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2024 NC State

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dave Doeren.

Schedule and results

NC State in 2024, game by game: won vs. Western Carolina 38–21; lost vs. No. 14 Tennessee 10–51; won vs. Louisiana Tech 30–20; lost at No. 21 Clemson 35–59; won vs. Northern Illinois 24–17; lost vs. Wake Forest 30–34; lost vs. Syracuse 17–24; won at California 24–23; won vs. Stanford 59–28; lost vs. Duke 19–29; lost at Georgia Tech 29–30; won at North Carolina 35–30; lost vs. East Carolina 21–26+31−41Won 38–21 vs. Western Carolina+17Western CarolinaLost 10–51 vs. No. 14 Tennessee-41No. 14 TennesseeWon 30–20 vs. Louisiana Tech+10Louisiana TechLost 35–59 at No. 21 Clemson-24No. 21 ClemsonWon 24–17 vs. Northern Illinois+7Northern Illino…Lost 30–34 vs. Wake Forest-4Wake ForestLost 17–24 vs. Syracuse-7SyracuseWon 24–23 at California+1CaliforniaWon 59–28 vs. Stanford+31StanfordLost 19–29 vs. Duke-10DukeLost 29–30 at Georgia Tech-1Georgia TechWon 35–30 at North Carolina+5North CarolinaLost 21–26 vs. East Carolina-5East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsWestern CarolinaW 38–⁠2186%
Sep 7vs14TennesseeDuke’s Mayo ClassicL 10–⁠5145%
Sep 14vsLouisiana TechW 30–⁠2079%
Sep 21at21ClemsonL 35–⁠5934%
Sep 28vsNorthern IllinoisW 24–⁠1767%
Oct 5vsWake ForestL 30–⁠3475%
Oct 12vsSyracuseL 17–⁠2460%
Oct 19atCaliforniaW 24–⁠2339%
Nov 2vsStanfordW 59–⁠2879%
Nov 9vsDukeL 19–⁠2950%
Nov 21atGeorgia TechL 29–⁠3035%
Nov 30atNorth CarolinaW 35–⁠3038%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsEast CarolinaMilitary BowlL 21–⁠2658%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 26–⁠21 in the Military Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 24
  2. Wk 2: 24
Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 10th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
371–⁠392
Coach
Dave Doeren
Elo
1507 −82 this season
SP+ rating
3.9 No. 56 of 134; offense No. 47, defense No. 68, special teams No. 54
SRS
−2.1 No. 80 of 134 in FBS
Returning
34% of last season’s EPA, No. 90 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 27 roster talent No. 40 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Robert Anae
Defensive coordinators
Tony Gibson and Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense56th of 134
  • Defense74th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted59th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted77th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1344%1.2856th of 134
Defense0.1240%1.3974th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.12 def		44% off
40% def		—59th off
77th 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
Offense4.0own 2920% allowed
Defense3.8own 3120% caused

CORE rating 6.5, 45th of 134 (offense 8.6, defense 2.0).

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 yardsC.J. Bailey QB2,412 yds
Passing touchdownsC.J. Bailey QB17 TD
Rushing yardsHollywood Smothers RB571 yds
Rushing touchdownsHollywood Smothers RB6 TD
Receiving yardsJustin Joly TE661 yds
Receiving touchdownsKevin Concepcion WR6 TD
TacklesSean Brown LB95 tkl
SacksDavin Vann DE6.5 sacks
InterceptionsBishop Fitzgerald S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Jonathan Paylor ATH★★★★No. 104
Terrell Anderson WR★★★★No. 134
Elijah Groves LB★★★★No. 263
C.J. Bailey QB★★★★No. 434
Ronnie Royal III ATH★★★★No. 447

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.893
Running backs23.00.870
Receivers43.30.888
Offensive line33.00.875
Defensive line33.00.862
Linebackers43.30.869
Defensive backs33.00.874
Athletes and specialists24.00.921
Whole class223.20.879

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 2Anthony Belton OTGreen Bay Packers

Roster 123

The 2024 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 15

The 2024 portal
Noah Rogers WR★★★★from Ohio State
Justin Joly TE★★★★from UConn
Jordan Waters RB★★★★from Duke
Grayson McCall QB★★★★from Coastal Carolina
Zeke Correll OL★★★from Notre Dame
Corey Coley CB★★★from Maryland
Devon Marshall CB★★★from Villanova
Donovan Kaufman S★★★from Auburn
Hollywood Smothers RB★★★from Oklahoma
Ja’Had Carter S★★★from Ohio State
Wesley Grimes WR★★★from Wake Forest
Kerry Martin Jr. S★★★from Akron

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 23

C.J. Clark DL★★★to Miami
Jakeen Harris S★★★to North Carolina
Terrell Timmons Jr. WR★★★to Colorado
M.J. Morris QB★★★to Maryland
Delbert Mimms III RB★★★to Eastern Michigan
Anthony Smith WR★★★to East Carolina
Jordan Houston RB★★★to Marshall
Porter Rooks WR★★★to Eastern Michigan
Torren Wright LB★★★to Temple
Christopher Toudle TE★★★to Western Michigan
Lyndon Cooper OL★★★to Pittsburgh
Nick Campbell DL★★★to App State

And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU8–⁠011–⁠312
Clemson7–⁠110–⁠414
Miami6–⁠210–⁠318
Syracuse5–⁠310–⁠320
Louisville5–⁠39–⁠4
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠6
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Virginia Tech4–⁠46–⁠7
Pittsburgh3–⁠57–⁠6
NC State3–⁠56–⁠7
North Carolina3–⁠56–⁠7
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
California2–⁠66–⁠7
Wake Forest2–⁠64–⁠8
Stanford2–⁠63–⁠9
Florida State1–⁠72–⁠10

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