2008 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2008 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Tom O'Brien. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953, and has participated in that conference's Atlantic Division since 2005. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2008 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

2008 NC State Wolfpack football
PapaJohns.com Bowl, L 23–29 vs. Rutgers
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Record	6–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
Boston College xy		5	–	3					9	–	5
No. 21 Florida State x		5	–	3					9	–	4
Maryland		4	–	4					8	–	5
Wake Forest		4	–	4					8	–	5
Clemson		4	–	4					7	–	6
NC State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Coastal Division
No. 15 Virginia Tech xy$		5	–	3					10	–	4
No. 22 Georgia Tech x		5	–	3					9	–	4
North Carolina		0	–	4					0	–	5
Miami (FL)		4	–	4					7	–	6
Virginia		3	–	5					5	–	7
Duke		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	8:00 pm	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	L 0–34	80,616
September 6	6:00 pm	William & Mary*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCS	W 34–24	56,694
September 13	12:00 pm	at No. 23 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	Raycom	L 9–27	77,071
September 20	12:00 pm	No. 15 East Carolina*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 30–24 OT	57,583
September 27	7:30 pm	No. 13 South Florida*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	L 10–41	57,583
October 4	12:00 pm	Boston College	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	Raycom	L 31–38	55,652
October 16	7:30 pm	Florida State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 17–26	56,643
October 25	3:30 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN360	L 24–27	45,018
November 8	3:30 pm	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	ESPN360	W 27–17	31,964
November 15	3:30 pm	No. 24 Wake Forest	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 21–17	56,174
November 22	12:00 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	Raycom	W 41–10	60,000
November 29	12:00 pm	Miami (FL)	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	Raycom	W 38–28	56,329
December 29	3:00 pm	vs. Rutgers*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (PapaJohns.com Bowl)	ESPN	L 23–29	38,582
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time