2008 NC State Wolfpack football team

2008 NC State Wolfpack football
2008 NC State Wolfpack football
PapaJohns.com Bowl, L 23–29 vs. Rutgers
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Record	6–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
Boston College xy	5	–	3	9	–	5
No. 21 Florida State x	5	–	3	9	–	4
Maryland	4	–	4	8	–	5
Wake Forest	4	–	4	8	–	5
Clemson	4	–	4	7	–	6
NC State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Coastal Division
No. 15 Virginia Tech xy$	5	–	3	10	–	4
No. 22 Georgia Tech x	5	–	3	9	–	4
North Carolina	0	–	4	0	–	5
Miami (FL)	4	–	4	7	–	6
Virginia	3	–	5	5	–	7
Duke	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Tom O'Brien. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953, and has participated in that conference's Atlantic Division since 2005. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2008 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	8:00 pm	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	L 0–34	80,616
September 6	6:00 pm	William & Mary*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCS	W 34–24	56,694
September 13	12:00 pm	at No. 23 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	Raycom	L 9–27	77,071
September 20	12:00 pm	No. 15 East Carolina*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 30–24 ^OT	57,583
September 27	7:30 pm	No. 13 South Florida*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	L 10–41	57,583
October 4	12:00 pm	Boston College	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	Raycom	L 31–38	55,652
October 16	7:30 pm	Florida State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 17–26	56,643
October 25	3:30 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN360	L 24–27	45,018
November 8	3:30 pm	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	ESPN360	W 27–17	31,964
November 15	3:30 pm	No. 24 Wake Forest	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 21–17	56,174
November 22	12:00 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	Raycom	W 41–10	60,000
November 29	12:00 pm	Miami (FL)	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	Raycom	W 38–28	56,329
December 29	3:00 pm	vs. Rutgers*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (PapaJohns.com Bowl)	ESPN	L 23–29	38,582
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Venues	Riddick Stadium (1907–1965) Carter–Finley Stadium (1966–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson: Textile Bowl East Carolina North Carolina Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Mr. Wuf "Fight Song" Norris Cup The Power Sound of the South
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024