2023 North Carolina State Wolfpack Season

2023 North Carolina State Wolfpack
Conference	ACC Atlantic Division
2023 record	4-8 (2-6 ACC)
Head coach	ImposterCauster (5th year)
Base defense	4-3
Captain	Felix Browning, Solomon Mahan, Pete Hutchinson
Home stadium	Carter-Finley Stadium (Capacity: 57,583)
Seasons « 2022 2024 »

2023 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic
Clemson x		7	–	2					11	–	2
Louisville		6	–	2					9	–	3
Boston College		5	–	3					7	–	5
Florida State		4	–	4					6	–	6
NC State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Syracuse		1	–	7					2	–	10
Wake Forest		0	–	8					1	–	11
Coastal
Duke †		9	–	0					12	–	1
Virginia Tech		6	–	2					9	–	3
Pittsburgh		4	–	4					6	–	6
North Carolina		4	–	4					7	–	5
Miami (FL)		4	–	4					6	–	6
Virginia		4	–	4					7	–	5
Georgia Tech		1	–	7					2	–	10
ACC Championship Game: Clemson 21, Duke 41
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 2023 NC State Wolfpack represents North Carolina State University in the 2023 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 East Carolina*		Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 27-24 (OT)
2	Sat. Morning	Wyoming*		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	W 31-13
3	Sat. Morning	at Louisville		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 28-35
5	Sat. Morning	at Maryland*		Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	L 7-38
6	Sat. Morning	#8 Tennessee*		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 3-17
8	Sat. Morning	Boston College		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 0-28
10	Sat. Morning	at #9 Clemson		Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 41-45
11	Thurs Night	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	W 20-14
12	Sat Morning	Florida State		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 6-38
14	Sat Morning	#8 Duke		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 17-42
15	Sat Morning	at North Carolina		Keenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 10-16
16	Thurs Night	Wake Forest		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	W 41-20
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

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

Personnel

Key Personnel

Name	Position	Season at North Carolina State	Season in current role
ImposterCauster	Head Coach	5th	5th
Luca Maguire	Quarterback	1st	1st
Takoda Sheldon	Running Back	1st	1st
Felix Browning	Wide Receiver	4th	4th
Solomon Mahan	Inside Linebacker	4th	3rd
Jabari Scott	Free Safety	4th	4th
Eli Fay	Kicker	2nd	2nd

Recruiting

High School

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dailyn Diggs ILB	Durham, NC	Riverside HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Nov 3, 2019
	Skill:   Potential:
JaWuan Barbour FS	Richmond Hill, GA	Richmond Hill HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Nov 3, 2019
	Skill:   Potential:
George O'Leary III FS	Thomasville, GA	Thomas County Central HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Nov 10, 2019
	Skill:   Potential:
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.