American college football season
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 24–38.
On November 25, 2012, the university announced that it had fired Tom 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 * ESPNU L 21–3555,529
September 8 12:00 pm at Connecticut * Big East Network W 10–734,202
September 15 6:00 pm South Alabama * ESPN3 W 31–754,132
September 22 6:00 pm No. 10 (FCS ) The Citadel * Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN3 W 52–1455,145
September 29 12:00 pm at Miami (FL) ESPNU L 37–4438,510
October 6 8:00 pm No. 3 Florida State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN2 W 17–1654,962
October 20 3:30 pm at Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ESPNU W 20–1840,217
October 27 12:30 pm at North Carolina ACCN L 35–4362,000
November 3 12:30 pm Virginia Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ACCN L 6–3354,812
November 10 3:00 pm Wake Forest Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry ) ACCRSN W 37–652,567
November 17 3:30 pm at No. 11 Clemson ABC/ESPN2 L 48–6277,831
November 24 3:00 pm Boston College Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN3 W 27–1053,020
December 31 12:00 pm at Vanderbilt * ESPN L 24–3855,801
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
32
Niklas Sade
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Season summary [ ]
Miami (FL) [ ]
NC State Wolfpack (3–1) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (3–1)
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 29Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : Partly cloudy • 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)Game attendance : 38,510Referee : Pat GarveyBox 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)
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 [ ]
NC State Wolfpack (6–4) at #9 Clemson Tigers (9–1)
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 17Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDTGame weather : Sunny • 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind E 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)Game attendance : 76,000Referee : J. MagallanesBox 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
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