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2007 NC State

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tom O’Brien.

Schedule and results

NC State in 2007, game by game: lost vs. UCF 23–25; lost at Boston College 17–37; won vs. Wofford 38–17; lost vs. No. 15 Clemson 20–42; lost vs. Louisville 10–29; lost at Florida State 10–27; won at East Carolina 34–20; won vs. No. 21 Virginia 29–24; won at Miami 19–16; won vs. North Carolina 31–27; lost at Wake Forest 18–38; lost vs. Maryland 0–37+21−37Lost 23–25 vs. UCF-2UCFLost 17–37 at Boston College-20Boston CollegeWon 38–17 vs. Wofford+21WoffordLost 20–42 vs. No. 15 Clemson-22No. 15 ClemsonLost 10–29 vs. Louisville-19LouisvilleLost 10–27 at Florida State-17Florida StateWon 34–20 at East Carolina+14East CarolinaWon 29–24 vs. No. 21 Virginia+5No. 21 VirginiaWon 19–16 at Miami+3MiamiWon 31–27 vs. North Carolina+4North CarolinaLost 18–38 at Wake Forest-20Wake ForestLost 0–37 vs. Maryland-37Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsUCFL 23–⁠2562%
Sep 8atBoston CollegeL 17–⁠3719%
Sep 15vsWoffordW 38–⁠1759%
Sep 22vs15ClemsonL 20–⁠4234%
Sep 29vsLouisvilleL 10–⁠2928%
Oct 6atFlorida StateL 10–⁠2721%
Oct 20atEast CarolinaW 34–⁠2027%
Oct 27vs21VirginiaW 29–⁠2440%
Nov 3atMiamiW 19–⁠1627%
Nov 10vsNorth CarolinaW 31–⁠2764%
Nov 17atWake ForestL 18–⁠3828%
Nov 24vsMarylandL 0–⁠3750%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 37–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
249–⁠339
Coach
Tom O’Brien
Elo
1445 −1 this season
SP+ rating
-1.1 No. 69 of 120; offense No. 96, defense No. 47, special teams No. 35
SRS
−3.5 No. 73 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 46
Offensive coordinator
Dana Bible
Defensive coordinator
Mike Archer
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense99th of 119
  • Defense37th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0337%0.9399th of 119
Defense0.0140%0.8537th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 323% allowed
Defense0.0own 332% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Jeff Rieskamp WDE★★★No. 768
Kyle Linney DT★★★No. 879
Thomas Barnes ILB★★★No. 879
Russell Wilson DUAL★★★No. 1108
Henry Lawson OG★★★No. 1129

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.814
Running backs12.00.700
Offensive line32.30.790
Defensive line42.80.818
Linebackers13.00.833
Whole class112.60.800

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 3DaJuan Morgan SKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5DeMario Pressley DTNew Orleans Saints

All-ACC

2 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠111–⁠39
Boston College6–⁠211–⁠310
Virginia6–⁠29–⁠4
Wake Forest5–⁠39–⁠4
Clemson5–⁠39–⁠421
Georgia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
Florida State4–⁠47–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠56–⁠7
NC State3–⁠55–⁠7
North Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Miami2–⁠65–⁠7
Duke0–⁠81–⁠11

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