2012 NC State Wolfpack football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2012

| team = NC State Wolfpack

| sport = football

| image = North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg

| image_size = 100

| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference

| division = Atlantic Division

| short_conf = ACC

| record = 7–6

| conf_record = 4–4

| head_coach = Tom O'Brien

| hc_year = 6th

| hc_games = regular season

| head_coach2 = Dana Bible

| hc_games2 = interim; bowl game

| off_coach = Dana Bible

| oc_year = 6th

| off_scheme = Pro-style

| def_coach = Mike Archer

| dc_year = 6th

| def_scheme = 4–3

| captain =

| stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium

| bowl = Music City Bowl

| bowl_result = 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.{{cite news|title=O'Brien Out at N.C. State|first=Joe|last=Giglio|url=http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/obrien-out-at-nc-state|newspaper=The News & Observer|location=Raleigh|date=November 25, 2012|access-date=November 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128043325/http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/obrien-out-at-nc-state|archive-date=November 28, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2012

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 31

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Tennessee

| site_stadium = Georgia Dome

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename = Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 21–35

| attend = 55,529

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 8

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Connecticut

| site_stadium = Rentschler Field

| site_cityst = East Hartford, CT

| tv = Big East Network

| score = 10–7

| attend = 34,202

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 15

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = South Alabama

| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium

| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 31–7

| attend = 54,132

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = The Citadel

| opprank = 10 (FCS)

| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium

| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 52–14

| attend = 55,145

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| site_stadium = Sun Life Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami Gardens, FL

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 37–44

| attend = 38,510

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| time = 8:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Florida State

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium

| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 17–16

| attend = 54,962

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Maryland

| site_stadium = Byrd Stadium

| site_cityst = College Park, MD

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 20–18

| attend = 40,217

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = North Carolina

| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ACCN

| score = 35–43

| attend = 62,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium

| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC

| tv = ACCN

| score = 6–33

| attend = 54,812

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| time = 3:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Wake Forest

| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium

| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ACCRSN

| score = 37–6

| attend = 52,567

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Clemson

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Clemson, SC

| gamename = Textile Bowl

| tv = ABC/ESPN2

| score = 48–62

| attend = 77,831

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| time = 3:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Boston College

| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium

| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 27–10

| attend = 53,020

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 31

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| site_stadium = LP Field

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| gamename = Music City Bowl

| tv = ESPN

| score = 24–38

| attend = 55,801

}}

Personnel

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Season summary

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Mike Glennon
24/42, 440 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
Tony Creecy
19 Rush, 120 Yds, TD
Tobais Palmer
5 Rec, 94 Yds

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Stephen Morris
26/49, 566 Yds, 5 TD, INT
Duke Johnson
12 Rush, 39 Yds, TD
Phillip Dorsett
7 Rec, 191 Yds, 2 TD

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| Def=Jelani Hamilton

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| QB=Stephen Morris

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| QB=Stephen Morris

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| QB=Mike Glennon

| yards=7

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| Kicker=Niklas Sade

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=14

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| QB=Mike Glennon

| yards=4

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Niklas Sade

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=21

| Home=23

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| yards=4

| kickresult=good

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| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

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| Home=30

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| QB=Mike Glennon

| yards=28

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| Kicker=Niklas Sade

| 2pt type=run/pass

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| QB=Stephen Morris

| yards=13

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| QB=Mike Glennon

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| Kicker=Niklas Sade

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

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| QB=Stephen Morris

| yards=62

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| Kicker=Jake Wieclaw

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

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=Clemson=

{{See also|2012 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson–NC State football rivalry}}

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29/53, 493 Yds, 5 TD, INT
Shadrach Thornton
21 Rush, 114 Yds, TD
Tobais Palmer
7 Rec, 219 Yds, 3 TD

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Tajh Boyd
30/44, 426 Yds, 5 TD, 2 INT
Andre Ellington
22 Rush, 124 Yds
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| yards=4

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| QB=Mike Glennon

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| QB=Mike Glennon

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| Home=13

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| QB=Tajh Boyd

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| QB=Tajh Boyd

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| QB=Mike Glennon

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| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Niklas Sade

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

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| QB=Tajh Boyd

| yards=69

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Chandler Catanzaro

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

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| QB=Mike Glennon

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| Kicker=Niklas Sade

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References

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Category:NC State Wolfpack football seasons

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