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 |
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September 3 | 6:00 PM | No. 22 (FCS) Liberty* | | ESPN3 | W 43–21 | 56,564 |
September 10 | 3:30 PM | at Wake Forest | | 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* | | 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 | | ESPNU | W 28–14 | 46,030 |
October 29 | 12:00 PM | at Florida State | | 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 | | ACCN | L 10–14 | 33,712 |
November 19 | 3:30 PM | No. 8 Clemson | | 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* | | ESPN | W 31–24 | 58,427 |
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Game summaries[]
Clemson[]
by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
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Total
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Clemson
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3 |
0 |
3 |
7
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13
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• North Carolina State
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0 |
27 |
10 |
0
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37
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
6:50 | CLEM | Chandler Catanzaro 24-yard field goal | CLEM 3-0 |
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2 |
11:35 | NCST | George Bryan 11-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade kick) | NCST 7-3 |
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2 |
10:33 | NCST | Jay Smith 7-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade kick) | NCST 14-3 |
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2 |
7:26 | NCST | Niklas Sade 21-yard field goal | NCST 17-3 |
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2 |
4:58 | NCST | Tony Creecy 4-yard run (Niklas Sade kick) | NCST 24-3 |
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2 |
0:05 | NCST | Niklas Sade 32-yard field goal | NCST 27-3 |
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3 |
10:18 | NCST | Niklas Sade 21-yard field goal | NCST 30-3 |
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3 |
8:44 | CLEM | Chandler Catanzaro 32-yard field goal | NCST 30-6 |
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3 |
5:41 | NCST | Tobias Palmer 41-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade kick) | NCST 37-6 |
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4 |
1:22 | CLEM | Mike Bellamy 2-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick) | NCST 37-13 |
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