NC StATE FOOTBALL HARD. TOUGH. TOGETHER GAME 8 4-3, 4-3 ACC 2-4, 1-4 ACC NC STATE vs. Florida State RECORDS Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 • Raleigh, N.C. WOLFPACK RECORD 4-3 Carter-Finley Stadium • 7:30 p.m. • ACCN ACC 4-3 SEMINOLES RECORD 2-4 THE SERIES vs. FLORIDA STATE ACC 1-4 • NC State has won two of the last three meetings with Florida State - winning 27-21 in Tallahassee in 2017 and 47-28 at home in 2018. The Wolfpack fell 13-31 last year in Tallahassee. • Wolfpack defensive coordinator Tony Gibson and Florida State head coach Mike Norvell were on the HEAD COACHES same staff at Pitt in 2011. Gibson was the secondary coach while Norvell was the co-offensive coordi- WOLFPACK DAVE DOEREN nator and coached wide receivers. Alma Mater Drake ‘94 • The Wolfpack has outscored the Seminoles 68-17 in the first quarter of the last six games in the series. • Since Florida State joined the ACC 1992, NC State has the second-most conference wins against the Record at NCSU 51-45 (8th yr.) Seminoles with nine (Clemson - 11). Overall Record 74-49 (10th yr) • The Wolfpack was the first team to defeat Florida State on its home turf after the Seminoles joined the ACC in 1992. The Wolfpack won 34-28 in Tallahassee on 11/10/2001. SEMINOLES MIKE NORVELL • Then-freshman Ricky Person scored all three of the Wolfpack’s touchdowns in the 2018 win over Flor- Alma Mater Central Arkansas ‘05 ida State: two on the ground and one in the air. Record at FSU 2-4 (1st yr.) • NC State starting quarterback Bailey Hockman signed with and attended Florida State. He redshirted Overall Record 40-19 (5th yr.) the 2017 season in Tallhassee and then threw for 203 yards and a TD in the ‘Noles 2018 spring game before deciding to transfer. SERIES HISTORY: NOTING THE WOLFPACK FSU leads 27-13 Overall • After playing four of its first six games on the road, NC State is finishing the second half of the Home FSU leads 11-8 season with four of five games at home. Away FSU leads 16-5 • The Wolfpack is playing every team in the traditional ACC Coastal Division this season: Virginia Last Meeting NCSU 13, FSU 31 (9/28/19) 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 TELEVISION: ACCN among the longest tenured coaches in NC State history behind Earle Edwards (17, 1954-70) and Play-by-Play Wes Durham Beattie Feathers (8, 1944-51). He also ranks third in victories with 51 (Edwards 77, Sheridan 52). Analyst Roddy Jones • Wolfpack linebacker Payton Wilson leads in the ACC in tackles per game (10.8) and ranks 16th in Sidelines Lericia Harris the FBS. • The Pack boasts four of the top 20 tacklers in the ACC: Wilson (1st), LB Drake Thomas (12th), LB Isaiah Moore (15th), S Jakeen Harris (T-17th) RADIO: WOLFPACK SPORTS NETWORK • Junior PK Christopher Dunn is just four field goals from tying the the school record for career Flagship WRAL 101.5 FM kicks (he has 51, the record is 55). Sirius/XM Channels 133/193 • 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 player since 2010 to block two punts in a season. SOCIAL MEDIA: • The Wolfpack has dramatically improved its scoring output in 2020. Last season, NC State’s offense Twitter @PackFootball ranked 107th in the NCAA - averaging 22.1 points a game. This season, the squad sits at 32nd in the NCAA Instagram @packfootball in scoring offense among teams that have played more than one game. Facebook StatePackFootball Snapchat packfootball 2020 SCHEDULES/RESULTS NC STATE Florida State Date Opponent Time/Score TV Date Opponent Time/Res. Score/TV Sept. 19 Wake Forest W, 45-42 ACCN 9/12 Georgia Tech L 13-16 26 @ 20Virginia Tech L, 24-45 ACCN 9/26 @12Miami L 10-52 Oct. 3 @ 24Pitt W, 28-24 ACCN 10/3 Jacksonville St. W 41-24 10 @ Virginia W, 38-21 ACCN 10/10 @5Notre Dame L 26-42 17 Duke W, 31-20 RSN 10/17 5UNC W 31-28 24 @ 14UNC L, 21-48 ESPN 10/24 @Louisville L 16-48 Nov. 6 11Miami L, 44-41 ESPN 11/7 Pitt L 17-41 14 Florida St. 7:30 p.m. ACCN 11/14 @ NC State 7:30 pm ACCN 21 Liberty TBD TBD 11/21 Clemson TBD TBD 28 @ Syracuse TBD TBD 11/28 Virginia TBD TBD Dec. 5 Georgia Tech TBD TBD 12/5 @ Duke TDB TBD GAME 8: NC STATE vs. Florida State NOTING THE PACK FORMER ‘NOLE LEADING THE PACK WOLFPACK FOOTBALL Wolfpack starting quarterback Bailey Hockman is no stranger to the Garnet and Gold of Florida COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS State. The RS-junior began his college career with the Seminoles before transferring to NC State prior to the 2019 season. ANNABELLE MYERS Assistant AD/Communications Hockman, whose father Kyle ironically began his career at NC State before transferring, redshirted Office: 919.515.1181 the 2017 season in Tallhassee. Prior to 2018, he threw for 203 yards and a TD in the ‘Noles spring Cell: 919.819.8302 game before deciding to transfer. He spent the fall of 2018 at Hutchinson Community College in Email: [email protected] Kansas before coming to Raleigh. Hockman came off the bench in the game at Tallahassee last season and posted his most produc- BRIAN REINHARDT tive game of the season with 208 yards and a touchdown pass (both season highs). Director of Athletics Digital Comms Office: 919.746.9479 SCORING POINTS Cell: 919.819.8317 The Wolfpack has dramatically improved its scoring output in 2020. Last season, NC State’s offense Email: [email protected] ranked 107th in the NCAA - averaging 22.1 points a game. This season, the squad sits at 32nd in the NCAA in scoring offense among teams that have played more than one game. HEAD COACH DAVE DOEREN Years Coach (Overall) 10th The Wolfpack enters Game 8 averaging 32.9 points per game. If the season ended today, that would Years at NC State 8th be the sixth-best mark in school history and would mean that four of the top 10 scoring marks in Alma Mater Drake ‘93 school history have come during Dave Doeren’s tenure. Career Record 74-49 (10th year) Rk Year PPG Record at NC State 51-45 (8th year) 1. 2003 37.6 Bowl Record 4-2 2. 1972 34.1 3. 2018 33.8 ASSISTANT COACHES 4. 2015 33.2 5. 1973 33.0 Name Game Day Location 6. 2020 32.9 Tim Beck (Offensive Coor./QBs) SL 7. 2002 32.8 Tony Gibson (Defensive Coor./LBs) SL 8. 2017 32.2 Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay (Nickels) SL 9. 2010 31.8 Joe DeForest (Safeties) SL 10. 1998 31.6 John Garrison (Offensive Line) SL Todd Goebbel (Special Teams Coor./TE/FB) SL PERFECTING THE PASS After starting three different QBs in 2019, the Wolfpack has had two starting quarterbacks in 2020, George McDonald (Asst HC/Pass Gm/WR) SL as Bailey Hockman has started four games and Devin Leary three contests. Despite those changes Brian Mitchell (Cornerbacks) PB at the signal caller spot, NC State has seen great improvement in its passing numbers from last year. Kurt Roper (Running backs) PB Charley Wiles (Defensive Line) SL The Pack’s passing offense ranked 67th in the NCAA in 2019, averaging 229.1 yards per game. That ranking is up to 37th this season, and 263.6 yards through the air per game. 2020 TEAM INFORMATION 2020 Record 4-3 At UNC, the Pack’s 358 yards passing were the most for a Pack team since the 2018 regular season ACC Record 4-3 finale against East Carolina (421). Last time out, Hockman threw for a career-best 248 yards against Miami. TEAM HISTORY Category 2019 2020 Diff First Year of Football 1892 NCAA Rank 67 317 +30 All-Time Record 612-585-55 ACC Rank 10 4 +6 Bowl Appearances/Rec 33 (17-14-1) Avg./Game 229.1 263.6 +34.5 Comp. % .527 .605 +.078 QB Rating 108.23 141.97 +33.74 CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM Field Wayne Day Family Field DOEREN FINE Press Box Vaughn Towers The win over Virginia on Oct. 10 marked head coach Dave Doeren’s 50th during his tenure at NC State. Surface Natural Grass Doeren, whose first season with the Wolfpack was 2013, is only the third coach in school history to Record at CFS 214-118-6 post that many victories at NC State and he now ranks third in school history in career wins with 51. All-Time Attendance 15,843,760 Doeren is just one victory shy of Dick Sheridan’s second-place tally. NC STATE UNIVERSITY Winningest Coaches in NC State History Location Raleigh, NC 27695 Rk Name Years W L T Founded 1887 1. Earle Edwards 1954-70 77 88 8 Chancellor Dr. Randy Woodson 2. Dick Sheridan 1986-92 52 29 3 Athletics Director Boo Corrigan 3.