• The North Carolina State University football team plays college football as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team plays their home games at Carter-Finley Stadium on campus in Raleigh. The team has won seven conference championships, the most recent in 1979.

  The Wolfpack fell to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 29-23, in the PapaJohns.com Bowl on December 29, 2008.ESPN.com: North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score

• 1. Head coach: Tom O'Brien
  2. Inaugural season: 1890
  3. Joined league: 1953
  4. National titles: None
  5. Home: Carter-Finley Stadium
  6. Capacity: 57,583
  7. Colors: Red and white
  8. Fight song: "NC State Fight Song"
  9. Bitter rival: North Carolina
  10. 2008 W-L: Conf: 4-4; overall: 6-6

• Hungry Like the Wolfpack

  The Wolfpack has been a solid ACC contender for years and they have appeared in 23 bowl games. Among their past players that have contributed to the success of the program have included Roman Gabriel, Torry Holt, Bill Cowher, Ted Brown, Mario Williams, Jerricho Cotchery, Jim Richter and Philip Rivers.

• Players in the NFL

  • Brian Clark (Wide Receiver)
  • Jerricho Cotchery (Wide Receiver)
  • Leroy Harris (Center)
  • Steven Hauschka (Place kicker)
  • Torry Holt (Wide Receiver)
  • Terrence Holt (Defensive Back)
  • Marcus Hudson (Defensive Back)
  • Scott Kooistra (Offensive Guard)
  • Manny Lawson (Linebacker)
  • Sean Locklear (Offensive Tackle)
  • John McCargo (Defensive Tackle)
  • DaJuan Morgan (Safety)
  • DeMario Pressley (Defensive Tackle)
  • Philip Rivers (Quarterback)
  • Koren Robinson (Wide Receiver)
  • Corey Smith (Defensive End)
  • Pat Thomas (Linebacker)
  • Stephen Tulloch (Linebacker)
  • Tank Tyler (Defensive Tackle)
  • Brian Williams (Cornerback)
  • Mario Williams (Defensive End)
  • Adrian Wilson (Strong Safety)

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