NC StATE FOOTBALL HARD. TOUGH. TOGETHER GAME 9 5-3, 5-3 ACC 21 8-0 NC STATE vs. Liberty RECORDS Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 • Raleigh, N.C. WOLFPACK RECORD 5-3 Carter-Finley Stadium • 7:30 p.m. • RSN ACC 5-3 FLAMES RECORD 8-0 THE SERIES vs. LIBERTY • The Wolfpack and the Flames have met just one time previously, a 47-21 NC State win in 2011. • In that contest, Liberty outgained the Pack 406-318, but turned the ball over seven times (four HEAD COACHES INTs, three fumbles). David Amerson, who set the ACC single-season record for picks that season WOLFPACK DAVE DOEREN with 13, had a pair. Alma Mater Drake ‘94 • This week’s game will mark the first time the Wolfpack has faced a ranked non-conference Record at NCSU 52-45 (8th yr.) opponent at home in the regular season since 2008. That year the Pack, led by RS-freshman QB Overall Record 75-49 (10th yr) Russell Wilson faced No. 15 East Carolina and No. 13 South Florida in back-to-back weeks. The FLAMES HUGH FREEZE Pack won 30-24 over ECU and fell 41-10 to South Florida. Alma Mater Central Arkansas ‘05 Record at Liberty 8-0 (2nd yr.) NOTING THE WOLFPACK Overall Record 58-37 (10th yr.) • NC State will recognize and celebrate the student-led #PackUnited initiative for social change and justice at this week’s game. • This week’s contest is the third-straight home game for the Wolfpack. After playing four of its SERIES HISTORY: first six games on the road, NC State is finishing the second half of the season with four of five Overall NCSU leads 1-0 games at home. Home NCSU leads 1-0 • The Wolfpack is playing every team in the traditional ACC Coastal Division this season: Virginia Last Meeting NCSU 47, Liberty 21 (9/3/11) Tech (L), Pitt (W), Virginia (W), Duke (W), UNC (L), MIami (L) and Georgia Tech (12/5). • Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren is in his 8th season with the Wolfpack, tying him for second among the longest tenured coaches in NC State history behind Earle Edwards (17, 1954-70) and TELEVISION: ACCN Beattie Feathers (8, 1944-51). He now is tied for third in victories with 52 (Edwards 77, Sheridan Play-by-Play Tom Werme 52). Analyst James Bates • Wolfpack linebacker Payton Wilson leads in the ACC in tackles per game (10.7) and ranks 16th in Sidelines Kelly Crull the FBS. • The Pack boasts four of the top 25 tacklers in the ACC: Wilson (1st), LB Isaiah Moore (12th), LB Drake Thomas (17th), S Jakeen Harris (25th) RADIO: WOLFPACK SPORTS NETWORK • Junior PK Christopher Dunn is just three field goals from tying the the school record for career Flagship WRAL 101.5 FM kicks (he has 52, the record is 55). Sirius/XM Channels 135/195 • The Pack’s come-from-behind win at Pitt on Oct. 3 marked the first time since Doeren’s first year Play-by-Play Gary Hahn at NC State that his squad won a game with a last minute score. That season, the Pack kicked a Analysts Johnny Evans, Tony Haynes field goal to beat Richmond with 33 seconds remaining. • Junior Levi Jones blocked a punt in two straight games (Virginia, Duke). He’s the first Wolfpack SOCIAL MEDIA: player since 2010 to block two punts in a season. Twitter @PackFootball • The Wolfpack has dramatically improved its scoring output in 2020. Last season, NC State’s offense Instagram @packfootball ranked 107th in the NCAA - averaging 22.1 points a game. This season, the squad sits at 35th in the Facebook StatePackFootball NCAA in scoring with 33.5 ppg. Snapchat packfootball 2020 SCHEDULES/RESULTS NC STATE LIBERTY Date Opponent Time/Score TV Date Opponent Time/Res. Score/TV Sept. 19 Wake Forest W, 45-42 ACCN 9/19 @ W. Kentucky W 30-24 26 @ 20Virginia Tech L, 24-45 ACCN 9/26 FIU W 36-34 Oct. 3 @ 24Pitt W, 28-24 ACCN 10/3 N. Alabama W 28-7 10 @ Virginia W, 38-21 ACCN 10/10 La.-Monroe W 40-7 17 Duke W, 31-20 RSN 10/17 @ Syracuse W 38-21 24 @ 14UNC L, 21-48 ESPN 10/24 Southern Miss W 56-35 Nov. 6 11Miami L, 44-41 ESPN 11/7 @ Virginia Tech W 38-35 14 Florida St. 7:30 p.m. ACCN 11/14 Western Carolina W 58-14 21 21Liberty TBD TBD 11/21 @ NC State 7:30 pm ACCN 28 @ Syracuse TBD TBD 11/28 UMass 12 p.m. ESPN3 Dec. 5 Georgia Tech TBD TBD 12/5 @ Coastal Carolina TBD TBD GAME 9: NC STATE vs. Liberty NOTING THE PACK DOEREN FINE With the win over Florida State, Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren is now tied for second in school WOLFPACK FOOTBALL history in head coach wins. COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS ANNABELLE MYERS Only Earle Edwards and Hall of Famer Dick Sheridan have posted more or as many victories as Do- eren’s 52. Assistant AD/Communications Office: 919.515.1181 Cell: 919.819.8302 Winningest Coaches in NC State History Email: [email protected] Rk Name Years W L T 1. Earle Edwards 1954-70 77 88 8 2. Dave Doeren 2013-pres. 52 45 0 BRIAN REINHARDT Dick Sheridan 1986-92 52 29 3 Director of Athletics Digital Comms Office: 919.746.9479 RANKED OPPONENTS Cell: 919.819.8317 Although the national polls have been different in 2020 with the chaos of covid, the Wolfpack’s ninth Email: [email protected] opponent of the season will be it’s fifth that is ranked in the top 25 of the AP poll. Undefeated Liberty comes into Carter-Finley Stadium ranked 21st. HEAD COACH DAVE DOEREN Those five ranked foes are the most faced by a Wolfpack squad since 1997 - when Mike O’Cain’s team Years Coach (Overall) 10th also faced five ranked opponents. Years at NC State 8th Alma Mater Drake ‘93 You also have to combine the 2019 (2), 2018 (2) and 2017 (4) seasons to come up with the last five Career Record 75-49 (10th year) ranked opponents NC State faced prior to this stretch. Record at NC State 52-45 (8th year) Bowl Record 4-2 SCORING POINTS The Wolfpack has dramatically improved its scoring output in 2020. Last season, NC State’s offense ranked 107th in the NCAA - averaging 22.1 points a game. This season, the squad sits at 35th in the ASSISTANT COACHES NCAA in scoring offense at 33.5 ppg. Name Game Day Location Tim Beck (Offensive Coor./QBs) SL Last season the Pack had a season-high of 27 points scored in a game against a Power-5 team. This Tony Gibson (Defensive Coor./LBs) SL season, NC State has eclipsed that mark in six of its eight games against Power-5 teams. NC State has Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay (Nickels) SL also nearly doubled it points scored in such contests, 17.3 points per game in its nine games against Joe DeForest (Safeties) SL Power-5 teams in 2019, compared to 33.6 points so far this season. John Garrison (Offensive Line) SL Todd Goebbel (Special Teams Coor./TE/FB) SL If the season ended today, that would be the fourth-best mark in school history and would mean that George McDonald (Asst HC/Pass Gm/WR) SL four of the top 10 scoring marks in school history have come during Dave Doeren’s tenure. Brian Mitchell (Cornerbacks) PB Rk Year PPG Kurt Roper (Running backs) PB 1. 2003 37.6 Charley Wiles (Defensive Line) SL 2. 1972 34.1 3. 2018 33.8 2020 TEAM INFORMATION 4. 2020 33.5 5. 2015 33.2 2020 Record 4-3 6. 1973 33.0 ACC Record 4-3 7. 2002 32.8 8. 2017 32.2 TEAM HISTORY 9. 2010 31.8 10. 1998 31.6 First Year of Football 1892 All-Time Record 613-585-55 THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM Bowl Appearances/Rec 33 (17-14-1) RS-junior quarterback Bailey Hockman is in his third stint as the Wolfpack starting quarterback. Hock- man started two games last season, posting a 1-1 mark, two games to open the 2020 campaign (again CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM a 1-1 mark), and has now started the past three contests. Although he posts a 2-3 mark as a starter this Field Wayne Day Family Field season, all three losses have come against ranked opponents. Press Box Vaughn Towers Surface Natural Grass More significant is the improvement that Hockman has shown in his current stint as the starter. In the last three games he has increased his yardage, touchdown passes and his completion percentage Record at CFS 215-118-6 from game to game. NC STATE UNIVERSITY Hockman had the best outing of his career last week against his former school - Florida State. He Location Raleigh, NC 27695 completed a career-high 24 passes for a career-high 265 yards and three TD passes. Hockman has Founded 1887 also had a rushing score and a receiving score the last two weeks. Chancellor Dr. Randy Woodson Athletics Director Boo Corrigan Here’s a look at his numbers in his three stints as a starter. Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Enrollment 35,479 Year GS Att-Comp Yards INT TD Pct. Y/G Total TDs 2019 2 20-37 232 1 0 .540 116.0 0 Nickname Wolfpack 2020 2 23-39 273 3 1 .589 136.5 2 Colors Red (PMS-186) and White 2020 3 57-86 728 3 6 .663 242.7 8 GAME 9: NC STATE vs.