2010 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2010 NC State Wolfpack Football Team represented North Carolina State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack, led by head coach Tom O'Brien, played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina and were members of the Atlantic division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in ACC play. They were invited to the Champ Sports Bowl where they defeated West Virginia, 23–7.

2010 NC State Wolfpack football
Champs Sports Bowl champion
Champs Sports Bowl, W 23–7 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 25
Record	9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 17 Florida State x		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 23 Maryland		5	–	3					9	–	4
No. 25 NC State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
Clemson		4	–	4					6	–	7
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Miami (FL)		5	–	3					7	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					6	–	7
North Carolina		4	–	4					8	–	5
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Virginia		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	6:00 pm	Western Carolina*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 48–7	56,417	[1]
September 11	7:30 pm	at UCF*		Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	CBSCS	W 28–21	43,020	[2]
September 16	7:30 pm	Cincinnati*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	W 30–19	55,934	[3]
September 25	12:00 pm	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN	W 45–28	48,825	[4]
October 2	3:30 pm	Virginia Tech	No. 23	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	L 30–41	58,083	[5]
October 9	12:00 pm	Boston College		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	W 44–17	56,859	[6]
October 16	12:00 pm	at East Carolina*		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC (rivalry)	CBSCS	L 27–33 OT	50,410	[7]
October 28	7:30 pm	No. 16 Florida State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	W 28–24	56,807	[8]
November 6	12:00 pm	at Clemson	No. 23	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ACCN	L 13–14	75,906	[9]
November 13	2:00 pm	Wake Forest		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 38–3	57,161	[10]
November 20	12:00 pm	at North Carolina		Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	W 29–25	60,000	[11]
November 27	3:30 pm	at Maryland	No. 21	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN2	L 31–38	35,370	[12]
December 28	6:30 pm	No. 22 West Virginia*		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Champs Sports Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–7	48,962	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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