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2019 NC State

4–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dave Doeren.

Schedule and results

NC State in 2019, game by game: won vs. East Carolina 34–6; won vs. Western Carolina 41–0; lost at West Virginia 27–44; won vs. Ball State 34–23; lost at Florida State 13–31; won vs. Syracuse 16–10; lost at Boston College 24–45; lost at No. 23 Wake Forest 10–44; lost vs. No. 4 Clemson 10–55; lost vs. Louisville 20–34; lost at Georgia Tech 26–28; lost vs. North Carolina 10–41+41−45Won 34–6 vs. East Carolina+28East CarolinaWon 41–0 vs. Western Carolina+41Western CarolinaLost 27–44 at West Virginia-17West VirginiaWon 34–23 vs. Ball State+11Ball StateLost 13–31 at Florida State-18Florida StateWon 16–10 vs. Syracuse+6SyracuseLost 24–45 at Boston College-21Boston CollegeLost 10–44 at No. 23 Wake Forest-34No. 23 Wake ForestLost 10–55 vs. No. 4 Clemson-45No. 4 ClemsonLost 20–34 vs. Louisville-14LouisvilleLost 26–28 at Georgia Tech-2Georgia TechLost 10–41 vs. North Carolina-31North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsEast CarolinaW 34–⁠679%
Sep 7vsWestern CarolinaW 41–⁠093%
Sep 14atWest VirginiaL 27–⁠4449%
Sep 21vsBall StateW 34–⁠2383%
Sep 28atFlorida StateL 13–⁠3152%
Oct 10vsSyracuseW 16–⁠1052%
Oct 19atBoston CollegeL 24–⁠4550%
Nov 2at23Wake ForestL 10–⁠4434%
Nov 9vs4ClemsonL 10–⁠5515%
Nov 16vsLouisvilleL 20–⁠3462%
Nov 21atGeorgia TechL 26–⁠2849%
Nov 30vsNorth CarolinaL 10–⁠4155%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 41–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 14th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 14th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
265–⁠361
Coach
Dave Doeren
Elo
1412 −164 this season
SP+ rating
-6.3 No. 94 of 130; offense No. 102, defense No. 76, special teams No. 24
SRS
−9.4 No. 107 of 130 in FBS
Returning
13% of last season’s EPA, No. 127 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 31 roster talent No. 36 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Desmond Kitchings and George McDonald
Defensive coordinators
Dave Huxtable and Tony Gibson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense108th of 130
  • Defense103rd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted120th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted100th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0041%1.14108th of 130
Defense0.1943%1.26103rd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.00 off
0.16 def		40% off
43% def		—120th off
100th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.5own 2625% allowed
Defense3.7own 3021% caused

CORE rating -12.6, 112th of 130 (offense -10.5, defense 2.1).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsDevin Leary QB1,219 yds
Passing touchdownsDevin Leary QB8 TD
Rushing yardsZonovan Knight RB745 yds
Rushing touchdownsZonovan Knight RB5 TD
Receiving yardsEmeka Emezie WR576 yds
Receiving touchdownsCary Angeline TE5 TD
TacklesPayton Wilson LB69 tkl
SacksLarrell Murchison DT7 sacks
InterceptionsChris Ingram CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Savion Jackson SDE★★★★No. 171
C.J. Clark DT★★★★No. 194
Joshua Harris Sr. DT★★★★No. 239
Zonovan Knight RB★★★★No. 362
Shyheim Battle CB★★★★No. 402

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.887
Running backs43.00.850
Receivers33.00.850
Offensive line43.00.865
Defensive line43.80.910
Linebackers23.00.875
Defensive backs53.20.868
Athletes and specialists12.00.782
Whole class243.10.867

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 5Larrell Murchison DTTennessee Titans
Rd 7James Smith-Williams DEWashington Football Team

Roster 119

The 2019 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson8–⁠014–⁠12
Virginia6–⁠29–⁠5
Louisville5–⁠38–⁠5
Virginia Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Wake Forest5–⁠48–⁠5
Pittsburgh4–⁠48–⁠5
Boston College4–⁠46–⁠7
Miami4–⁠46–⁠7
Florida State4–⁠46–⁠7
North Carolina4–⁠57–⁠6
Duke3–⁠55–⁠7
Syracuse2–⁠65–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠63–⁠9
NC State1–⁠74–⁠8

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