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NC State

ACC · 2016 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
9th
3–5 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

2016 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6William & Mary TribeUnranked—W 48–14
3Week 3 · Sep 13East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND AAC3–9L 30–33
4Week 4 · Sep 20Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)H2HUSA10–3W 49–22
6Week 6 · Oct 4Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC7–6W 33–16
7Week 7 · Oct 11Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI4–8W 10–3
8Week 8 · Oct 18Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC14–1L 17–24
9Week 9 · Oct 25Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HACC9–4L 13–54
10Week 10 · Nov 1Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC7–6L 14–21
11Week 11 · Nov 8Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC10–3L 20–24
12Week 12 · Nov 15Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC4–8W 35–20
13Week 13 · Nov 22Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC9–4L 13–27
14Week 14 · Nov 29North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–5W 28–21
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 27Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC6–7W 41–17

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
2.085
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+12
-27+39
  • Old Dominion +10
  • North Carolina +8
  • Wake Forest +7
  • Vanderbilt +6
  • Notre Dame +4
  • Syracuse +4
  • Clemson -1
  • Florida State -3
  • Louisville -4
  • Miami -4
  • Boston College -6
  • East Carolina -9

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 #54Better than 61%
Win % Place 57thBetter than 59%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#58Post-Season W1#58Post-Season W2#55Post-Season W3#54Post-Season W4#54Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+34
-3
+27
+17
+7
-7
-41
-7
-4
+15
-14
+7
+24

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

Final Rank by Season
#462011#692012#1002013#402014#632015

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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