NC StATE FOOTBALL HARD. TOUGH. TOGETHER 1-0, 1-0 ACC 0-0, 0-0 ACC GAME 2 20 NC STATE vs. VIRGINIA TECH RECORDS Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 • Blacksburg, Va. NC STATE (overall) 1-0 Lane Stadium • 8 p.m. • ACCN ACC 1-0 VIRGINIA TECH (overall) 0-0 THE SERIES vs. VIRGINIA TECH ACC 0-0 • Virginia Tech was not on the Wolfpack’s pre-COVID schedule, then was scheduled as the season opener on Sept. 12. NC State’s shutdown in late August (23rd-29th) pushed that game to be rescheduled to a shared open week (Sept. 26). HEAD COACHES • NC State and Virginia Tech have met 49 times in a series that dates back 120 years. WOLFPACK Dave Doeren * The Wolfpack and Hokies have played just five times since VT joined the Atlantic Coast Confer- Alma Mater Drake 94 ence in 2004. NC State has dropped all but one of those contests. Record at NCSU 48-42 (8th yr.) • The last meeting was a Friday night matchup in Blacksburg on Oct. 9, 2015. A lightning delay Overall Record 71-46 (10th yr) pushed the opening kickoff back and fans weren’t allowed in the stadium until just before kickoff. NC State dropped that contest 13-28. HOKIES Justin Fuente • From 1900-1925, the teams played each other 19 times. After a nine year break, the series re- Alma Mater Murray State ‘99 sumed in 1934 and featured 20 games from then until 1964. After the ‘64 game, the Wolfpack Record at VT 33-20 (5th yr.) and the Hokies did not meet again until 1986 and have played 10 times since then. Overall Record 59-43-1 (9th yr.) • A dozen of the 49 games in the series have been played in Raleigh, 15 have been in Blacksburg and 22 have been played at a neutral site. SERIES HISTORY: • The Wolfpack’s last win in Blacksburg was a 17-16 nailbiter in 2004. • Two current Wolfpack assistant coaches were on the staff at Virginia Tech last season. CB coach Overall VT leads 27-18-4 Brian Mitchell coached that same position for the Hokies from 2016-19 while D-line coach Charley Home NCSU leads 7-4-1 Wiles spent the past 24 seasons on the VT staff under head coaches Frank Beamer and Justin Away VT leads 10-3-2 Fuente. Neutral VT leads 13-8-1 NCSU 13, VT 28 (10/9/15) Last Meeting NOTING THE WOLFPACK • Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren is in his eighth season with the Wolfpack, tying him for sec- TELEVISION: ACCN ond among the longest tenured coaches in NC State history behind Earle Edwards (17, 1954-70) Play-by-Play Dave O’Brien and Beattie Feathers (8, 1944-51). Analyst Tim Hasselbeck • Doeren now posts a 7-1 record in season openers. The Wake Forest game marked his first time Sidelines Katie George opening against an ACC foe. • Junior PK Christopher Dunn has connected on 12 straight field goals - tied as the third-longest streak in school history (he also holds the second-longest at 19). RADIO: WOLFPACK SPORTS NETWORK • The Wolfpack tallied six sacks in game 1 - that mark ranks second nationally. Flagship WRAL 101.5 FM • After opening the season at home, the Wolfpack is now scheduled to play three straight games Sirius/XM Channels 105/382 on the road: at Virginia Tech (9/26), at Pitt (10/3) and at Virginia (10/10). Play-by-Play Gary Hahn • Ricky Person was named to the Paul Hornung Honor Roll for his performance against Wake Analysts Johnny Evans, Tony Haynes Forest after rushing for 99 yards and two touchdowns, throwing a two-yard touchdown pass, catching a pass and returning a kickoff. SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter @PackFootball Instagram @packfootball Facebook StatePackFootball 2020 SCHEDULES/RESULTS Snapchat packfootball NC STATE VIRGINIA TECH Date Opponent Time/Score TV Date Opponent Time/Res. Score/TV Sept. 19 Wake Forest W, 45-42 ACCN 9/26 NC State TBA TBA 26 @ Virginia Tech 8 p.m. ACCN 10/3 at Duke TBA TBA Oct. 3 @ Pitt 12 p.m. ACCN 10/10 at North Carolina TBA TBA 10 @ Virginia TBD TBD 10/17 Boston College TBA TBA 17 Duke TBD TBD 10/24 at Wake Forest TBA TBA 24 @ UNC TBD TBD 10/31 at Louisville TBA TBA Nov. 6 Miami 7:30 p.m. ESPN 11/7 Liberty TBA TBA 14 Florida St. TBD TBD 11/14 Miami TBA TBA 21 Liberty TBD TBD 11/21 at Pittsburgh TBA TBA 28 @ Syracuse TBD TBD 12/5 Clemson TBA TBA Dec. 5 Georgia Tech TBD TBD 12/12 Virginia TBA TBA GAME 2: NC STATE vs. Virginia Tech NOTING THE PACK 2020 TIMELINE WOLFPACK FOOTBALL February 27 Spring practice begins COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS March 6 After five practices, the Pack leaves for spring break ANNABELLE MYERS March 13 NC State extends spring break, then cancels in person classes Assistant AD/Communications June 1-5 Return of local players/players with off-campus apartments Office: 919.515.1181 June 15-19 Second wave of players return Cell: 919.819.8302 June 19 On-campus returning players return Email: [email protected] June 20-22 New players (freshmen) move in Aug. 4 Practice begins Aug. 23-29 Practice paused BRIAN REINHARDT Aug. 26 Season opener (9/12 vs. VT) rescheduled to 9/26 Director of Athletics Digital Comms Sept. 19 NC State vs Wake Forest Office: 919.746.9479 Cell: 919.819.8317 Email: [email protected] HELLO O New offensive coordinator Tim Beck started his tenure at NC State off with a bang in the season opener, as the Wolfpack offense hung 45 points on Wake Forest. That was the highest HEAD COACH DAVE DOEREN scoring total for the Pack since scoring 58 to close out the 2018 regular season against East Years Coach (Overall) 9 Carolina. It was the most in an ACC game since a 51-point outing versus Louisville on Nov. 17, Years at NC State 7 2018. Alma Mater Drake ‘93 Career Record 71-46 (9 years) The offense tallied 463 total yards, including 270 yard rushing. It had been 28 games since NC Record at NC State 48-42 (7 years) State had gained as many ground yards (292 vs. UNC, 11/25/17). Bowl Record 4-2 NC State came out fast and furious, scoring touchdowns on its first three possessions (first ASSISTANT COACHES time since vs. Furman (9/6/17). Name Game Day Location Tim Beck (Offensive Coor./QBs) SL Three Pack backs rushed for over 50 yards: Ricky Person, Jr. (99), Zonovan Knight (97) and Tony Gibson (Defensive Coor./LBs) SL Jordan Houston (54), while starting QB Bailey Hockman found nine different receivers. Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay (Nickels) PB Joe DeForest (Safeties) SL PACK SACK ATTACK John Garrison (Offensive Line) SL It wasn’t hard to see this one coming. Todd Goebbel (Special Teams Coor./TE/FB) SL George McDonald (Asst HC/Pass Gm/WR) SL In his previous seven seasons as the sole defensive coordinator, Pack DC Tony Gibson was Brian Mitchell (Cornerbacks) PB known for dialing up the blitz to get to the QB. As for current Wolfpack defensive line coach Kurt Roper (Running backs) PB Charley Wiles, during his 24 seasons at Virginia Tech, the Hokies registered 893 sacks - the Charley Wiles (Defensive Line) SL highest total of any team in the nation during that time frame. NC State tallied six sacks in the season opener, tying the Wolfpack for second nationally in the 2020 TEAM INFORMATION early going. That half dozen in the win over the Demon Deacons equalled the total the Pack 2019 Record 4-8 posted in the final three games combined last season. ACC Record (Finish) 1-7 (7th Atlantic) Lettermen Returning 46 Five different players recorded a sack, led by DE Daniel Joseph with a pair. Three came from Lettermen Lost 18 Gibson’s linebackers. Starters Returning 18 Starters Lost 6 This pressure was important down the stretch, as the Pack recorded back-to-back sacks and forced a turnover on downs on Wake’s final drive as they were looking for a field goal to tie TEAM HISTORY with just over one minute left. First Year of Football 1892 All-Time Record 609-583-55 VS. RANKED ON THE ROAD Bowl Appearances/Rec 32 (17-14-1) With Virginia Tech ranked No. 20 in this week’s AP poll, Saturday’s road trip to Blacksburg will mark the third time NC State will face a ranked Hokie team inside Lane Stadium. CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM The Pack lost its two previous such visits, in 2005 vs. No. 8 Virginia Tech (20-16) and in 2009 Field Wayne Day Family Field vs. No. 16 VT (38-10). Press Box Vaughn Towers Surface Natural Grass NC State will be looking for its first road win at a ranked ACC foe since downing No. 11 Florida Record at CFS 213-117-6 State in 2017. All-Time Attendance 15,843,760 HOCKMAN WITH THE WIN NC STATE UNIVERSITY Bailey Hockman emerged as the Wolfpack’s starting quarterback over the two weeks leading Location Raleigh, NC 27695 up to last week’s season opener. The RS-junior lefty started two games last season - vs. Syra- Founded 1887 cuse and at Boston College and led the Pack to its only ACC victory over the Orange. He came Chancellor Dr. Randy Woodson off the bench and played 70 snaps last season at FSU. Athletics Director Boo Corrigan Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Hockman completed 70% (16-23) of his throws in the season opening win, throwing for 191 Enrollment 35,479 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for a seven-yard score (his first career rushing GAME 2: NC STATE vs.