2011 NC State Wolfpack football team
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 (Tobacco Road 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 game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Game notes
Clemson
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Clemson |
3 |
0 | 3 | 7 |
13 |
• North Carolina State |
0 |
27 | 10 | 0 |
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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