2012 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2012 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth year head coach Tom O'Brien and played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium. They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Wolfpack participated in the Music City Bowl and were defeated by Vanderbilt, 38–24.

2012 NC State Wolfpack football
Music City Bowl, L 24–38 vs. Vanderbilt
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (6th season; regular season) Dana Bible (interim; bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 11 Clemson x		7	–	1					11	–	2
NC State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					5	–	7
Maryland		2	–	6					4	–	8
Boston College		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy		5	–	3					7	–	7
North Carolina†		5	–	3					8	–	4
Miami (FL)‡		5	–	3					7	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Duke		3	–	5					6	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[1] ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

On November 25, the university announced that it had fired O'Brien as head coach of the Wolfpack after failing to live up the expectations during his six years at the position.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 pm	vs. Tennessee*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)	ESPNU	L 21–35	55,529
September 8	12:00 pm	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	Big East Network	W 10–7	34,202
September 15	6:00 pm	South Alabama*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 31–7	54,132
September 22	6:00 pm	No. 10 (FCS) The Citadel*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 52–14	55,145
September 29	12:00 pm	at Miami (FL)	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPNU	L 37–44	38,510
October 6	8:00 pm	No. 3 Florida State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN2	W 17–16	54,962
October 20	3:30 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPNU	W 20–18	40,217
October 27	12:30 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	L 35–43	62,000
November 3	12:30 pm	Virginia	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 6–33	54,812
November 10	3:00 pm	Wake Forest	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ACCRSN	W 37–6	52,567
November 17	3:30 pm	at No. 11 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ABC/ESPN2	L 48–62	77,831
November 24	3:00 pm	Boston College	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 27–10	53,020
December 31	12:00 pm	at Vanderbilt*	LP Field Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–38	55,801
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

2012 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 87 Mario Carter  Sr RB 26 Tony Creecy  So QB 8 Mike Glennon Sr WR 4 Tobias Palmer  Sr WR 2 Rashard Smith  Jr RB 10 Shadrach Thornton Fr WR 80 Bryan Underwood  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 32 Niklas Sade So	Head coach Tom O'Brien Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Archer Dana Bible Desmond Kitchings Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Miami (FL)

See also: 2012 Miami Hurricanes football team

NC State Wolfpack (3–1) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (3–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
NC State	7	7	7	16	37
Miami (FL)	23	0	7	14	44

at Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: September 29
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Partly cloudy • 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
• Game attendance: 38,510
• Referee: Pat Garvey
• Box Score

Game information
NC State Mike Glennon 24/42, 440 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT Tony Creecy 19 Rush, 120 Yds, TD Tobais Palmer 5 Rec, 94 Yds Miami (FL) Stephen Morris 26/49, 566 Yds, 5 TD, INT Duke Johnson 12 Rush, 39 Yds, TD Phillip Dorsett 7 Rec, 191 Yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NCST MIA 1 9:29 3 68 0:42 NC State Tony Creecy 1-yard touchdown run, Niklas Sade kick good 7 0 1 8:40 3 75 0:49 Miami (FL) Allen Hurns 14-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good 7 7 2 8:28 Miami (FL) Mike Glennon tackled in end zone for a safety by Jelani Hamilton 7 9 1 6:52 5 74 1:36 Miami (FL) Phillip Dorsett 24-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good 7 16 1 4:18 3 84 1:12 Miami (FL) Rashawn Scott 76-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good 7 23 2 14:56 3 80 0:19 NC State Tony Creecy 7-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good 14 23 3 8:14 13 74 6:46 NC State Bryan Underwood 4-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good 21 23 3 0:54 10 90 3:24 Miami (FL) Duke Johnson 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Wieclaw kick good 21 30 4 10:23 13 97 5:31 NC State Bryan Underwood 28-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick no good 27 30 4 8:00 7 76 2:23 Miami (FL) Rashawn Scott 13-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good 27 37 4 5:43 6 78 2:17 NC State Rashard Smith 6-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good 34 37 4 1:58 8 41 2:10 NC State 50-yard field goal by Niklas Sade 37 37 4 0:19 3 61 0:29 Miami (FL) Phillip Dorsett 62-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good 37 44 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 37 44

Clemson

See also: 2012 Clemson Tigers football team and Clemson–NC State football rivalry

NC State Wolfpack (6–4) at #9 Clemson Tigers (9–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
NC State	21	3	14	10	48
Clemson	13	28	21	0	62

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina

• Date: November 17
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind E 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
• Game attendance: 76,000
• Referee: J. Magallanes
• Box Score

Game information
NC State Mike Glennon 29/53, 493 Yds, 5 TD, INT Shadrach Thornton 21 Rush, 114 Yds, TD Tobais Palmer 7 Rec, 219 Yds, 3 TD Clemson Tajh Boyd 30/44, 426 Yds, 5 TD, 2 INT Andre Ellington 22 Rush, 124 Yds Sammy Watkins 11 Rec, 110 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NCST CLEM 1 12:56 9 46 2:04 Clemson 46-yard field goal by Chandler Catanzaro 0 3 1 9:54 9 66 2:21 Clemson Tajh Boyd 4-yard touchdown run, Chandler Catanzaro kick good 0 10 1 7:31 6 25 1:35 Clemson 43-yard field goal by Chandler Catanzaro 0 13 1 7:13 1 77 0:13 NC State Tobais Palmer 77-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good 7 13 1 6:19 1 49 0:09 NC State Tobais Palmer 49-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good 14 13 1 1:36 9 81 2:49 NC State Rashard Smith 18-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good 21 13 2 14:17 5 19 1:24 NC State 32-yard field goal by Niklas Sade 24 13 2 12:52 8 78 1:21 Clemson Brandon Ford 7-yard touchdown reception from Tajh Boyd, 2-point pass failed 24 19 2 10:28 4 59 0:33 Clemson Sammy Watkins 27-yard touchdown reception from Tajh Boyd, 2-point pass good 24 27 2 2:22 5 80 1:23 Clemson DeAndre Hopkins 62-yard touchdown reception from Tajh Boyd, Chandler Catanzaro kick good 24 34 2 1:14 4 32 0:53 Clemson Tajh Boyd 9-yard touchdown run, Chandler Catanzaro kick good 24 41 3 11:00 4 68 1:02 Clemson Martavis Bryant 40-yard touchdown reception from Tajh Boyd, Chandler Catanzaro kick good 24 48 3 4:13 10 74 2:58 Clemson Tajh Boyd 9-yard touchdown run, Chandler Catanzaro kick good 24 55 3 3:55 1 16 0:06 NC State Shadrach Thornton 16-yard touchdown run, Niklas Sade kick good 31 55 3 2:38 1 6 0:06 NC State Mario Carter 6-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good 38 55 3 1:39 3 75 0:59 Clemson Brandon Ford 69-yard touchdown reception from Tajh Boyd, Chandler Catanzaro kick good 38 62 4 14:20 10 56 2:11 NC State Tobais Palmer 29-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good 45 62 4 7:35 13 63 3:22 NC State 40-yard field goal by Niklas Sade 48 62 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 48 62