2012 NC State Wolfpack football team

2012 NC State Wolfpack football
2012 NC State Wolfpack football
Music City Bowl, L 24–38 vs. Vanderbilt
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (6th season; regular season); Dana Bible (interim, bowl game);
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
v t e
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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 pm	vs. Tennessee*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)	ESPNU	L 21–35	55,529
September 8	12:00 pm	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	Big East Network	W 10–7	34,202
September 15	6:00 pm	South Alabama*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 31–7	54,132
September 22	6:00 pm	No. 10 (FCS) The Citadel*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 52–14	55,145
September 29	12:00 pm	at Miami (FL)	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPNU	L 37–44	38,510
October 6	8:00 pm	No. 3 Florida State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN2	W 17–16	54,962
October 20	3:30 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPNU	W 20–18	40,217
October 27	12:30 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	L 35–43	62,000
November 3	12:30 pm	Virginia	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 6–33	54,812
November 10	3:00 pm	Wake Forest	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ACCRSN	W 37–6	52,567
November 17	3:30 pm	at No. 11 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ABC/ESPN2	L 48–62	77,831
November 24	3:00 pm	Boston College	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 27–10	53,020
December 31	12:00 pm	at Vanderbilt*	LP Field Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–38	55,801
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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

Tom O'Brien

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary

Miami (FL)

NC State Wolfpack (3–1) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (3–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
NC State	7	7	7	16	37
Miami (FL)	23	0	7	14	44

at Sun Life Stadium • Miami 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

NC State

Mike Glennon
24/42, 440 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
Tony Creecy
19 Rush, 120 Yds, TD
Tobais Palmer
5 Rec, 94 Yds

Miami (FL)

Stephen Morris
26/49, 566 Yds, 5 TD, INT
Duke Johnson
12 Rush, 39 Yds, TD
Phillip Dorsett
7 Rec, 191 Yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	NCST	MIA
1	9:29	3	68	0:42	NC State	Tony Creecy 1-yard touchdown run, Niklas Sade kick good	7	0
1	8:40	3	75	0:49	Miami (FL)	Allen Hurns 14-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good	7	7
2	8:28				Miami (FL)	Mike Glennon tackled in end zone for a safety by Jelani Hamilton	7	9
1	6:52	5	74	1:36	Miami (FL)	Phillip Dorsett 24-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good	7	16
1	4:18	3	84	1:12	Miami (FL)	Rashawn Scott 76-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good	7	23
2	14:56	3	80	0:19	NC State	Tony Creecy 7-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good	14	23
3	8:14	13	74	6:46	NC State	Bryan Underwood 4-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good	21	23
3	0:54	10	90	3:24	Miami (FL)	Duke Johnson 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Wieclaw kick good	21	30
4	10:23	13	97	5:31	NC State	Bryan Underwood 28-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick no good	27	30
4	8:00	7	76	2:23	Miami (FL)	Rashawn Scott 13-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good	27	37
4	5:43	6	78	2:17	NC State	Rashard Smith 6-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good	34	37
4	1:58	8	41	2:10	NC State	50-yard field goal by Niklas Sade	37	37
4	0:19	3	61	0:29	Miami (FL)	Phillip Dorsett 62-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good	37	44
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							37	44

Clemson

NC State Wolfpack (6–4) at #9 Clemson Tigers (9–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
NC State	21	3	14	10	48
Clemson	13	28	21	0	62

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, 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

NC State

Mike Glennon
29/53, 493 Yds, 5 TD, INT
Shadrach Thornton
21 Rush, 114 Yds, TD
Tobais Palmer
7 Rec, 219 Yds, 3 TD

Clemson

Tajh Boyd
30/44, 426 Yds, 5 TD, 2 INT
Andre Ellington
22 Rush, 124 Yds
Sammy Watkins
11 Rec, 110 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	NCST	CLEM
1	12:56	9	46	2:04	Clemson	46-yard field goal by Chandler Catanzaro	0	3
1	9:54	9	66	2:21	Clemson	Tajh Boyd 4-yard touchdown run, Chandler Catanzaro kick good	0	10
1	7:31	6	25	1:35	Clemson	43-yard field goal by Chandler Catanzaro	0	13
1	7:13	1	77	0:13	NC State	Tobais Palmer 77-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good	7	13
1	6:19	1	49	0:09	NC State	Tobais Palmer 49-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good	14	13
1	1:36	9	81	2:49	NC State	Rashard Smith 18-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good	21	13
2	14:17	5	19	1:24	NC State	32-yard field goal by Niklas Sade	24	13
2	12:52	8	78	1:21	Clemson	Brandon Ford 7-yard touchdown reception from Tajh Boyd, 2-point pass failed	24	19
2	10:28	4	59	0:33	Clemson	Sammy Watkins 27-yard touchdown reception from Tajh Boyd, 2-point pass good	24	27
2	2:22	5	80	1:23	Clemson	DeAndre Hopkins 62-yard touchdown reception from Tajh Boyd, Chandler Catanzaro kick good	24	34
2	1:14	4	32	0:53	Clemson	Tajh Boyd 9-yard touchdown run, Chandler Catanzaro kick good	24	41
3	11:00	4	68	1:02	Clemson	Martavis Bryant 40-yard touchdown reception from Tajh Boyd, Chandler Catanzaro kick good	24	48
3	4:13	10	74	2:58	Clemson	Tajh Boyd 9-yard touchdown run, Chandler Catanzaro kick good	24	55
3	3:55	1	16	0:06	NC State	Shadrach Thornton 16-yard touchdown run, Niklas Sade kick good	31	55
3	2:38	1	6	0:06	NC State	Mario Carter 6-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good	38	55
3	1:39	3	75	0:59	Clemson	Brandon Ford 69-yard touchdown reception from Tajh Boyd, Chandler Catanzaro kick good	38	62
4	14:20	10	56	2:11	NC State	Tobais Palmer 29-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good	45	62
4	7:35	13	63	3:22	NC State	40-yard field goal by Niklas Sade	48	62
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							48	62

References

^ ^a ^b "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
^ 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.

[ineligible-1] "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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