2020 NC State Wolfpack Season

2020 North Carolina State Wolfpack
Conference	ACC Atlantic Division
2020 record	2-10 (1-7 ACC)
Head coach	ImposterCauster (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Base defense	4-3
Captain	Abdoulaye Taylor, OT Oliver Sherrill, TE Isaac Holley, DT
Home stadium	Carter-Finley Stadium (Capacity: 57,583)
Seasons « 2019 2021 »

2020 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic
#18 Clemson x		7	–	1					10	–	4
Louisville		5	–	3					8	–	5
Boston College		5	–	3					5	–	7
Florida State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Syracuse		3	–	5					4	–	8
Wake Forest		1	–	7					2	–	10
NC State		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal
#8 Virginia †		7	–	1					12	–	2
#4 Pittsburgh		7	–	1					12	–	2
North Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	6
Duke		5	–	3					9	–	4
Miami (FL)		3	–	5					3	–	9
Virginia Tech		2	–	6					4	–	8
Georgia Tech		1	–	7					2	–	10
ACC Championship Game: Virginia 14 Clemson 6
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 2020 NC State Wolfpack represents North Carolina State University in the 2020 CFBHC Season. The team is coached by ImposterCauster and plays its home games at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They are a member of the Atlantic division of the ACC.

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
1	Sat. Morning	at #7 Michigan*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 26-29 (OT)
2	Sat. Evening	#12 Washington State*		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 6-49
3	FNF	at Rice*		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 9-17
5	Sat. Morning	Syracuse		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 21-38
7	TNF	Marshall*		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	W 29-17
8	FNF	at Wake Forest		BB&T Field at Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 14-17
10	FNF	Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7-23
11	Sat. Morning	#20 Clemson		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 24-33
12	Sat. Morning	at Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 18-38
13	FNF	Louisville		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	W 31-24
14	Sat. Morning	at #7 Pittsburgh		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	L 7-62
16	FNF	North Carolina		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 17-37
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
		vs. *
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Game Summaries

Michigan Wolverines

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
NC State	6	10	0	7	3	26
Michigan	3	7	6	7	6	29

See also: Michigan Wolverines

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-2	2014	Michigan, 24-7

Washington State Cougars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington State	14	21	7	7	49
NC State	0	0	6	0	6

See also: Washington State Cougars

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-1	2013	WSU, 35-31

Rice Owls

	1	2	3	4	Total
NC State	0	6	3	0	9
Rice	7	3	0	7	17

See also: Rice Owls

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1-0	2019	NCSU, 31-21

Syracuse Orange

	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	14	10	7	7	38
NC State	0	0	7	14	21

See also: Syracuse Orange

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3-4	2019	Cuse, 55-21

Marshall Thundering Herd

	1	2	3	4	Total
Marshall	7	0	10	0	17
NC State	13	6	10	0	29

See also: Marshall Thundering Herd

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-0	N/A	N/A

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

	1	2	3	4	Total
NC State	0	7	0	7	14
Wake Forest	7	7	0	3	17

See also: Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5-2	2019	NCSU, 26-24

Boston College Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
NC State	7	0	0	0	7
Boston College	10	6	7	0	23

See also: Boston College Eagles

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-7	2019	BC, 42-20

Clemson Tigers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Clemson	7	3	6	17	33
NC State	7	7	7	3	24

See also: Clemson Tigers

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3-4	2019	Clemson, 34-6

Florida State Seminoles

	1	2	3	4	Total
NC State	7	3	0	8	18
Florida State	10	14	7	7	38

See also: Florida State Seminoles

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-7	2019	FSU, 42-0

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	7	14	3	0	24
NC State	7	14	7	3	31

See also: Louisville Cardinals

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2-4	2019	Louisville, 24-17

Pittsburgh Panthers

	1	2	3	4	Total
NC State	7	0	0	0	7
Pittsburgh	21	21	10	10	62

See also: Pittsburgh Panthers

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-0	N/A	N/A

North Carolina Tar Heels

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina	7	10	7	9	33
NC State	10	0	7	0	17

See also: North Carolina Tar Heels

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3-4	2019	NCSU, 23-20

Personnel

Key Personnel

Name	Position	Season at North Carolina State	Season in current role
ImposterCauster	Head Coach	2nd	2nd
Blake Fry	Quarterback	4th	3rd
Keith Harley	Running Back	2nd	2nd
Omari Ruff	Wide Receiver	4th	3rd
Isaac Holley	Defensive Tackle	2nd	2nd
Jabari Scott	Free Safety	1st	1st
Anthony Harris	Kicker	1st	1st

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Pre-Season Roster

2020 North Carolina State Wolfpack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Fry, BlakeBlake Fry 57.0 !Sr QB Gunter, PaulPaul Gunter  4.5 !Sr QB Witt, AbrahamAbraham Witt  3.5 !Jr QB Crockett, AndrewAndrew Crockett  2.5 !So QB Eubanks, JacobJacob Eubanks  2.5 !So QB Whelon, YakovYakov Whelon  2.5 !So QB Hollis, D'AndreD'Andre Hollis  2.5 !So RB Glover, JamariJamari Glover 57.0 !Sr RB Harley, KeithKeith Harley 3.0 !So RB Jackson, MicahMicah Jackson  1.5 !Fr FB Barnard, OscarOscar Barnard 5.0 !Jr FB Drake, ByronByron Drake 1.0 !Fr WR Ruff, OmariOmari Ruff 57.0 !Sr WR Singleton, IbrahimIbrahim Singleton 57.0 !Sr WR Holley, CoreyCorey Holley 5.0 !Jr WR Moses, MylesMyles Moses 5.0 !Jr WR Raji, JasiahJasiah Raji  2.5 !So WR Shipp, CameronCameron Shipp  1.5 !Fr WR Browning, FelixFelix Browning 1.0 !Fr TE Sherrill, OliverOliver Sherrill (C) 57.0 !Sr TE Felix, DamienDamien Felix 57.0 !Sr TE Livingston, LeonLeon Livingston 57.0 !Sr TE Scanlan, ElijahElijah Scanlan 5.0 !Jr TE Graf, CharlieCharlie Graf 5.0 !Jr TE Stallings, JoshuaJoshua Stallings 5.0 !Jr TE Lawton, DwayneDwayne Lawton  2.5 !So TE McKay, SahaleSahale McKay 3.0 !So OT Taylor, AbdoulayeAbdoulaye Taylor (C) 57.0 !Sr OT Maher, JaydenJayden Maher 57.0 !Sr OT Forrest, MendyMendy Forrest 5.0 !Jr OT Donovan, BrodyBrody Donovan 5.0 !Jr OT Scanlan, SalvatoreSalvatore Scanlan 3.0 !So OT Jamison, SamirSamir Jamison  2.5 !So OG Sapolu, KanaKana Sapolu 57.0 !Sr OG Mohr, AhmedAhmed Mohr 5.0 !Jr OG Timmons, AliAli Timmons 1.0 !Fr C Nixon, ChristianChristian Nixon 57.0 !Sr C Montanez, IsiahIsiah Montanez 5.0 !Jr C Barth, BrandonBrandon Barth  2.5 !So C Willett, JaysonJayson Willett 3.0 !So	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Cheatham, CalebCaleb Cheatham 57.0 !Sr DE Tyler, IsraelIsrael Tyler 5.0 !Jr DE Deaton, NicholasNicholas Deaton 5.0 !Jr DE Draper, JacobJacob Draper 3.0 !So DE Blackman, KameronKameron Blackman  1.5 !Fr DE Lloyd, JamariJamari Lloyd 1.0 !Fr DT Holley, IsaacIsaac Holley (C) 57.0 !Sr DT Mayberry, MatthewMatthew Mayberry 57.0 !Sr DT Tolliver, BrianBrian Tolliver 5.0 !Jr DT Gipson, DarnellDarnell Gipson 5.0 !Jr DT Yates, ChaseChase Yates 5.0 !Jr DT Mays, KeithKeith Mays 3.0 !So DT McDermott, EmmanuelEmmanuel McDermott  1.5 !Fr ILB Zambrano, RandyRandy Zambrano 57.0 !Sr ILB Hampton, AmirAmir Hampton 57.0 !Sr OLB Whitely, NoahNoah Whitely 57.0 !Sr OLB Ellis, AveryAvery Ellis 57.0 !Sr OLB Patterson, StuartStuart Patterson 5.0 !Jr OLB Clarke, AaronAaron Clarke 5.0 !Jr OLB McGee, MekhiMekhi McGee 3.0 !So OLB Davies, BenBen Davies 3.0 !So CB Ruffin, EddieEddie Ruffin 57.0 !Sr CB Earl, XavierXavier Earl 57.0 !Sr CB Hopkins, ChristopherChristopher Hopkins 57.0 !Sr CB Cheatham, KamariKamari Cheatham  3.5 !Jr CB Revis, JulianJulian Revis  1.5 !Fr FS Pennel, PrincePrince Pennel 57.0 !Sr FS McCain, MichaelMichael McCain 3.0 !So FS Shipp, JonathanJonathan Shipp  1.5 !Fr FS Scott, JabariJabari Scott 1.0 !Fr SS Leyva, JakeJake Leyva 3.0 !So SS Jennings, JaheimJaheim Jennings 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Harris, AnthonyAnthony Harris 5.0 !Jr K Schafer, BraydenBrayden Schafer 5.0 !Jr K O'Connell, DevinDevin O'Connell  2.5 !So P Nunn, HunterHunter Nunn  1.5 !Fr	Head coach ImposterCauster Coordinators/assistant coaches Walt Sutherland (QB coach) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Depth chart

Defense [1] FS Jabari Scott Prince Pennel WLB MLB SLB Noah Whitley Randy Zambrano Stuart Patterson Avery Ellis Amir Hamilton Aaron Clark SS Jake Leyva Jaheim Jennings CB Kamari Cheatham Xavier Earl DE DT DT DE Kameron Blackmon Emmanuel McDermott Isaac Holley Matthew Mayberry Caleb Cheatham Darnell Gipson Brian Tolliver Caleb Cheatham CB Eddie Ruffin Julian Revis Offense [2] WR Omari Ruff Jasiah Raji WR Felix Browning Ibrahim Singleton LT LG C RG RT Abdoulaye Taylor Kana Sapolu Brandon Barth Ahmed Mohr Jayden Maher Jayden Maher Ali Timmons Christian Nixon Ali Timmons Samir Jamison WR Ibrahim Singleton Cameron Shipp WR Jasiah Raji Felix Browning QB Blake Fry Andrew Crockett RB Keith Harvey Micah Jackson Special Teams PK Anthony Harris PK Brayden Shafer P Hunter Nunn P Brayden Shafer KR Omari Ruff PR Omari Ruff LS Liam Aldridge H Andrew Crockett

Recruiting

High School

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zack Oliveira OT	Greensboro, NC	Southern Guilford HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	334 lb (151 kg)	Jun 18, 2017
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Jake DeLuca ILB	Jacksonville, NC	Jacksonville HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Jun 18, 2017
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Danny Joiner TE	Jacksonville, NC	Northside HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jun 18, 2017
	Skill:   Potential:
Pete Hutchinson P	Thomasville, NC	Thomasville HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Jun 18, 2017
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Dillon Mooney OG	Durham, NC	Riverside HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	332 lb (151 kg)	Jul 30, 2017
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Dwayne Horton C	Durham, NC	Orange HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Jul 30, 2017
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Rory Foote OLB	Asheboro, NC	Asheboro HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sep 3, 2017
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Eli Fay K	Hillsborough, NC	Orange HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	Sep 3, 2017
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Giovanni Boswell WR	Brooklet, GA	Southeast Bulloch HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Sep 17, 2017
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Damien Chatman CB	Rock Hill, SC	Rock Hill HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sep 23, 2017
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Austin Nickerson OG	Amite, LA	Amite HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	304 lb (138 kg)	Sep 23, 2017
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Desmond Stearns OT	Boutte, LA	Hahnville HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	291 lb (132 kg)	Sep 23, 2017
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Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.