Game notes: NC State at Florida State
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The matchup
- NC State (3–3, 1–2 in conference) at Florida State (3–4, 1–3 in conference), Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Doak Campbell Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 45th meeting; Florida State leads the series 27–17 as played. Officially, Florida State leads 26–17; as played, 27–17. The NCAA vacated Florida State’s win (2007); it doesn’t count officially.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, November 21, 2025: NC State 21, Florida State 11.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1952: NC State 13, Florida State 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Florida State is 16–6 at home against NC State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: NC State 21–11 (at NC State); 2022: NC State 19–17 (at NC State); 2021: NC State 28–14 (at Florida State); 2020: NC State 38–22 (at NC State); 2019: Florida State 31–13 (at Florida State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
NC State
- NC State is 3–3 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 8–34 at Virginia; W 73–0 vs. Richmond; L 31–35 at Vanderbilt; W 41–31 vs. App State; W 31–28 vs. Louisville; L 14–38 vs. Wake Forest.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- NC State is No. 66 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Dave Doeren is 98–73 in his 14th season at NC State and 121–77 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Dave Doeren is 6–5 against Florida State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- C.J. Bailey (QB): 1,507 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keenan Jackson (WR): 27 catches, 400 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Raul Aguirre Jr. (LB): 55 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kanoah Vinesett is tied with Adam Kiker (30, 2000–03) for 10th on NC State’s career field goals list, at 30 so far; one more field goal breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, NC State beat No. 21 Liberty 15–14.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Florida State
- Florida State is 3–4 (1–3 in conference games), 0–3 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 34–17 vs. New Mexico State; L 24–27 vs. No. 19 SMU; L 36–50 at No. 10 Alabama; W 34–7 vs. Central Arkansas; W 38–7 vs. Virginia; L 20–44 at Louisville; L 35–43 at No. 3 Miami.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Florida State has lost two straight, since beating Virginia 38–7 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Florida State is No. 81 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Mike Norvell is 41–38 in his seventh season at Florida State and 79–53 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Mike Norvell is 0–4 against NC State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Ashton Daniels (QB): 1,618 passing yards, 12 TD, No. 4 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ousmane Kromah (RB): 609 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chris Jones (LB): 46 tackles, 1.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1998, Florida State beat No. 4 Florida 23–12.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Mike Norvell is 0–4 against Dave Doeren’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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