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1994 NC State

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mike O’Cain, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1994, game by game: won vs. Bowling Green 20–15; won at No. 22 Clemson 29–12; won vs. Western Carolina 38–13; won vs. Georgia Tech 21–13; lost at Louisville 14–35; won vs. Wake Forest 34–3; lost at No. 24 North Carolina 17–31; won at Maryland 47–45; won vs. No. 18 Duke 24–23; lost vs. No. 8 Florida State 3–34; won at No. 13 Virginia 30–27; won vs. No. 16 Mississippi State 28–24+31−31Won 20–15 vs. Bowling Green+5Bowling GreenWon 29–12 at No. 22 Clemson+17No. 22 ClemsonWon 38–13 vs. Western Carolina+25Western CarolinaWon 21–13 vs. Georgia Tech+8Georgia TechLost 14–35 at Louisville-21LouisvilleWon 34–3 vs. Wake Forest+31Wake ForestLost 17–31 at No. 24 North Carolina-14No. 24 North CarolinaWon 47–45 at Maryland+2MarylandWon 24–23 vs. No. 18 Duke+1No. 18 DukeLost 3–34 vs. No. 8 Florida State-31No. 8 Florida StateWon 30–27 at No. 13 Virginia+3No. 13 VirginiaWon 28–24 vs. No. 16 Mississippi State+4No. 16 Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsBowling GreenW 20–⁠1557%
Sep 10at22ClemsonW 29–⁠1243%
Sep 24vsWestern CarolinaW 38–⁠1391%
Oct 1vsGeorgia TechW 21–⁠1376%
Oct 8atLouisvilleL 14–⁠3550%
Oct 15vsWake ForestW 34–⁠382%
Oct 29at24North CarolinaL 17–⁠3140%
Nov 5atMarylandW 47–⁠4559%
Nov 12vs18DukeW 24–⁠2359%
Nov 19vs8Florida StateL 3–⁠3430%
Nov 25at13VirginiaW 30–⁠2728%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs16Mississippi StatePeach BowlW 28–⁠2452%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Mississippi State 28–⁠24 in the Peach Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 25
  2. Wk 5: 24
  3. Wk 6: 22
  4. Wk 7: 18
  5. Wk 13: 25
  6. Wk 15: 23
  7. Wk 16: 23
  8. Final: 17

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1994.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 17
Points
305–⁠275
Coach
Mike O’Cain
Elo
1608 +54 this season
SP+ rating
6.9 No. 39 of 106; offense No. 47, defense No. 39
SRS
1.7 No. 51 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ted Cain
Defensive coordinator
Ken Pettus

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 3Damien Covington LBBuffalo Bills
Rd 5William Strong DBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Carl Reeves DEChicago Bears
Rd 6Eddie Goines WRSeattle Seahawks

All-ACC

3 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Chris Hennie-RoedOTAP-2
  • Steve KeimOGAP-2
  • Tremayne StephensRBAP-2
  • Carl ReevesDLAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1994 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠010–⁠1–⁠14
NC State6–⁠29–⁠317
Virginia5–⁠39–⁠315
North Carolina5–⁠38–⁠4
Duke5–⁠38–⁠4
Clemson4–⁠45–⁠6
Maryland2–⁠64–⁠7
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠8
Georgia Tech0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.