NC State
ACC · 2026 Season · BYE
Record
3–3
0.500 Win %
Conference
12th
1–2 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
2026 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Sat, Aug 29 | at  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 4–2 | L 8–34 |
| 1 | BYE | ||||
| 2 | Fri, Sep 11 | vs Richmond | FCS | — | W 73–0 |
| 3 | Sat, Sep 19 | at  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 3–3 | L 31–35 |
| 4 | Sat, Sep 26 | vs  App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2H |  SUN | 3–2 | W 41–31 |
| 5 | Sat, Oct 3 | vs  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | ACC | 3–3 | W 31–28 |
| 6 | Sat, Oct 10 | vs  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 5–1 | L 14–38 |
| 7 | BYE | ||||
| 8 | Fri, Oct 23 | at  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | ACC | 2–4 | 10:30 PM ET |
| 9 | Sat, Oct 31 | vs  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | ACC | 3–3 | TBD |
| 10 | Sat, Nov 7 | vs  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 4–1 | TBD |
| 11 | Sat, Nov 14 | vs  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | ACC | 2–3 | TBD |
| 12 | Sat, Nov 21 | at  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | ACC | 3–3 | TBD |
| 13 | Sat, Nov 28 | at  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 3–2 | TBD |
Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
0
-6+6
- App State +3
- Louisville +3
- Wake Forest -1
- Virginia -2
- Vanderbilt -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
Rank #69Better than 50%
Win % Place 73rdBetter than 47%
0.500 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
-26
+73
-4
+10
+3
-24
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.