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2008 NC State Wolfpack football team

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2008 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record6–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDana Bible (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Archer (2nd season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
Boston College xy   5 3     9 5  
No. 21 Florida State x   5 3     9 4  
Maryland   4 4     8 5  
Wake Forest   4 4     8 5  
Clemson   4 4     7 6  
NC State   4 4     6 7  
Coastal Division
No. 15 Virginia Tech xy$   5 3     10 4  
No. 22 Georgia Tech x   5 3     9 4  
North Carolina   0 4     0 5  
Miami (FL)   4 4     7 6  
Virginia   3 5     5 7  
Duke   1 7     4 8  

Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Tom O'Brien. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953, and has participated in that conference's Atlantic Division since 2005. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2008 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 288:00 pmat South Carolina*ESPNL 0–3480,616
September 66:00 pmWilliam & Mary*ACCSW 34–2456,694
September 1312:00 pmat No. 23 ClemsonRaycomL 9–2777,071
September 2012:00 pmNo. 15 East Carolina*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
ESPNW 30–24 OT57,583
September 277:30 pmNo. 13 South Florida*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPNUL 10–4157,583
October 412:00 pmBoston Collegedagger
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
RaycomL 31–3855,652
October 167:30 pmFlorida State
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPNL 17–2656,643
October 253:30 pmat MarylandESPN360L 24–2745,018
November 83:30 pmat DukeESPN360W 27–1731,964
November 153:30 pmNo. 24 Wake Forest
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
ESPNUW 21–1756,174
November 2212:00 pmat North CarolinaRaycomW 41–1060,000
November 2912:00 pmMiami (FL)
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
RaycomW 38–2856,329
December 293:00 pmvs. Rutgers*ESPNL 23–2938,582

References

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