2002 NC State Wolfpack football team

2002 NC State Wolfpack football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 28–6 vs. Notre Dame
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 12
2002 record	11–3 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Chuck Amato (3rd season)
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium (Capacity: 51,500)
Seasons

2002 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#21 Florida State †		7	–	1					9	–	5
#13 Maryland		6	–	2					11	–	3
#22 Virginia		6	–	2					9	–	5
#12 NC State		5	–	3					11	–	3
Clemson		4	–	4					7	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					7	–	6
North Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
Duke		0	–	8					2	–	10
† – BCS representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Chuck Amato. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2002 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	4:30 PM	New Mexico*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina (BCA Classic)	FSN	W 34–14	47,018
August 31	7:00 PM	East Tennessee State*	No. 25	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina		W 34–0	42,507
September 7	12:00 PM	at Navy*	No. 21	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland		W 65–19	29,613
September 14	7:00 PM	Wake Forest	No. 19	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina (rivalry)		W 32–13	51,094
September 21	12:30 PM	at Texas Tech*	No. 17	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, Texas	FSN	W 51–48 OT	35,864
September 28	1:00 PM	Massachusetts*	No. 17	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina		W 56–24	51,221
October 12	12:00 PM	at North Carolina	No. 14	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina (rivalry)	JPS	W 34–17	60,250
October 19	12:00 PM	Duke	No. 13	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina		W 24–22	51,500
October 24	7:45 PM	at Clemson	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (Textile Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–6	78,904
November 2	3:30 PM	Georgia Tech	No. 10	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	ABC	L 17–24	51,500
November 9	12:00 PM	at Maryland	No. 14	Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland	ABC	L 21–24	52,915
November 16	12:00 PM	at Virginia	No. 22	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia	JPS	L 9–14	53,371
November 23	3:30 PM	No. 14 Florida State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	ABC	W 17–7	51,500
January 1	12:30 PM	vs. No. 11 Notre Dame*	No. 17	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl)	NBC	W 28–6	73,491
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time