wOLFPACK FOOTBALL #1PACK1GOAL: A UNITED MISSION TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP 16/15 3/3 NC STATE (5-0, 2-0) vs. CLEMSON (6-0, 3-0 ACC) SERIES HISTORY: Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 • 3:30 p.m. • Clemson, S.C. • Memorial Stadium (81,500) Overall ...................................... Clemson leads 57-28-1 Home ............................................... Clemson leads 21-16 WOLFPACK TIGERS Away ............................................... Clemson leads 25-11 Head Coach: Dave Doeren Head Coach: Dabo Swinney Neutral ............................................ Clemson leads 11-1-1 GAME 6 Alma Mater: Drake ‘94 Alma Mater: Alabama. ‘81 Record at NCSU: 39-30 (6th yr) Rec. at BC: 107-30 (11th yr) Overall Record: 62-34 (8th yr.) Overall Record: 107-30 (11th yr.) TELEVISION: ESPN Play-by-Play .....................................Sean McDonough NOTING THE WOLFPACK Analyst ..................................................Todd Blackledge BATTLE OF THE UNBEATENS: Reporter ..........................................................Holly Rowe NC State and Clemson will meet for the fi rst “battle of the unbeatens” of October, as the No. 20 Wolfpack heads to Death Valley. RADIO: WOLFPACK SPORTS NETWORK It also marks the the fi rst time since 2000 that the Wolfpack will play in an October game that Flagship ..................................................WRAL 101.5 FM boasts two unbeaten teams. In that season, head coach Chuck Amato’s fi rst as head coach, a Sirius/XM Channels .................................................81/81 4-0 NC State squad headed to South Carolina to face a 4-0 Clemson squad. The Wolfpack lost Play-by-Play .................................................. Gary Hahn that game, 27-34. Analyst .......................................................Johnny Evans Sidelines ...................................................... Tony Haynes CLOSE L’S: SPORTS USA NATIONAL BROADCAST Are all losses created equally? Play-by-Play .................................................Josh Appel CLOSE LOSSES Analyst .....................................................Brandon Noble Since the beginning of the 2016 campaign, the Wolfpack has suff ered 10 losses, posting a 21-10 record during that Year Total L’s ≤7 8-14 14-21 21+ frame (7-6 in 2016, 9-4 in 2017 and 5-0 in 2018). 2018 0 - - - - SOCIAL MEDIA: 2017 4 3 - - 1 2016 6 3 1 1 1 Twitter ......................................................@PackFootball Seven of those 10 losses have been by a touchdown (7 pts.) 2015 6 1 1 3 1 or less - including three of the four losses in 2017. Each of Instagram .................................................@packfootball 2014 5 0 1 2 2 Facebook .......................................... StatePackFootball the past two losses to Clemson have been by just seven 2013 9 0 4 4 1 Snapchat .......................................................packfootball points - - a 17-24 overtime loss at Clemson in 2016 and a Totals 30 7 7 10 6 31-38 loss in Raleigh last season. LAST TIME OUT: In the three years prior to that time frame (Dave Doeren’s fi rst three seasons at NC State), the NC State .........................W, 28-23 vs. Boston College Pack suff ered 20 losses. Of those, only one was by 7 points or less and only two were by less Clemson ................................... W, 65-3 at Wake Forest than a double-digit margin. TEAM HISTORY RYAN WINLEY: Graduate quarterback Ryan Finley has started 31 All-Time Record .......................................... 600-571-55 games for the Wolfpack (every game since he’s QB WINNING PCT. Record at Carter-Finley Stadium ..............206-113-6 Quarterback Yrs. as Starter Games Record Pct. been at NC State) and posts a 21-10 record in those Dave Buckey 1973-75 27 19-6-2 .741 FIrst Year of Football ..............................................1892 starts for a .677 winning percentage. Terry Jordan 1990-92 25 17-7-1 .700 Ryan Finley 2016-pres. 31 21-10 .677 That’s higher than any of the four former Wolf- Philip Rivers 2000-03 51 34-17 .667 pack quarterbacks who are now playing in the Bruce Shaw 1971-73 26 16-9-1 .635 NFL: Philip Rivers, Russell Wilson, Mike Glennon Terry Harvey 1991-95 29 17-12 .586 and Jacoby Brissett and the third-highest mark in Mike Glennon 2011-12 26 15-11 .577 Jacoby Brissett 2015-16 26 15-11 .577 school history for players who started at least 25 Russell WIlson 2008-10 38 20-18 .526 games in their career. JMU GEORGIA ST. @Marshall VIRGINIA BOSTON COLL. @ 3Clemson @Syracuse FSU WAKE FOREST @ Louisville @ UNC ECU Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 8 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 Dec. 1 W, 24-13 W, 41-7 W, 37-20 W, 35-21 W, 28-25 3:30 pm/ESPN TBD TBD 7:30p/ESPN TBD TBD 12 p.m. Raleigh, NC Raleigh, NC Huntington, WV Raleigh, NC Raleigh, NC Clemson, SC Syracuse, NY Raleigh, NC Raleigh, NC Louisville, KY Chapel Hill, NC Raleigh, NC GAME 6: NC STATE vs. CLEMSON NOTING THE PACK TIGER TIES: WOLFPACK FOOTBALL RS - junior nickel Stephen Griffin has spent plenty of time in Clemson’s Death Valley, even COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS though this will mark his first trip as a member of the Wolfpack. Physical Address .........................Murphy Football Center 4600 Trinity Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607 Griffin’s father, Steve, played for the Tigers from 1982-86 - at running back in 1982, ‘84 & ‘86 and at defensive back in 1985. He scored a touchdown on a 10-yard run in Clemson’s Mailing Address ...............................................PO Box 8504 35-34 win over the Wolfpack in Raleigh on Oct. 27, 1984. In 1986, he led the Tiger in kickoff Raleigh, NC 27695 returns. ANNABELLE MYERS Assistant AD/Communications Office: 919.515.1181 Stephen, Jr., started his career at Tennessee, but transferred to NC State following the 2016 Cell: 919.819.8302 campaign. He sat out last season and was expected to be the starter at nickel for 2018. Email: [email protected] However, he missed all of fall camp with a foot injury and has yet to be 100% this season. In the meantime, true freshman Tanner Ingle has worked his way into the starter’s role at BRIAN REINHARDT nickel. Director of Athletics Digital Communications Office: 919.746.9479 PICK YOUR POISON: Cell: 919.819.8317 188 rushing attempts + 188 pass attempts = a Email: [email protected] pretty balanced offense. BALANCE Year Rush Att Pct. Pass Att Pct. Diff CLAIRE FISCHER That’s what the Wolfpack has fielded thus far 2016 504 .535 438 .465 .070 Communications Assistant in 2018. 2017 496 .505 485 .494 .020 Cell: 419.953.1972 2018 188 .500 188 .500 .119 Email: [email protected] Totals 1,188 .517 1,111 .483 0.34 Offensive balance has been a hallmark of a Dave Doeren football team. In the three sea- sons under offensive coordinator Eliah Drinkwitz (2016-present) the Wolfpack has rushed NC STATE QUICK FACTS the ball 51.7% of the team (1,188 total rushes) and thrown 48.3% of the time HEAD COACH DAVE DOEREN Alma Mater ..............................................................Drake ‘94 ACC SUCCESS: Career Record ...................................... 62-34 (.634), 8th yr NC State is coming off its best conference record since 1994, as the six league wins in 2017 Record at NC State .............................39-30 (.545), 6th yr. tied the school record. The Pack has won 10 of its last 13 ACC contests dating back to the Bowl Record ........................................................................ 4-1* 2016 season. vs. Clemson ...........................................................................0-5 * Doeren led 2012 NIU team to Orange Bowl vs. Florida The win over Boston College gave NC State a 2-0 start in ACC play for the second year in a State but did not coach the game row and for only the fifth time since 2000 (2017, 2006, 2004, 2002). ASSISTANT COACHES ....................... LOCATION PACK IN THE POLLS: Eliah Drinkwitz (OC/QB) .................................................... PB NC State is ranked in the top 20 in both national polls this Dave Huxtable (DC/LB) ..................................................... PB week, checking in at No. 16 in the Associated Press poll and BALANCE Outlet Rank Ted Roof (AssocHC/Co DC/SAF) ................................Field No. 15 in the Coaches’ Poll. George Barlow (AHC/CB) .............................................Field AP 16 Eddie Faulkner (TE/FB/ST) ..........................................Field USA Today Coaches 15 Last season, the Pack was ranked 10 weeks during the sea- Aaron Henry (SAF) .............................................................. PB CBS Sports 13 Des Kitchings (AHC/RC/RB) ............................................ PB son, reaching as high as No. 14 in late October. It marked the FWAA/NFF Super 16 16 Dwayne Ledford (OL) .....................................................Field first time NC State was ranked in the AP poll since the final George McDonald (WR) ................................................Field poll of the 2010 season. NC State was ranked 23rd in the final Kevin Patrick (DL) ............................................................Field AP poll of 2017. WOLFPACK FOOTBALL HISTORY If the Wolfpack finishes the season ranked in the AP poll, it will mark the first time NC State First Year of Football: ........................ 1892 (126th season) has been ranked in back to back final polls since 1991 and 1992 (26 years). All-time Record: .................................................. 600-571-55 Bowl Appearances: ............................................... 31 (17-13-1) 5-0: NC State is one of just eight remaining undefeated teams in the FBS in 2018, posting