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2008 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic
2008 record6–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coachTom O'Brien
Offensive coordinatorDana Bible
Defensive coordinatorMike Archer
Home stadiumCarter-Finley Stadium
(Capacity: 57,583)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 ACC football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic
Boston College xy   5 3         9 5  
#21 Florida State x   5 3         9 4  
Maryland   4 4         8 5  
Wake Forest   4 4         8 5  
Clemson   4 4         7 6  
NC State   4 4         6 7  
Coastal
#15 Virginia Tech xy   5 3         10 4  
#22 Georgia Tech x   5 3         9 4  
North Carolina   4 4         8 5  
Miami   4 4         7 6  
Virginia   3 5         5 7  
Duke   1 7         4 8  

Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
† – BCS representative as champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
  • North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins
    Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Tom O'Brien, who began his second season as the Wolfpack head coach with a 5–7 overall record, and a 3–5 conference record at NCSU. N.C. State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953, and has participated in that conference's Atlantic Division since 2005. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2008 at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been N.C. State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 28* 8:00 PM at South Carolina Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC ESPN L 0–34   80,616
September 6* 6:00 PM William & Mary Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC ACCS W 34–24   56,694
September 13 12:00 PM at #23 Clemson Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (Textile Bowl) Raycom L 9–27   77,071
September 20* 12:00 PM #15 East Carolina Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Rivalry) ESPN W 30–24 OT  57,583
September 27* 7:30 PM #13 South Florida Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ESPNU L 10–41   57,583
October 4† 12:00 PM Boston College Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC Raycom L 31–38   55,652
October 16 7:30 PM Florida State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ESPN L 17–26   56,643
October 25 3:30 PM at Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD ESPN360 L 24–27   45,018
November 8 3:30 PM at Duke Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (Research Triangle rivalry) ESPN360 W 27–17   31,964
November 15 3:30 PM #24 Wake Forest Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Tobacco Road rivalry) ESPNU W 21–17   56,174
November 22 12:00 PM at North Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC (Rivalry) Raycom W 41–10   60,000
November 29 12:00 PM Miami Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC Raycom W 38–28   56,329
December 29* 3:00 PM vs. Rutgers Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (PapaJohns.com Bowl) ESPN L 23–29   38,582
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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