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NC State

ACC · 2010 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–4
0.692 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–3 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
629–593–46
0.514 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1910
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare NC State head-to-head · History & Eras

2010 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7WESTERN CAROLINAUnranked—W 48–7
3Week 3 · Sep 14UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HUSA11–3W 28–21
4Week 4 · Sep 21Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND BE4–8W 30–19
5Week 5 · Sep 28Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC6–7W 45–28
6Week 6 · Oct 5Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC11–3L 30–41
7Week 7 · Oct 12Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC7–6W 44–17
8Week 8 · Oct 19East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HUSA6–7L 27–33
10Week 10 · Nov 2Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC10–4W 28–24
11Week 11 · Nov 9Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC6–7L 13–14
12Week 12 · Nov 16Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–9W 38–3
13Week 13 · Nov 23North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–5W 29–25
14Week 14 · Nov 30Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC9–4L 31–38
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 4West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE9–4W 23–7

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.832
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+37
-21+58
  • UCF +11
  • Florida State +10
  • West Virginia +9
  • North Carolina +8
  • Boston College +7
  • Georgia Tech +6
  • Cincinnati +4
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Virginia Tech -3
  • Maryland -4
  • East Carolina -7
  • Clemson -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #21Better than 85%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.692 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#25Post-Season W1#26Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W3#21Post-Season W4#21Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+41
+7
+11
+17
-11
+27
-6
+4
-1
+35
+4
-7
+16

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#402005#1002006#742007#642008#832009

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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