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1996 NC State Wolfpack football
1996 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike O'Cain (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ted Cain (11th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ken Pettus (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Kent Briggs (1st season)
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Florida State $	8	–	0	11	–	1
No. 10 North Carolina	6	–	2	10	–	2
Clemson	6	–	2	7	–	5
Virginia	5	–	3	7	–	5
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	5	–	6
Maryland	3	–	5	5	–	6
NC State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Wake Forest	1	–	7	3	–	8
Duke	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Mike O'Cain. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1996 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	12:00 pm	Georgia Tech	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	L 16–28	41,500	^[1]
September 19	8:00 pm	No. 3 Florida State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 17–51	45,700	^[2]
September 28	12:00 pm	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN Plus	L 21–42	39,739	^[3]
October 5	12:00 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	JPS	W 34–8	32,550	^[4]
October 12	3:30 pm	No. 8 Alabama*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	L 19–24	50,750	^[5]
October 19	12:00 pm	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	L 14–62	40,300	^[6]
November 2	12:00 pm	at No. 8 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 20–52	47,000	^[7]
November 9	12:00 pm	Duke	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 44–22	47,200	^[8]
November 16	12:00 pm	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	JPS	L 17–40	63,796	^[9]
November 23	1:00 pm	Wake Forest	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		W 37–22	40,500	^[10]
November 30	3:30 pm	vs. East Carolina*	Ericsson Stadium Charlotte, NC (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 29–50	66,347	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1996 NC State Wolfpack football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`4`	Jamie Barnette	Fr
QB	`6`	Charles Berry	Fr
G	`65`	Lonnie Gilbert	Jr
WR	`83`	Jimmy Grissette	Sr
C	`72`	Jason Groff	Jr
WR	`13`	Ryan Hamrick	Fr
QB	`10`	Colin Harris	Jr
WR	`81`	Torry Holt	So
TE	`24`	Mark Thomas	Jr
WR	`80`	Alvis Whitted	Jr
OL	`78`	Jermaine Wilkinson	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`11`	Tony Scott	Fr
CB	`7`	Hassan Shamsid-Deen	So
DE	`45`	Clayton Simon	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`10`	Marc Primanti	Sr

Head coach

Mike O'Cain

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-25

References

^ "After debacle that was Fran, Wolfpack loses". Winston-Salem Journal. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "No. 3 Florida State buzzes N.C. State". Austin American-Statesman. September 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Reeves, Watson key easy Purdue victory". The South Bend Tribune. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wolfpack comes alive against Maryland". Greensboro News & Record. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pack can't turn the Tide". The News and Observer. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cavs maul Wolfpack". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A Pack of disasters". The Herald-Sun. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Duke finds Pack has King for day". The Charlotte Observer. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers trample 'Pack". The Herald. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pack converts, Deacs don't". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Harley hogs the spotlight". The Charlotte Observer. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1996 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.