The 2021 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack played their home games at CarterâÂÂFinley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by ninth-year head coach Dave Doeren.
The Wolfpack finished their regular season with a 9âÂÂ3 overall record, and accepted a bid to the Holiday Bowl, where they were due to face UCLA. Hours before the game time on December 28, UCLA withdrew from the bowl due to COVID-19 issues and the bowl was canceled. NC State was awarded the Holiday Bowl trophy after the cancellation and considers the game forfeited, giving the program its second (after 2002) 10-win seasonâÂÂthe 10th win (for the Holiday Bowl) is claimed by NC State and not officially recognized by the NCAA and ACC. NC State beat Clemson for the first time since 2011.
NC State announced its 2021 football schedule on January 28, 2021. Source
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