2012 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2012 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth year head coach Tom O'Brien and played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium. They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Wolfpack participated in the Music City Bowl and were defeated by Vanderbilt 24–38.

2012 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
2012 record7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDana Bible (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Archer (6th season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
(Capacity: 57,583)
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$  7 –1     12 –2  
No. 11 Clemson x  7 –1     11 –2  
NC State  4 –4     7 –6  
Wake Forest  3 –5     5 –7  
Maryland  2 –6     4 –8  
Boston College  1 –7     2 –10  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy  5 –3     7 –7  
North Carolina†  5 –3     8 –4  
Miami‡  5 –3     7 –5  
Virginia Tech  4 –4     7 –6  
Duke  3 –5     6 –7  
Virginia  2 –6     4 –8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[1]
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

On November 25, 2012, the university announced that it had fired Tom O'Brien as head coach of the Wolfpack after failing to live up the expectations during his six years at the position.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 pmvs. Tennessee*
ESPNUL 21–3555,529
September 812:00 pmat Connecticut*
Big East NetworkW 10–734,202
September 156:00 pmSouth Alabama*
ESPN3W 31–754,132
September 226:00 pmNo. 10 (FCS) The Citadel*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPN3W 52–1455,145
September 2912:00 pmat Miami (FL)
ESPNUL 37–4438,510
October 68:00 pmNo. 3 Florida State
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPN2W 17–1654,962
October 203:30 pmat Maryland
ESPNUW 20–1840,217
October 2712:30 pmat North Carolina
ACCNL 35–4362,000
November 312:30 pmVirginia
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ACCNL 6–3354,812
November 103:00 pmWake Forest
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
ACCRSNW 37–652,567
November 173:30 pmat No. 11 Clemson
ABC/ESPN2L 48–6277,831
November 243:00 pmBoston College
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPN3W 27–1053,020
December 3112:00 pmat Vanderbilt*
ESPNL 24–3855,801
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel
2012 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 87 Mario Carter  Sr
RB 26 Tony Creecy  So
QB 8 Mike Glennon Sr
WR 4 Tobias Palmer  Sr
WR 2 Rashard Smith  Jr
RB 10 Shadrach Thornton Fr
WR 80 Bryan Underwood  So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 32 Niklas Sade So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Season summary

Miami (FL)
See also: 2012 Miami Hurricanes football team
NC State Wolfpack (3–1) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (3–1)
1 2 34Total
NC State 7 7 71637
Miami (FL) 23 0 71444

at Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
  • Game attendance: 38,510
  • Referee: Pat Garvey
  • Box Score

Clemson
See also: 2012 Clemson Tigers football team and Clemson–NC State football rivalry
NC State Wolfpack (6–4) at #9 Clemson Tigers (9–1)
1 2 34Total
NC State 21 3 141048
Clemson 13 28 21062

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind E 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Game attendance: 76,000
  • Referee: J. Magallanes
  • Box Score

References
  1. "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  2. Giglio, Joe (November 25, 2012). "O'Brien Out at N.C. State". The News & Observer. Raleigh. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
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