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2009 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record5–7 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dana Bible (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Mike Archer (3rd season)
Home stadium Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons
←  2008
2010 →
2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 24 Clemson x   6 2     9 5  
Boston College   5 3     8 5  
Florida State   4 4     7 6  
Wake Forest   3 5     5 7  
NC State   2 6     5 7  
Maryland   1 7     2 10  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$   7 1     11 3  
No. 10 Virginia Tech   6 2     10 3  
No. 19 Miami (FL)   5 3     9 4  
North Carolina *   0 4     0 5  
Duke   3 5     5 7  
Virginia   2 6     3 9  
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Tom O'Brien. It was O'Brien's third season as NC State's head coach. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Wolfpack finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in ACC play and failed to qualify for a bowl game.

Preseason

On June 27, linebacker Nate Irving was seriously injured in an automobile accident and will not play for the 2009 season, as he suffered a compound fracture in his leg and a collapsed lung.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 pm South Carolina* ESPNL 3–757,583 [1]
September 126:00 pm Murray State*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 65–755,510 [2]
September 196:00 pm Gardner–Webb*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 45–1453,452 [3]
September 263:30 pm Pittsburgh*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPNUW 38–3157,583 [4]
October 33:30 pmat Wake ForestESPNUL 24–3033,921 [5]
October 104:00 pm Duke
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC ( rivalry)
ESPNUL 28–4956,452 [6]
October 173:30 pmat Boston College ABCL 20–5235,261 [7]
October 3112:00 pmat Florida State RaycomL 42–4567,712 [8]
November 71:00 pm Maryland
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPN360W 38–3155,631 [9]
November 1412:00 pm Clemson
RaycomL 23–4357,583 [10]
November 213:30 pmat No. 16 Virginia TechESPNUL 10–3866,233 [11]
November 2812:00 pm North Carolina
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC ( rivalry)
ESPN2W 28–2757,583 [12]

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Coaching staff

After not traveling with the team to Blacksburg, Virginia for the Virginia Tech game, it was announced that offensive coordinator Dana Bible had been diagnosed with leukemia. [14]

References

  1. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  2. ^ "Murray State Racers vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  3. ^ "Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  4. ^ "Pittsburgh Panthers vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  5. ^ "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  6. ^ "Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  7. ^ "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Boston College Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  8. ^ "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  9. ^ "Maryland Terrapins vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  10. ^ "Clemson Tigers vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  11. ^ "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  12. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  13. ^ "2009 Football Schedule". Wolfpack Football. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2009.
  14. ^ "Bible diagnosed with cancer". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2010.