2014 NC State Wolfpack football team

2014 NC State Wolfpack football
St. Petersburg Bowl champion
St. Petersburg Bowl, W 34–27 vs. UCF
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Record	8–5 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Dave Doeren (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Canada (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Dave Huxtable (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium

2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. T–5 Florida State x$^		8	–	0					13	–	1
No. 15 Clemson		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 24 Louisville		5	–	3					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
NC State		3	–	5					8	–	5
Syracuse		1	–	7					3	–	9
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 8 Georgia Tech x		6	–	2					11	–	3
Duke		5	–	3					9	–	4
North Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	7
Pittsburgh		4	–	4					6	–	7
Miami (FL)		3	–	5					6	–	7
Virginia Tech		3	–	5					7	–	6
Virginia		3	–	5					5	–	7
Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was the team's second season under head coach Dave Doeren. They finished the season 8–5, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl, where they defeated UCF.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:30 pm	Georgia Southern*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	W 24–23	54,273
September 6	6:00 pm	Old Dominion*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 46–34	55,390
September 13	3:30 pm	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	CBSSN	W 49–17	27,269
September 20	6:00 pm	Presbyterian*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 42–0	54,408
September 27	3:30 pm	No. 1 Florida State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC/ESPN2	L 41–56	57,583
October 4	3:30 pm	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium, Clemson Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ESPNU	L 0–41	78,459
October 11	3:30 pm	Boston College	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCRSN	L 14–30	49,125
October 18	3:30 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCRSN	L 12–30	50,227
November 1	3:00 pm	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCRSN	W 24–17	40,787
November 8	12:30 pm	No. 24 Georgia Tech	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 23–56	54,653
November 15	3:00 pm	Wake Forest	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ACCRSN	W 42–13	55,353
November 29	12:30 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	W 35–7	53,000
December 26	8:00 pm	vs. UCF*	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–27	26,675
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

NC State Wolfpack coaches

Head coach Dave Doeren Assistant coaches Matt Canada – Offensive coordinator and Quarterbacks coach Dave Huxtable – Defensive coordinator and Linebackers coach Eddie Faulkner – Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach/fullbacks coach George Barlow – Cornerbacks coach Desmond Kitchings– Running backs coach/recruiting coordinator Frisman Jackson – Wide receivers coach Ryan Nielsen – Defensive line coach/run-game coordinator for defense Mike Uremovich – Offensive line coach Clayton White – Safeties coach/co-special teams coordinator Jason veltkamp – Strength and conditioning coach Ty Howle – Graduate assistant

Roster

2014 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Quarterbacks 12 Jacoby Brissett – Junior Jordan dawson – Freshman 11 Garrett Leatham – Senior 5 Josh Taylor – Junior Running Backs 21 Matt Dayes – Sophomore 25 Reggie Gallaspy – Freshman 34 Ben Grazen – Sophomore 27 Dakwa Nichols – Sophomore 44 Devin O'Connor – Junior 10 Shadrach Thornton – Junior 26 Tony Creecy – Senior Wide Receivers 15 Johnathan Alston – Junior 13 Bra'Lon Cherry – Sophomore 30 Gavin Locklear – Sophomore 88 Stephen Louis – Freshman 19 Maurice Morgan – Junior 80 Elliott Davis – Freshman 36 Jacob Davis – Junior 82 Bo Hines – Freshman 32 Stephen Morrison – Freshman 3 Jumichael Ramos – Junior 87 Maurice Trowell – Freshman 80 Bryan Underwood – Senior 84 Marquez Valdes-Scantling – Sophomore Tight end 89 Benson Browne – Senior 48 Cole Cook – Freshman 86 David J. Grinnage – Junior 28 Jaylen Samuels – Sophomore 85 Micah Till – Freshman 83 Lucas Wilson – Freshman		Offensive line 50 Tony Adams – Freshman 71 Alex Barr – Senior 52 Cole Blankenship – Sophomore 57 Peter Daniel – Sophomore 53 Tyler Jones – Freshman 56 Bryce Kennedy – Junior 68 Zak Kuder – Freshman T. J. McCoy – Freshman 70 Terronne Prescod – Freshman 67 Evan Pritt – Sophomore 64 Tylar Reagan – Sophomore 66 Will Richardson – Freshman 60 Quinton Schooley – Senior 76 Eric Shute – Freshman 54 Joe Thuney – Senior 59 John Tu'uta – Junior Defensive line 54 Davion Allred – Sophomore 92 Hampton Billips – Freshman 38 Garrett Bradbury – Freshman 43 Coult Culler – Freshman 96 Kenton Gibbs – Freshman 98 B. J. Hill – Freshman 87 Pharoah McKever – Sophomore 97 Deshawn Middleton – Freshman 94 Monty Nelson – Junior 90 Mike Rose – Senior Darian roseboro – Freshman 35 Kentavius Street – Sophomore Linebacker 49 Bradley Chubb – Sophomore 4 Jerod Fernandez – Sophomore Ford howell – Sophomore 33 Ty Linton – Freshman 58 Airius Moore – Sophomore Riley nicholson – Freshman 45 Artemis Robinson – Sophomore 46 Ernie Robinson – Sophomore 42 M. J. Salahuddin – Junior 48 Bryan Smith – Sophomore James smith-williams – Freshman 36 Max Stoffer – Freshman		Defensive back 26 Trace Batten – Freshman 24 Shawn Boone – Sophomore 41 Cole Boroughs – Junior 6 Tim Buckley – Senior 11 Justin Burris – Senior 25 Niles Clark – Junior 21 Elliot Davis – Freshman 20 Hakim Jones – Senior 2 Josh Jones – Sophomore 12 Nicholas Lacy – Sophomore 27 Kalen McCain – Freshman 14 Malcolm Means – Sophomore 7 Sean Paul – Sophomore Freddie Phillips, Jr. – Freshman 31 Germaine Pratt – Sophomore 37 Josh Sessoms – Junior 30 Mike Stevens – Sophomore 29 Jack Tocho – Junior 33 Charlie Twitty – Junior 22 Troy Vincent, Jr. – Sophomore (5'9, 199) 28 Robert Wilcox – Freshman 34 Dexter Wright – Freshman 8 Dravious Wright – Junior Special teams Niklas Sade – Senior (P) 62 R. C. Brunstetter – Freshman (LS) A. J. Cole III – Freshman (P) 52 Ben Garnett – Junior (LS) 37 Jackson Maples – Freshman (PK) Duncan musselwhite – Freshman (LS) 47 William Stephenson – Junior (P)

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Game summaries

Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	10	3	3	23
Wolfpack	3	0	7	14	24

See also: 2014 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	14	7	7	6	34
Wolfpack	10	8	14	14	46

See also: 2014 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

@ South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	14	21	14	0	49
Bulls	7	0	10	0	17

See also: 2014 South Florida Bulls football team

Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	0	0	0
Wolfpack	7	14	14	7	42

See also: 2014 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Seminoles	7	14	21	14	56
Wolfpack	24	0	14	3	41

See also: 2014 Florida State Seminoles football team

@ Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	21	10	10	0	41

See also: 2014 Clemson Tigers football team and Textile Bowl

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	7	3	6	30
Wolfpack	14	0	0	0	14

See also: 2014 Boston College Eagles football team

@ Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	6	0	3	9	18
Cardinals	7	10	3	10	30

See also: 2014 Louisville Cardinals football team

@ Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	3	6	8	7	24
Orange	0	7	7	3	17

See also: 2014 Syracuse Orange football team

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	14	21	14	7	56
Wolfpack	13	3	0	7	23

See also: 2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	3	0	3	7	13
Wolfpack	7	14	21	0	42

See also: 2014 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and NC State–Wake Forest rivalry

@ North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	7	14	7	7	35
Tar Heels	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry