1996 NC State Wolfpack football team

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.

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 (capacity: 51,500)
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	12:00 pm	Georgia Tech	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	ABC	L 16–28	41,500
September 19	8:00 pm	No. 3 Florida State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	ESPN	L 17–51	45,700
September 28	12:00 pm	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana	ESPN+	L 21–42	39,739
October 5	12:00 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland	JPS	W 34–8	32,550
October 12	3:30 pm	No. 8 Alabama*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	ABC	L 19–24	50,750
October 19	12:00 pm	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia	JPS	L 14–62	40,300
November 2	12:00 pm	at No. 8 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina (rivalry)	JPS	L 20–52	47,000
November 9	12:00 pm	Duke	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	JPS	W 44–22	47,200
November 16	12:00 pm	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (Textile Bowl)	JPS	L 17–40	63,796
November 23	1:00 pm	Wake Forest	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina (rivalry)		W 37–22	40,500
November 30	3:30 pm	vs. East Carolina*	Ericsson Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina	ESPN2	L 29–50	66,347
*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 Last update: 1996-12-25

References

1. "1996 North Carolina State Wolfpack". Total Football Stats. Retrieved November 28, 2014.