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2010 NC State Football Game 9: 23/25NC State (6-2, 3-1) vs. Clemson (4-4, 2-3) WOLFPACK ÛiLiÀÊÈ]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ ÊUÊ Ê iÌÜÀ vs. TIGERS iÀ>Ê-Ì>`ÕÊnä]Î䣮 COACHES NC State Clemson BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC, PART 2 Name: Tom O’Brien Dabo Swinney Heading into the ninth game of the season, NC State controls its own destiny Alma Mater: Navy ‘71 Alabama ‘93 in terms of the ACC’s Atlantic Division standings. Although Florida State still Overall Rec: 97-68 (.588) 17-12 (.586) leads that side of the conference race with one more victory in league play, if the 14th year 2nd (full) year Wolfpack ends up tied with the Seminoles it would win the tiebreaker. At School: 22-23 (.489) 17-12 (.586) The Pack will also have to travel to Maryland, the team tied with NC State for 4th year 2nd (full) year second in the standings this week. Vs. Opp. 2-3 1-0 Going undefeated in the month of November is a feat that NC State has ac- complished in the not-so-distant past. In 2008, the Wolfpack opened ACC play SERIES INFORMATION 0-4, then won its last four league matchups, all in November, and ended up Overall: Clemson leads 50-27-1 qualifying for a bowl. In Raleigh: Clemson leads 18-15 Of the four teams in the hunt for the Atlantic Division title, the Wolfpack is the In Clemson: Clemson leads 21-11 only one that has to go on the road three times in the last four games. Here’s a In ACC Play: Clemson leads 30-21 look at the last four games remaining on those four teams’ schedules: First Meeting: 11/18/1899 (L,0-24) Last Meeting: 11/14/09 (L, 23-43) Florida State Maryland Clemson NC State UNC @ Miami NC State @ Clemson THE WOLFPACK’S RECORD Clemson @ Virginia @ FSU Wake Forest Overall (since 1892): 540-529-55 (.505) @ Maryland FSU @ Wake Forest @ UNC Under Tom O’Brien: 22-23 (.489) Florida NC State South Carolina @ Maryland In Carter-Finley Stadium: 171-96-6 (.637) In ACC Play: 197-185-4 (.516) STATE ‘PACKS’ UP FOR MONTH OF NOVEMBER Tom O’Brien and his Wolfpack squad will keep their bags packed in the LAST TIME OUT next month. NC State will begin the month playing Clemson in the aptly named NC State Defeated 16/15Florida St., 28-24 “Death Valley,” always a tough venue for the opposition. The Pack will return Clemson Lost at Boston College, 10-16 home for a Homecoming matchup with Wake Forest on Nov. 13, then will play down the road at Chapel Hill on the 20th and will travel to College Park, Md., to BROADCAST INFORMATION take on the Terrapins on Thanksgiving weekend. TELEVISION ACC Network The last time NC State played three road games in the month of November Announcers: Tim Brant, Play-by-Play was in 1973, when Lou Holtz’s Wolfpack squad won at South Carolina on Nov. 3, Dave Archer, Analyst lost at No. 6 Penn State on Nov. 10, won at Duke on Nov. 17 and then knocked Mike Hogewood, Sideline off Wake Forest at home on Nov. 24. That ACC Championship squad ended up RADIO Wolfpack Capitol Sports earning a bid to the Liberty bowl, where it defeated Kansas, 31-18. Flagship: WRAL-FM, Mix 101.5 Raleigh Announcers: Gary Hahn, Play-by-Play PACK HOPES TO BREAK LOSING STREAK TO TIGERS Johnny Evans, Analyst NC State has dropped the past six games to Clemson, a streak which ties Tony Haynes, Sideline Rep. as the longest in the series history between the two schools and is the longest Satellite: Sirius 214; XM 192 active losing streak for the Pack against any league team. Clemson leads the series handily at 50-27-1. MEDIA CONTACTS The Wolfpack has played better on the road than at home against Clem- NC STATE Annabelle Myers son during the current losing streak. The last three games at Clemson were Phone: 919.515.1181 decided by six, six and 18 points, while the three games in Carter-Finley were Email: [email protected] 21, 22 and 20-point margins. Website: GoPack.com NC State hasn’t defeated Clemson in Raleigh since 2003 (17-15) and at Clemson Tim Bourret Clemson since 2002 (38-6). Phone: 864.656.2114 Email: [email protected] Website: www.clemsontigers.com Wolfpack Unlimited: Refuse to Accept the Status Quo Game 9: 23/25NC State (6-2, 3-1) vs. Clemson (4-4, 2-3) Óä£äÊ Ê-Ì>ÌiÊ-V i`ÕiÉ,iÃÕÌà Wolfpack Leaders Date St W-L Score Opponent Att./Time TV Rusher (Att-Yds-TD) Passer (C-A-Yds-TD-I) Receiver (Rec-Yds-TD) Tackler (Tkl) 9/4 H W 48-7 WESTERN CAROLINA 56,417 ESPN3 Haynes (13-69-1) Wilson (21-31-306-4-0) Graham (6-96-2) Manning (10) 9/11 A W 28-21 Central Florida 43,020 CBS CSN Greene (14-55-1) Wilson (10-30-105-1-0) Bryan (3-35-0) Cole (12) 9/16 H W 30-19 CINCINNATI 55,934 ESPN Greene (16-84-1) Wilson (26-40-333-3-0) Greene (5-54-1) Cole, Irving (7) 9/25 A W 45-28 Georgia Tech 48,825 ESPN Haynes (18-75-0) WIlson (28-41-368-3-1) Spencer (6-69-0) Irving (16) 10/2 H L 30-41 VIRGINIA TECH (23/NR) 58,083 ABC Greene (10-91-0) Wilson (21-49-362-3-3) Spencer (6-145-0) Irving (13) 10/9 H W 44-17 BOSTON COLLEGE 56,859 ACC Wilson (14-45-0) Wilson (38-51-328-3-2) Spencer (8-70-1) Amerson (8) 10/16 A L 27-33 (OT) East Carolina 50,410 CBS CSN Greene (16-75-0) Wilson (26-52-322-1-3) Spencer (6-98-0) Wolff (15) 10/28 H W 28-24 16/15FLORIDA STATE 56,807 ESPN Greene (17-76-0) Wilson (18-28-178-1-1) Williams/Washington (3-44/3-22) Wolff, Cole, Irving (8) 11/6 A Clemson TBA TBA 11/13 H WAKE FOREST TBA TBA 11/20 A North Carolina TBA TBA 11/27 A Maryland TBA TBA All times are eastern INJURY UPDATE NC STATE QUICK FACTS PRONUNCIATIONS NC State University OUT Duran Christophe, OT- Ankle City/Zip Raleigh, NC 27695 David Akinniyi ah KEEN ee Brandon Barnes, HB - Ankle Founded 1887 David Amerson AM urh sun Jarvis Byrd, CB - Knee Enrollment 33,815 Audi Augustin AWE dee awe GUS tin *Syl. Crawford, DE - knee Nickname Wolfpack Tyler Brosius BRO shus *Jesse Riley, DB - knee Colors Red (PMS-186) and White Audie Cole AWE dee *Rashard Smith, DB - knee Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Asanté Cureton ah SAN tay CURE tuhn Chancellor Dr. Randy Woodson * - out for the season Josh Czajkowski chuh KOW ski Athletics Director Deborah A. Yow Daniel Imhoff EM hoff Dontae Johnson DAHN tay NC State Football History Andy Jomantas joe MAN tus First year of football 1892 Markus Kuhn KYOON All-time bowl rec. 12-11-1 Natanu Mageo nah TAHN ew muh G’YO Yrs in postseason 25 Terrell Manning tuh RELL WHO’S UP, WHO’S DOWN? Last postseason app. 2008 Papajohns.com Bowl Result NC State 23, Rutgers 29 R.J. Mattes MAT is All-time record 540-529-55 Michael Mauer MOWER (rhymes with power) Upstairs (press box): Media Relations Mikel Overgaard MEE kel OH vehr gard Dana Bible (Off. Coordinator/WR/QB) Office Phone (919) 515-2102 Tobais Palmer toe BYE us Jim Bridge (Tight Ends) Fax (919) 515-3624 Hans Rice HAHNS Mike Reed (Defensive Backs) Media Relations Dir: Annabelle Myers Jeff Rieskamp REESE kamp Jon Tenuta (Linebackers) Cell Phone (919) 819-8302 Jeff Ruiz roo EEZ Downstairs (sidelines): E-mail [email protected] Jake Vermiglio vuhr MIGG lee oh Don Horton (Offensive Line) Asst. FB Contact Brandon Yopp Asa Watson AY suh Jerry Petercuskie (Special Teams) Cell Phone (919) 819-1826 Jason Swepson (Running Backs) E-Mail [email protected] Mike Archer (Defensive Coordinator) Keith Willis (Defensive Line) WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Weekly press conference at Mur- Player interviews by request in Players by request in MR office. O’Brien available post-practice; In- phy Center: Media Relations Office: Players available post-practice. jury report released post-practice. Russell Wilson availability at 11:30 O’Brien meets with print media at Players available post-practice. am in Murphy Center Media Room No player availability 1:30 and electronic media at 2 pm. (call for dial-in info) Players meet with print media at O’Brien on ACC Teleconference. 2 pm and electronic media at 2:30 O’Brien radio interviews (call Media pm. Call for dial-in info. Relations Office to schedule). Game 9: 23/25NC State (6-2, 3-1) vs. Clemson (4-4, 2-3) 2010 CAPTAINS OPPONENTS TODAY, TEAMMATES TOMORROW? NC State quarterback Russell Wilson and Clemson signal-caller Kyle Parker will Elected by team vote in preseason be opponents when the Wolfpack and Tigers play this weekend, and they have been Nate Irving, LB opponents many times in recent years, both on the gridiron and on the baseball dia- Jarvis Williams, WR mond. Russell Wilson, QB The day may come soon, however, when Wilson and Parker will be teammates, only not in football. Both were chosen by the Colorado Rockies in last June’s Major COACHING STAFF League Baseball draft – Parker in the first round and Wilson in the fourth – and both signed contracts with the Rockies.