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NC State

ACC · 2018 Season · Final

Developing
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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4James Madison DukesUnranked—W 24–13
3Week 3 · Sep 11Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)H2HSUN2–10W 41–7
5Week 5 · Sep 25Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HUSA9–4W 37–20
6Week 6 · Oct 2Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC8–5W 35–21
7Week 7 · Oct 9Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC7–5W 28–23
9Week 9 · Oct 23Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC15–0L 7–41
10Week 10 · Oct 30Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC10–3L 41–51
11Week 11 · Nov 6Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC5–7W 47–28
12Week 12 · Nov 13Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC7–6L 23–27
13Week 13 · Nov 20Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HACC2–10W 52–10
14Week 14 · Nov 27North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC2–9W 34–28
15Regular Season Final · Dec 4East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND AAC3–9W 58–3
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HSEC9–4L 13–52

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
1.408
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+25
-13+38
  • Marshall +9
  • Virginia +8
  • Boston College +7
  • Florida State +5
  • East Carolina +3
  • Georgia State +2
  • Louisville +2
  • North Carolina +2
  • Clemson 0
  • Syracuse -3
  • Texas A&M -4
  • Wake Forest -6

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 #33Better than 77%
Win % Place 26thBetter than 82%

0.692 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#31Post-Season W1#32Post-Season W2#28Post-Season W3#33Post-Season W4#33Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+11
+34
+17
+14
+5
-34
-10
+19
-4
+42
+6
+55
-39

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

Final Rank by Season
#1002013#402014#632015#542016#242017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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