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2012 NC State Wolfpack football
Music City Bowl, L 24–38 vs. Vanderbilt
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dana Bible (6th season)
Defensive coordinator Mike Archer (6th season)
Home stadium Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons
←  2011
2013 →
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$   7 1     12 2  
No. 11 Clemson x   7 1     11 2  
NC State   4 4     7 6  
Wake Forest   3 5     5 7  
Maryland   2 6     4 8  
Boston College   1 7     2 10  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy   5 3     7 7  
North Carolina   5 3     8 4  
Miami (FL)   5 3     7 5  
Virginia Tech   4 4     7 6  
Duke   3 5     6 7  
Virginia   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions. [1]
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth year head coach Tom O'Brien and played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium. They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Wolfpack participated in the Music City Bowl and were defeated by Vanderbilt, 38–24.

On November 25, the university announced that it had fired O'Brien as head coach of the Wolfpack after failing to live up the expectations during his six years at the position. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 pmvs. Tennessee* ESPNUL 21–3555,529
September 812:00 pmat Connecticut* Big East NetworkW 10–734,202
September 156:00 pm South Alabama* ESPN3W 31–754,132
September 226:00 pmNo. 10 ( FCS) The Citadel*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPN3W 52–1455,145
September 2912:00 pmat Miami (FL)ESPNUL 37–4438,510
October 68:00 pmNo. 3 Florida State
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPN2W 17–1654,962
October 203:30 pmat MarylandESPNUW 20–1840,217
October 2712:30 pmat North Carolina ACCNL 35–4362,000
November 312:30 pm Virginiadagger
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ACCNL 6–3354,812
November 103:00 pm Wake Forest
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC ( rivalry)
ACCRSNW 37–652,567
November 173:30 pmat No. 11 Clemson ABC/ESPN2L 48–6277,831
November 243:00 pm Boston College
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPN3W 27–1053,020
December 3112:00 pmat Vanderbilt* ESPNL 24–3855,801
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

2012 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 87 Mario Carter  Sr
RB 26 Tony Creecy  So
QB 8 Mike Glennon Sr
WR 4 Tobias Palmer  Sr
WR 2 Rashard Smith  Jr
RB 10 Shadrach Thornton Fr
WR 80 Bryan Underwood  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 32 Niklas Sade So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

Miami (FL)

NC State Wolfpack (3–1) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (3–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
NC State 7 7 71637
Miami (FL) 23 0 71444

at Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
  • Game attendance: 38,510
  • Referee: Pat Garvey
  • Box Score
Game information

Clemson

NC State Wolfpack (6–4) at #9 Clemson Tigers (9–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
NC State 21 3 141048
Clemson 13 28 21062

at Memorial StadiumClemson, South Carolina

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind E 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Game attendance: 76,000
  • Referee: J. Magallanes
  • Box Score
Game information

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Giglio, Joe (November 25, 2012). "O'Brien Out at N.C. State". The News & Observer. Raleigh. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2012 NC State Wolfpack football
Music City Bowl, L 24–38 vs. Vanderbilt
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dana Bible (6th season)
Defensive coordinator Mike Archer (6th season)
Home stadium Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons
←  2011
2013 →
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$   7 1     12 2  
No. 11 Clemson x   7 1     11 2  
NC State   4 4     7 6  
Wake Forest   3 5     5 7  
Maryland   2 6     4 8  
Boston College   1 7     2 10  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy   5 3     7 7  
North Carolina   5 3     8 4  
Miami (FL)   5 3     7 5  
Virginia Tech   4 4     7 6  
Duke   3 5     6 7  
Virginia   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions. [1]
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth year head coach Tom O'Brien and played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium. They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Wolfpack participated in the Music City Bowl and were defeated by Vanderbilt, 38–24.

On November 25, the university announced that it had fired O'Brien as head coach of the Wolfpack after failing to live up the expectations during his six years at the position. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 pmvs. Tennessee* ESPNUL 21–3555,529
September 812:00 pmat Connecticut* Big East NetworkW 10–734,202
September 156:00 pm South Alabama* ESPN3W 31–754,132
September 226:00 pmNo. 10 ( FCS) The Citadel*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPN3W 52–1455,145
September 2912:00 pmat Miami (FL)ESPNUL 37–4438,510
October 68:00 pmNo. 3 Florida State
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPN2W 17–1654,962
October 203:30 pmat MarylandESPNUW 20–1840,217
October 2712:30 pmat North Carolina ACCNL 35–4362,000
November 312:30 pm Virginiadagger
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ACCNL 6–3354,812
November 103:00 pm Wake Forest
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC ( rivalry)
ACCRSNW 37–652,567
November 173:30 pmat No. 11 Clemson ABC/ESPN2L 48–6277,831
November 243:00 pm Boston College
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPN3W 27–1053,020
December 3112:00 pmat Vanderbilt* ESPNL 24–3855,801
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

2012 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 87 Mario Carter  Sr
RB 26 Tony Creecy  So
QB 8 Mike Glennon Sr
WR 4 Tobias Palmer  Sr
WR 2 Rashard Smith  Jr
RB 10 Shadrach Thornton Fr
WR 80 Bryan Underwood  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 32 Niklas Sade So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

Miami (FL)

NC State Wolfpack (3–1) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (3–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
NC State 7 7 71637
Miami (FL) 23 0 71444

at Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
  • Game attendance: 38,510
  • Referee: Pat Garvey
  • Box Score
Game information

Clemson

NC State Wolfpack (6–4) at #9 Clemson Tigers (9–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
NC State 21 3 141048
Clemson 13 28 21062

at Memorial StadiumClemson, South Carolina

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind E 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Game attendance: 76,000
  • Referee: J. Magallanes
  • Box Score
Game information

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Giglio, Joe (November 25, 2012). "O'Brien Out at N.C. State". The News & Observer. Raleigh. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.

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