2012 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2012 2012 NC State Wolfpack football North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg 100 Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division ACC 7–6 4–4 Tom O'Brien 6th regular season Dana Bible interim; bowl game Dana Bible 6th Pro-style Mike Archer 6th 4–3 Carter–Finley Stadium Music City Bowl L 24–38 vs. Vanderbilt 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. 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.O'Brien Out at N.C. State Joe Giglio http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/obrien-out-at-nc-state The News & Observer Raleigh November 25, 2012 November 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121128043325/http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/obrien-out-at-nc-state November 28, 2012 dead mdy-all Schedule 2012 AP Eastern August 31 7:30 pm l y y Tennessee Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game ESPNU 21–35 55,529 September 8 12:00 pm w y y Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT Big East Network 10–7 34,202 September 15 6:00 pm w y South Alabama Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN3 31–7 54,132 September 22 6:00 pm w y The Citadel 10 (FCS) Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN3 52–14 55,145 September 29 12:00 pm l y Miami (FL) Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPNU 37–44 38,510 October 6 8:00 pm w Florida State 3 Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN2 17–16 54,962 October 20 3:30 pm w y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ESPNU 20–18 40,217 October 27 12:30 pm l y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry ACCN 35–43 62,000 November 3 12:30 pm l y Virginia Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ACCN 6–33 54,812 November 10 3:00 pm w Wake Forest Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry ACCRSN 37–6 52,567 November 17 3:30 pm l y Clemson 11 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC Textile Bowl ABC/ESPN2 48–62 77,831 November 24 3:00 pm w Boston College Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN3 27–10 53,020 December 31 12:00 pm l y y Vanderbilt LP Field Nashville, TN Music City Bowl ESPN 24–38 55,801 Personnel 2012 NC State Wolfpack y 87 Sr Mario Carter TE y 26 So Tony Creecy RB y 8 Sr Mike Glennon QB y 4 Sr Tobais Palmer WR y y 2 Jr Rashard Smith WR y 10 Fr Shadrach Thornton RB 80 So Bryan Underwood WR y 32 So Niklas Sade K Tom O'Brien Mike Archer Dana Bible Desmond Kitchings Season summary Miami (FL) 2012 Miami Hurricanes football team NC State Wolfpack 2; text-align:center collapsed NC State Wolfpack (3–1) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (3–1) September 29 12:00 p.m. EDT NC State 7 7 7 16 Miami (FL) 23 0 7 14 Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida 38,510 Partly cloudy • 87 F C • Wind SE 8 mph km/h knot Pat Garvey Box Score NC State Mike Glennon24/42, 440 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT Tony Creecy19 Rush, 120 Yds, TD Tobais Palmer5 Rec, 94 Yds Miami (FL) Stephen Morris26/49, 566 Yds, 5 TD, INT Duke Johnson12 Rush, 39 Yds, TD Phillip Dorsett7 Rec, 191 Yds, 2 TD NCST MIA collapsed 1 9:29 NC State 3 68 0:42 RushTD Tony Creecy 1 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 8:40 Miami (FL) 3 75 0:49 RecTD Allen Hurns Stephen Morris 14 good Jake Wieclaw run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 8:28 Miami (FL) SafetyTackle Mike Glennon Jelani Hamilton 7 9 1 6:52 Miami (FL) 5 74 1:36 RecTD Phillip Dorsett Stephen Morris 24 good Jake Wieclaw run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 16 1 4:18 Miami (FL) 3 84 1:12 RecTD Rashawn Scott Stephen Morris 76 good Jake Wieclaw run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 23 2 14:56 NC State 3 80 0:19 RecTD Tony Creecy Mike Glennon 7 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 23 3 8:14 NC State 13 74 6:46 RecTD Bryan Underwood Mike Glennon 4 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 23 3 0:54 Miami (FL) 10 90 3:24 RushTD Duke Johnson 4 good Jake Wieclaw run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 30 4 10:23 NC State 13 97 5:31 RecTD Bryan Underwood Mike Glennon 28 no good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 30 4 8:00 Miami (FL) 7 76 2:23 RecTD Rashawn Scott Stephen Morris 13 good Jake Wieclaw run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 37 4 5:43 NC State 6 78 2:17 RecTD Rashard Smith Mike Glennon 6 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 34 37 4 1:58 NC State 8 41 2:10 FG 50 Niklas Sade 37 37 4 0:19 Miami (FL) 3 61 0:29 RecTD Phillip Dorsett Stephen Morris 62 good Jake Wieclaw run/pass good/failed/incomplete 37 44 37 44 Clemson 2012 Clemson Tigers football team Clemson–NC State football rivalry NC State Wolfpack 2; text-align:center collapsed NC State Wolfpack (6–4) at #9 Clemson Tigers (9–1) November 17 3:30 p.m. EDT NC State 21 3 14 10 Clemson 13 28 21 0 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina 76,000 Sunny • 57 F C • Wind E 9 mph km/h knot J. Magallanes Box Score NC State Mike Glennon29/53, 493 Yds, 5 TD, INT Shadrach Thornton21 Rush, 114 Yds, TD Tobais Palmer7 Rec, 219 Yds, 3 TD Clemson Tajh Boyd30/44, 426 Yds, 5 TD, 2 INT Andre Ellington22 Rush, 124 Yds Sammy Watkins11 Rec, 110 Yds, TD NCST CLEM collapsed 1 12:56 Clemson 9 46 2:04 FG 46 Chandler Catanzaro 0 3 1 9:54 Clemson 9 66 2:21 RushTD Tajh Boyd 4 good Chandler Catanzaro run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 10 1 7:31 Clemson 6 25 1:35 FG 43 Chandler Catanzaro 0 13 1 7:13 NC State 1 77 0:13 RecTD Tobais Palmer Mike Glennon 77 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 13 1 6:19 NC State 1 49 0:09 RecTD Tobais Palmer Mike Glennon 49 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 13 1 1:36 NC State 9 81 2:49 RecTD Rashard Smith Mike Glennon 18 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 13 2 14:17 NC State 5 19 1:24 FG 32 Niklas Sade 24 13 2 12:52 Clemson 8 78 1:21 RecTD Brandon Ford Tajh Boyd 7 pass failed 24 19 2 10:28 Clemson 4 59 0:33 RecTD Sammy Watkins Tajh Boyd 27 pass good 24 27 2 2:22 Clemson 5 80 1:23 RecTD DeAndre Hopkins Tajh Boyd 62 good Chandler Catanzaro run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 34 2 1:14 Clemson 4 32 0:53 RushTD Tajh Boyd 9 good Chandler Catanzaro run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 41 3 11:00 Clemson 4 68 1:02 RecTD Martavis Bryant Tajh Boyd 40 good Chandler Catanzaro run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 48 3 4:13 Clemson 10 74 2:58 RushTD Tajh Boyd 9 good Chandler Catanzaro run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 55 3 3:55 NC State 1 16 0:06 RushTD Shadrach Thornton 16 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 31 55 3 2:38 NC State 1 6 0:06 RecTD Mario Carter Mike Glennon 6 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 38 55 3 1:39 Clemson 3 75 0:59 RecTD Brandon Ford Tajh Boyd 69 good Chandler Catanzaro run/pass good/failed/incomplete 38 62 4 14:20 NC State 10 56 2:11 RecTD Tobais Palmer Mike Glennon 29 good Niklas Sade run/pass good/failed/incomplete 45 62 4 7:35 NC State 13 63 3:22 FG 40 Niklas Sade 48 62 48 62 References NC State Category:NC State Wolfpack football seasons NC State Wolfpack football