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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

ACC · 3-4 · 1-3 CONF · ATS 2-5 · O/U 5-2

NC State Wolfpack

HC Dave Doeren (13th yr) · OC Kurt Roper · DC DJ Eliot

STARTS IN 11 PERSONNEL (3 OF 6) · BASE D 3-3-5 · SHOTGUN 99%

Power rating0.368th
CFP odds0%—
PLAYOFFOUT→OUT
Proj. wins5.6of 12
Fan pulse—3 of 30 scored

ACC · 3-4 · 1-3 CONF · ATS 2-5 · O/U 5-2

NC State

Wolfpack · HC Dave Doeren (13th yr) · starts in 11 (3 of 6) · base D 3-3-5

Power rating0.368th
CFP odds · outlook0%—OUT→OUT
Proj. wins5.6of 12
Fan pulse—3 of 30 scored

NC State

3-4 · 1-3 ACC

POWER RATING0.368th in FBS
CFP ODDS0%no change
PROJ. WINS5.6of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKOUT→OUT

4 losses now · CFP 0% in sims · CCG 0% · title 0%

FAN PULSE—3 of 30 scored

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

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NC State schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1at Virginiaat VirginiaL8–34+4+4L−0.5832%53%2%5125.7
2RichmondRichmondW73–0−33.5−33.5W+1.7671%25%100%7030.1
3at Vanderbiltat VanderbiltL31–35+3+3L−0.1340%47%43%7731.0
4App StateApp StateW41–31−13−13L+0.1253%38%76%7628.1
5LouisvilleLouisvilleW31–28+4.5+4.5W+0.1240%45%55%8227.7
6Wake ForestWake ForestL14–38+4+4L−0.4839%48%7%6328.4
7BYE
8at Stanfordat StanfordL28–31−7.5−7.5L———60%——
9CaliforniaCaliforniaNEXTSAT 12:00 ACC NetworkSAT 12:00−9.3 proj−9.3————71%——
10DukeDukeNOV 7NOV 7+0.4 proj+0.449%
11SyracuseSyracuseNOV 14NOV 14−4.9 proj−4.962%
12at Florida Stateat Florida StateNOV 21NOV 21+6.1 proj+6.136%
13at North Carolinaat North CarolinaNOV 28NOV 28+4.7 proj+4.739%

Success rate by down & distance

1st75%n 475%n 442%n 16533%n 9
2nd72%n 1848%n 2541%n 6918%n 22
3rd68%n 2255%n 2246%n 2638%n 16
4th100%n 60%n 10%n 2—n 0

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 410 OF 411 PLAYS410 OF 411 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun99%99%51%+0.2045%
Under center1%1%33%+0.3667%
No-huddle58%58%58%+0.2649%
Huddle42%42%41%+0.1241%
StartersSTARTERS
113 of 6 games021 of 6BASE D3-3-52 of 4
113 of 63-3-5base D · 2 of 4

In shotgun on 99 % of tagged snaps, passing 51 % of the time (+0.20 EPA a play; +0.35 under center). No-huddle on 58 %. Starts in 11 personnel in 3 of 6 games. Base defense 3-3-5 (2 of 4).

Next game

SAT 12:00 ACC Network · CARTER-FINLEY STADIUMSAT 12:00 ACC Network

vs CaliforniaLINE—MODEL−9.3WP71%

Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
ACC crews−0.4 to +0.4 · 46 games0.0−0.4 to +0.446NOISE
Big Ten crews— · 2 games−0.3—2NOISE
Mountain West crews— · 2 games−1.5—2NOISE
American crews— · 1 game+1.0—1NOISE
Big 12 crews— · 1 game+1.6—1NOISE
Pac-12 crews— · 1 game−2.8—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTJon Noli−2.3 / g · 3 games · noise−2.3 / g · 3 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTTim Hedgepeth+2.4 / g · 3 games · noise+2.4 / g · 3 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on NC State than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 6 of 8 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 6 of 8 games · + = more on NC State than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

NC State offense statistics
MetricStat
NC StateNCSU
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play+0.1146th+0.06
Success rate42.4%61st42.3%
Explosiveness1.399th1.30
Rush EPA / play+0.0680th+0.07
Pass EPA / play+0.2327th+0.11
Passing downs SR33.2%27th31.1%
Line yards2.95108th3.21
Sack rate allowed4.0%43rd5.3%
3rd-down conversion51%15th41%
Points / opportunity5.1616th4.27
Red zone TD rate65%63rd63%
Seconds / play29.495th28.0