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2012 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season

Field	Value
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](4-3-defense)
stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
bowl	[Music City Bowl](2012-music-city-bowl)
bowl_result	L 24–38 vs. [Vanderbilt](2012-vanderbilt-commodores-football-team)

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.

Schedule

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Personnel

Tom O'Brien
Mike Archer
Dana Bible
Desmond Kitchings

Season summary

Miami (FL)

;NC State

Mike Glennon 24/42, 440 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
Tony Creecy 19 Rush, 120 Yds, TD
Tobais Palmer 5 Rec, 94 Yds ;Miami (FL)
Stephen Morris 26/49, 566 Yds, 5 TD, INT
Duke Johnson 12 Rush, 39 Yds, TD
Phillip Dorsett 7 Rec, 191 Yds, 2 TD

Clemson

;NC State

Mike Glennon 29/53, 493 Yds, 5 TD, INT
Shadrach Thornton 21 Rush, 114 Yds, TD
Tobais Palmer 7 Rec, 219 Yds, 3 TD ;Clemson
Tajh Boyd 30/44, 426 Yds, 5 TD, 2 INT
Andre Ellington 22 Rush, 124 Yds
Sammy Watkins 11 Rec, 110 Yds, TD

References

Giglio, Joe. (November 25, 2012). "O'Brien Out at N.C. State". [[The News & Observer]].

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