2009 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2009 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Tom O'Brien. It was O'Brien's third season as NC State's head coach. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Wolfpack finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in ACC play and failed to qualify for a bowl game.

2009 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Record	5–7 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 24 Clemson x		6	–	2					9	–	5
Boston College		5	–	3					8	–	5
Florida State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					5	–	7
NC State		2	–	6					5	–	7
Maryland		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal Division
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 10 Virginia Tech		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 19 Miami (FL)		5	–	3					9	–	4
North Carolina *		0	–	4					0	–	5
Duke		3	–	5					5	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
$ – BCS representative as conference champion North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins. Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

On June 27, linebacker Nate Irving was seriously injured in an automobile accident and will not play for the 2009 season, as he suffered a compound fracture in his leg and a collapsed lung.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 pm	South Carolina*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 3–7	57,583	[1]
September 12	6:00 pm	Murray State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 65–7	55,510	[2]
September 19	6:00 pm	Gardner–Webb*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 45–14	53,452	[3]
September 26	3:30 pm	Pittsburgh*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	W 38–31	57,583	[4]
October 3	3:30 pm	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 24–30	33,921	[5]
October 10	4:00 pm	Duke	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 28–49	56,452	[6]
October 17	3:30 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	L 20–52	35,261	[7]
October 31	12:00 pm	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	Raycom	L 42–45	67,712	[8]
November 7	1:00 pm	Maryland	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN360	W 38–31	55,631	[9]
November 14	12:00 pm	Clemson	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	Raycom	L 23–43	57,583	[10]
November 21	3:30 pm	at No. 16 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	L 10–38	66,233	[11]
November 28	12:00 pm	North Carolina	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 28–27	57,583	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Coaching staff

After not traveling with the team to Blacksburg, Virginia for the Virginia Tech game, it was announced that offensive coordinator Dana Bible had been diagnosed with leukemia.^[14]