisticsLouisiana Tech Passing Jack Turner 19/36, 281 yards, TD, INT Rushing Donerio Davenport 6 rushes, 21 yards, TD Receiving Tru Edwards 4 receptions, 148 yards, TDNC State Passing C. J. Bailey 13/20, 156 yards, INT Rushing Kendrick Raphael 9 rushes, 63 yards, TD Receiving Dacari Collins 3 receptions, 55 yards
at No. 21 Clemson
Statistics NCSUCLEM First downs 25 24 Total yards 440 523 Rushing yards 183 269 Passing yards 257 254 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–31–1 21–34–0 Time of possession 33:11 26:49 Team Category Player StatisticsNC State Passing C. J. Bailey 16/25, 204 yards, TD, INT Rushing Kendrick Raphael 10 carries, 94 yards, TD Receiving Kevin Concepcion 5 receptions, 40 yardsClemson Passing Cade Klubnik 16/24, 209 yards, 3 TD Rushing Phil Mafah 7 carries, 107 yards, TD Receiving Adam Randall 5 receptions, 69 yards, TD
Northern Illinois
Statistics NIU NCSU First downs 2011 Total yards 279176 Rushing yards 12067 Passing yards 159109 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–29–213–20–0 Time of possession 32:4127:19 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthern Illinois Passing Ethan Hampton14/29, 159 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Antario Brown28 CAR, 114 YDS Receiving Andrew McElroy3 REC, 58 YDS NC State Passing C. J. Bailey13/20, 109 YDS, 1 TD Rushing C. J. Bailey10 CAR, 22 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Noah Rogers2 REC, 48 YDS
Wake Forest
Statistics WAKE NCSU First downs 2128 Total yards 315419 Rushing yards 161105 Passing yards 154314 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–32–131–47–1 Time of possession 24:0835:52 Team Category Player StatisticsWake Forest Passing Hank Bachmeier 16/32, 154 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Demond Claiborne 20 CAR, 136 YDS, 2 TD Receiving Micah Mays Jr. 48 REC, 48 YDSNC State Passing C. J. Bailey 28/42, 272 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kendrick Raphael 10 CAR, 48 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Justin Joly 4 REC, 73 YDS, 1 TD
Syracuse
Statistics SYR NCSU First downs 2519 Total yards 424411 Rushing yards 7882 Passing yards 346329 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–43–117–24–1 Time of possession 36:5223:08 Team Category Player StatisticsSyracuse Passing Kyle McCord31/42, 346 YDS, 2 TD Rushing LeQuint Allen 21 CAR, 91 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Jackson Meeks 11 REC, 116 YDS, 1 TDNC State Passing CJ Bailey17/24, 329 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing CJ Bailey7 CAR, 28 YDS Receiving Noah Rogers4 REC, 95 YDS, 1 TD
at California
Statistics NCSUCAL First downs 15 23 Total yards 363 399 Rushing yards 29 117 Passing yards 334 282 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–37–0 30–43–0 Time of possession 32:37 27:23 Team Category Player StatisticsNC State Passing CJ Bailey 25/36, 306 YDS, 2 TD Rushing Hollywood Smothers 7 carries, 25 yards Receiving Justin Joly 4 receptions, 95 yardsCalifornia Passing Fernando Mendoza 30/42, 282 YDS, 2 TD Rushing Jaivian Thomas 9 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jack Endries 9 receptions, 101 yards
Stanford
Statistics STAN NCSU First downs 16 25 Total yards 398 527 Rushing yards 225 281 Passing yards 173 246 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–16–1 19–22–1 Time of possession 26:19 33:41 Team Category Player StatisticsStanford Passing Justin Lamson 3/8, 103 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ashton Daniels 11 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD Receiving Elic Ayomanor 4 receptions, 108 yards, TDNC State Passing CJ Bailey 18/20, 234 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jordan Waters 5 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD Receiving Justin Joly 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD
Duke
Statistics DUKE NCSU First downs 16 19 Total yards 276 268 Rushing yards 31 84 Passing yards 245 184 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–31–0 16–39–1 Time of possession 29:33 30:27 Team Category Player StatisticsDuke Passing Maalik Murphy 22/31, 245 yards, 2 TD Rushing Star Thomas 17 carries, 36 yards Receiving Que'Sean Brown 5 receptions, 88 yardsNC State Passing CJ Bailey 16/39, 184 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing CJ Bailey 10 carries, 36 yards Receiving Justin Joly 4 receptions, 52 yards
at Georgia Tech
Statistics NCSUGT First downs 16 19 Total yards 400 391 Rushing yards 253 119 Passing yards 147 272 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–30–3 22–36–1 Time of possession 26:40 33:20 Team Category Player StatisticsNC State Passing CJ Bailey 17/30, 147 yards, 3 INT Rushing CJ Bailey 9 carries, 83 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jordan Waters 3 receptions, 45 yardsGeorgia Tech Passing Aaron Philo 19/33, 265 yards, INT Rushing Aaron Philo 7 carries, 57 yards, TD Receiving Eric Singleton Jr. 5 receptions, 106 yards
at North Carolina
Statistics NCSUUNC First downs 27 17 Total yards 462 468 Rushing yards 220 193 Passing yards 242 275 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–20–1 19–34–0 Time of possession 35:45 24:15 Team Category Player StatisticsNC State Passing CJ Bailey 14/20, 242 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Hollywood Smothers 13 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD Receiving Dacari Collins 3 receptions, 62 yardsNorth Carolina Passing Jacolby Criswell 18/33, 273 yards, 3 TD Rushing Omarion Hampton 22 carries, 185 yards, 1 TD Receiving Chris Culliver 4 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
vs. East Carolina (Military Bowl / rivalry)
Statistics ECUNCSU First downs 22 21 Total yards 473 428 Rushing yards 326 198 Passing yards 147 230 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–29–2 19–26–1 Time of possession 26:37 33:23 Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Katin Houser 18/29, 147 yards, 2 INT Rushing Rahjai Harris 17 carries, 221 yards, 1 TD Receiving Yannick Smith 3 receptions, 56 yardsNC State Passing CJ Bailey 19/26, 230 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Hollywood Smothers 15 carries, 142 yards Receiving Noah Rogers 5 receptions, 59 yards
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