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1996 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 1996 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Mike O'Cain. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1996 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

1996 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Cain (11th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKen Pettus (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKent Briggs (1st season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Florida State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 10 North Carolina   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Clemson   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Virginia   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 5     5 – 6  
NC State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Duke   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 712:00 pmGeorgia Tech
ABCL 16–2841,500[1]
September 198:00 pmNo. 3 Florida State
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPNL 17–5145,700[2]
September 2812:00 pmat Purdue*
ESPN PlusL 21–4239,739[3]
October 512:00 pmat Maryland
JPSW 34–832,550[4]
October 123:30 pmNo. 8 Alabama*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ABCL 19–2450,750[5]
October 1912:00 pmat Virginia
JPSL 14–6240,300[6]
November 212:00 pmat No. 8 North Carolina
JPSL 20–5247,000[7]
November 912:00 pmDuke
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
JPSW 44–2247,200[8]
November 1612:00 pmat Clemson
JPSL 17–4063,796[9]
November 231:00 pmWake Forest
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 37–2240,500[10]
November 303:30 pmvs. East Carolina*
ESPN2L 29–5066,347[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster edit

1996 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 4 Jamie Barnette   Fr
QB 6 Charles Berry Fr
G 65 Lonnie Gilbert Jr
WR 83 Jimmy Grissette Sr
C 72 Jason Groff Jr
WR 13 Ryan Hamrick   Fr
QB 10 Colin Harris Jr
WR 81 Torry Holt So
TE 24 Mark Thomas Jr
WR 80 Alvis Whitted Jr
OL 78 Jermaine Wilkinson Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 11 Tony Scott Fr
CB 7 Hassan Shamsid-Deen So
DE 45 Clayton Simon So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 10 Marc Primanti Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-25

References edit

  1. ^ "After debacle that was Fran, Wolfpack loses". Winston-Salem Journal. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "No. 3 Florida State buzzes N.C. State". Austin American-Statesman. September 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Reeves, Watson key easy Purdue victory". The South Bend Tribune. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack comes alive against Maryland". Greensboro News & Record. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pack can't turn the Tide". The News and Observer. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cavs maul Wolfpack". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "A Pack of disasters". The Herald-Sun. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duke finds Pack has King for day". The Charlotte Observer. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers trample 'Pack". The Herald. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Pack converts, Deacs don't". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Harley hogs the spotlight". The Charlotte Observer. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1996 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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