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North Carolina State Football Team History


North Carolina State Wolfpack
North Carolina State University
 Raleigh, NC
Founded: 1887
Stadium: Carter-Finley Stadium
Capacity: 57,500
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Chuck Amato
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024
2002 Season Highlights
 Chuck Amato enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at North Carolina State.
 
2002 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 24  vs. New Mexico  34   14   W    @ Raleigh, NC   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. East Tennessee State  34   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Navy  65   19   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Wake Forest  32   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Texas Tech  51   48   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Massachusetts  56   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ North Carolina  34   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Duke  24   22   W       
 Thu., Oct. 24  @ Clemson  38   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Georgia Tech  17   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Maryland  21   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Virginia  9   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Florida State  17   7   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Notre Dame  28   6   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
2002 Season Totals
  Record11-3
  Points Scored460
  Scoring Average32.9
  Points Allowed238
  Defense Average17.0
  Opponents Record91-79
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-2
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 11-3-0 AP
11 11-3-0 Coaches
11 11-3-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2002 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida State 9-5428301Lost  13-267-1275142  Bobby Bowden
Maryland 11-3451228Won  30-36-2247161  Ralph Friedgen
Virginia 9-5402348Won  48-226-2220185  Al Groh
North Carolina State 11-3460238Won  28-65-3192127  Chuck Amato
Clemson 7-6330349Lost  15-554-4197223  Tommy Bowden
Georgia Tech 7-6280267Lost  21-304-4148150  Chan Gailey
Wake Forest 7-6356327Won  38-173-5196198  Jim Grobe
North Carolina 3-9223421 1-7113285  John Bunting
Duke 2-10227353 0-8137254  Carl Franks

2002 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2002 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.