2011 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2011 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack were led by fifth-year head coach Tom O'Brien and played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, where they defeated Louisville, 31–24.

2011 NC State Wolfpack football
Belk Bowl champion
Belk Bowl, W 31–24 vs Louisville
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Record	8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer (5th season)
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium

2011 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 22 Clemson x$		6	–	2					10	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3					6	–	7
No. 23 Florida State		5	–	3					9	–	4
NC State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Boston College		3	–	5					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal Division
No. 21 Virginia Tech x%		7	–	1					11	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3					8	–	5
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
Miami (FL)		3	–	5					6	–	6
North Carolina		3	–	5					7	–	6
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	No. 22 (FCS) Liberty*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 43–21	56,564
September 10	3:30 pm	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	FSN	L 27–34	32,423
September 17	5:00 pm	South Alabama*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 35–13	56,756
September 22	8:00 pm	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 14–44	28,431
October 1	3:30 pm	No. 21 Georgia Tech	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC/ESPN	L 35–45	55,811
October 8	3:30 pm	Central Michigan*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 38–24	54,388
October 22	3:30 pm	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	W 28–14	46,030
October 29	12:00 pm	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 0–34	80,849
November 5	12:30 pm	North Carolina	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	W 13–0	57,583
November 12	1:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	L 10–14	33,712
November 19	3:30 pm	No. 8 Clemson	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	ABC/ESPN	W 37–13	57,583
November 26	12:30 pm	Maryland	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	W 56–41	55,323
December 27	8:00 pm	vs. Louisville*	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–24	58,427
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total Clemson 3 0 3 7 13 • North Carolina State 0 27 10 0 37 Date: November 19 Location: Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Television network: ABC/ESPN

Scoring summary 1 6:50 CLEM Chandler Catanzaro 24-yard field goal CLEM 3-0 2 11:35 NCST George Bryan 11-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade kick) NCST 7-3 2 10:33 NCST Jay Smith 7-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade kick) NCST 14-3 2 7:26 NCST Niklas Sade 21-yard field goal NCST 17-3 2 4:58 NCST Tony Creecy 4-yard run (Niklas Sade kick) NCST 24-3 2 0:05 NCST Niklas Sade 32-yard field goal NCST 27-3 3 10:18 NCST Niklas Sade 21-yard field goal NCST 30-3 3 8:44 CLEM Chandler Catanzaro 32-yard field goal NCST 30-6 3 5:41 NCST Tobias Palmer 41-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade kick) NCST 37-6 4 1:22 CLEM Mike Bellamy 2-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick) NCST 37-13