2011 NC State Wolfpack football team

2011 NC State Wolfpack football
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Belk Bowl champion
Belk Bowl vs Louisville, W 31–24
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division
2011 record	8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (5th year)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer (5th year)
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium (Capacity: 57,583)
Seasons « 2010 2012 »

2011 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic
#22 Clemson x†		6	–	2					10	–	4
#23 Florida State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3					6	–	7
NC State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Boston College		3	–	5					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal
#21 Virginia Tech x‡		7	–	1					11	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3					8	–	5
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
North Carolina		3	–	5					7	–	6
Miami		3	–	5					6	–	6
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 10, 2012 • 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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

Clemson

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total 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 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