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N.C. State football is bowl eligible for the fifth straight season under head coach Dave Doeren.
The Wolfpack (6-6, 3-5 ACC) got it done in the regular-season finale, earning a 35-30 win against rival UNC in Mack Brown’s final game as coach of the Tar Heels.
N.C. State, which has won four in a row against UNC, snapped a two-game losing streak to put itself in position for a postseason bid.
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“I’m thankful that we won six and that we’re bowl eligible because of the extra reps now that we get to put into these guys. Beating Carolina mattered more than winning a game to be bowl eligible to me,” said Doeren, who is in his 12th season with the Wolfpack.
“That may sound weird but when I got hired they didn’t say win six and go to a bowl. They said whatever you do, beat Carolina. We did that for the fourth year in a row. That means a lot to me. That means a lot to our program.”
Here’s a look at the latest N.C. football bowl projections on Selection Sunday.
NC State bowl game projections
Bill Bender, Sporting News: N.C. State vs. Toledo, Detroit Bowl, Dec. 26
Brett McMurphy, Action HQ: N.C. State vs. East Carolina, Dec. 28
Jerry Palm, CBS Sports: N.C. State vs. Army, Independence Bowl, Dec. 28
Athlon Sports: N.C. State vs. Arkansas, Birmingham Bowl, Jan. 3
USA TODAY: N.C. State vs. West Virginia, First Responder Bowl, Jan. 3
The Athletic: N.C. State vs. North Texas, First Responder Bowl, Jan. 3
College Football News: N.C. State vs. Arkansas, Birmingham Bowl, Dec. 27
247Sports: N.C. State vs. Minnesota, Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Jan. 3
Rodd Baxley covers Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his ACC coverage on X/Twitter or Bluesky: @RoddBaxley. Got questions regarding those teams? Send them to rbaxley@fayobserver.com.
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Publish date : 2024-12-08 12:02:00
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