2014 NC State Wolfpack football team

2014 NC State Wolfpack football
2014 NC State Wolfpack football
St. Petersburg Bowl champion
St. Petersburg Bowl, W 34–27 vs. UCF
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Record	8–5 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Dave Doeren (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Canada (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Dave Huxtable (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. T–5 Florida State x$^	8	–	0	13	–	1
No. 15 Clemson	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 24 Louisville	5	–	3	9	–	4
Boston College	4	–	4	7	–	6
NC State	3	–	5	8	–	5
Syracuse	1	–	7	3	–	9
Wake Forest	1	–	7	3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 8 Georgia Tech x	6	–	2	11	–	3
Duke	5	–	3	9	–	4
North Carolina	4	–	4	6	–	7
Pittsburgh	4	–	4	6	–	7
Miami (FL)	3	–	5	6	–	7
Virginia Tech	3	–	5	7	–	6
Virginia	3	–	5	5	–	7
Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was the team's second season under head coach Dave Doeren. They finished the season 8–5, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl, where they defeated UCF.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:30 pm	Georgia Southern*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	W 24–23	54,273
September 6	6:00 pm	Old Dominion*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 46–34	55,390
September 13	3:30 pm	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	CBSSN	W 49–17	27,269
September 20	6:00 pm	Presbyterian*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	W 42–0	54,408
September 27	3:30 pm	No. 1 Florida State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC/ESPN2	L 41–56	57,583
October 4	3:30 pm	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium, Clemson Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ESPNU	L 0–41	78,459
October 11	3:30 pm	Boston College	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCRSN	L 14–30	49,125
October 18	3:30 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCRSN	L 12–30	50,227
November 1	3:00 pm	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCRSN	W 24–17	40,787
November 8	12:30 pm	No. 24 Georgia Tech	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 23–56	54,653
November 15	3:00 pm	Wake Forest	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ACCRSN	W 42–13	55,353
November 29	12:30 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	W 35–7	53,000
December 26	8:00 pm	vs. UCF*	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–27	26,675
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Coaching staff

NC State Wolfpack coaches

Head coach

Dave Doeren

Assistant coaches

Matt Canada – Offensive coordinator and Quarterbacks coach
Dave Huxtable – Defensive coordinator and Linebackers coach
Eddie Faulkner – Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach/fullbacks coach
George Barlow – Cornerbacks coach
Desmond Kitchings– Running backs coach/recruiting coordinator
Frisman Jackson – Wide receivers coach
Ryan Nielsen – Defensive line coach/run-game coordinator for defense
Mike Uremovich – Offensive line coach
Clayton White – Safeties coach/co-special teams coordinator
Jason veltkamp – Strength and conditioning coach
Ty Howle – Graduate assistant

Roster

2014 NC State Wolfpack football team roster

Quarterbacks

12 Jacoby Brissett – Junior
Jordan dawson – Freshman
11 Garrett Leatham – Senior
5 Josh Taylor – Junior

Running Backs

21 Matt Dayes – Sophomore
25 Reggie Gallaspy – Freshman
34 Ben Grazen – Sophomore
27 Dakwa Nichols – Sophomore
44 Devin O'Connor – Junior
10 Shadrach Thornton – Junior
26 Tony Creecy – Senior

Wide Receivers

15 Johnathan Alston – Junior
13 Bra'Lon Cherry – Sophomore
30 Gavin Locklear – Sophomore
88 Stephen Louis – Freshman
19 Maurice Morgan – Junior
80 Elliott Davis – Freshman
36 Jacob Davis – Junior
82 Bo Hines – Freshman
32 Stephen Morrison – Freshman
3 Jumichael Ramos – Junior
87 Maurice Trowell – Freshman
80 Bryan Underwood – Senior
84 Marquez Valdes-Scantling – Sophomore

Tight end

89 Benson Browne – Senior
48 Cole Cook – Freshman
86 David J. Grinnage – Junior
28 Jaylen Samuels – Sophomore
85 Micah Till – Freshman
83 Lucas Wilson – Freshman

Offensive line

50 Tony Adams – Freshman
71 Alex Barr – Senior
52 Cole Blankenship – Sophomore
57 Peter Daniel – Sophomore
53 Tyler Jones – Freshman
56 Bryce Kennedy – Junior
68 Zak Kuder – Freshman
T. J. McCoy – Freshman
70 Terronne Prescod – Freshman
67 Evan Pritt – Sophomore
64 Tylar Reagan – Sophomore
66 Will Richardson – Freshman
60 Quinton Schooley – Senior
76 Eric Shute – Freshman
54 Joe Thuney – Senior
59 John Tu'uta – Junior

Defensive line

54 Davion Allred – Sophomore
92 Hampton Billips – Freshman
38 Garrett Bradbury – Freshman
43 Coult Culler – Freshman
96 Kenton Gibbs – Freshman
98 B. J. Hill – Freshman
87 Pharoah McKever – Sophomore
97 Deshawn Middleton – Freshman
94 Monty Nelson – Junior
90 Mike Rose – Senior
Darian roseboro – Freshman
35 Kentavius Street – Sophomore

Linebacker

49 Bradley Chubb – Sophomore
4 Jerod Fernandez – Sophomore
Ford howell – Sophomore
33 Ty Linton – Freshman
58 Airius Moore – Sophomore
Riley nicholson – Freshman
45 Artemis Robinson – Sophomore
46 Ernie Robinson – Sophomore
42 M. J. Salahuddin – Junior
48 Bryan Smith – Sophomore
James smith-williams – Freshman
36 Max Stoffer – Freshman

Defensive back

26 Trace Batten – Freshman
24 Shawn Boone – Sophomore
41 Cole Boroughs – Junior
6 Tim Buckley – Senior
11 Justin Burris – Senior
25 Niles Clark – Junior
21 Elliot Davis – Freshman
20 Hakim Jones – Senior
2 Josh Jones – Sophomore
12 Nicholas Lacy – Sophomore
27 Kalen McCain – Freshman
14 Malcolm Means – Sophomore
7 Sean Paul – Sophomore
Freddie Phillips, Jr. – Freshman
31 Germaine Pratt – Sophomore
37 Josh Sessoms – Junior
30 Mike Stevens – Sophomore
29 Jack Tocho – Junior
33 Charlie Twitty – Junior
22 Troy Vincent, Jr. – Sophomore (5'9, 199)
28 Robert Wilcox – Freshman
34 Dexter Wright – Freshman
8 Dravious Wright – Junior

Special teams

Niklas Sade – Senior (P)
62 R. C. Brunstetter – Freshman (LS)
A. J. Cole III – Freshman (P)
52 Ben Garnett – Junior (LS)
37 Jackson Maples – Freshman (PK)
Duncan musselwhite – Freshman (LS)
47 William Stephenson – Junior (P)

Source: ^[2]

Game summaries

Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	10	3	3	23
Wolfpack	3	0	7	14	24

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	14	7	7	6	34
Wolfpack	10	8	14	14	46

@ South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	14	21	14	0	49
Bulls	7	0	10	0	17

Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	0	0	0
Wolfpack	7	14	14	7	42

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Seminoles	7	14	21	14	56
Wolfpack	24	0	14	3	41

@ Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	21	10	10	0	41

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	7	3	6	30
Wolfpack	14	0	0	0	14

@ Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	6	0	3	9	18
Cardinals	7	10	3	10	30

@ Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	3	6	8	7	24
Orange	0	7	7	3	17

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	14	21	14	7	56
Wolfpack	13	3	0	7	23

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	3	0	3	7	13
Wolfpack	7	14	21	0	42

@ North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	7	14	7	7	35
Tar Heels	0	0	0	7	7

References

^ "2014 NC State Wolfpack Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
^ "2014 Roster". Fox Sports College Football. Retrieved May 30, 2015.