2009 NC State Wolfpack football team
The 2009 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Tom O'Brien. It was O'Brien's third season as NC State's head coach. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Wolfpack finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in ACC play and failed to qualify for a bowl game.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Atlantic | |
2009 record | 5–7 (2–6 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Dana Bible (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Archer (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Carter–Finley Stadium (Capacity: 57,583) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Clemson x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Virginia Tech | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Miami | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina * | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
On June 27, linebacker Nate Irving was seriously injured in an automobile accident and will not play for the 2009 season, as he suffered a compound fracture in his leg and a collapsed lung.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 pm | South Carolina* | ESPN | L 3–7 | 57,583[1] | |
September 12 | 6:00 pm | Murray State* |
| W 65–7 | 55,510[2] | |
September 19 | 6:00 pm | Gardner-Webb* |
| W 45–14 | 53,452[3] | |
September 26 | 3:30 pm | Pittsburgh* |
| ESPNU | W 38–31 | 57,583[4] |
October 3 | 3:30 pm | at Wake Forest | ESPNU | L 24–30 | 33,921[5] | |
October 10 | 4:00 pm | Duke |
| ESPNU | L 28–49 | 56,452[6] |
October 17 | 3:30 pm | at Boston College | ABC | L 20–52 | 35,261[7] | |
October 31 | 12:00 pm | at Florida State | Raycom | L 42–45 | 67,712[8] | |
November 7 | 1:00 pm | Maryland |
| ESPN360 | W 38–31 | 55,631[9] |
November 14 | 12:00 pm | Clemson |
| Raycom | L 23–43 | 57,583[10] |
November 21 | 3:30 pm | at No. 16 Virginia Tech | ESPNU | L 10–38 | 66,233[11] | |
November 28 | 12:00 pm | North Carolina |
| ESPN2 | W 28–27 | 57,583[12] |
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Coaching staff
After not traveling with the team to Blacksburg, Virginia for the Virginia Tech game, it was announced that offensive coordinator Dana Bible had been diagnosed with leukemia.[14]
References
- "South Carolina Gamecocks vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- "Murray State Racers vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- "Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- "Pittsburgh Panthers vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- "Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Boston College Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- "Maryland Terrapins vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- "Clemson Tigers vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- "North Carolina Tar Heels vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- "2009 Football Schedule". Wolfpack Football. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2009.
- "Bible diagnosed with cancer". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2010.