# 2002 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2002 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Chuck Amato. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2002 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 24 | 4:30 pm | New Mexico* | | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina (BCA Classic) | FSN | W 34–14 | 47,018 |
| August 31 | 7:00 pm | East Tennessee State* | No. 25 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina | | W 34–0 | 42,507 |
| September 7 | 12:00 pm | at Navy* | No. 21 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, Maryland | | W 65–19 | 29,613 |
| September 14 | 7:00 pm | Wake Forest | No. 19 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina (rivalry) | | W 32–13 | 51,094 |
| September 21 | 12:30 pm | at Texas Tech* | No. 17 | Jones SBC StadiumLubbock, Texas | FSN | W 51–48 $^{OT}$ | 35,864 |
| September 28 | 1:00 pm | Massachusetts* | No. 17 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina | | W 56–24 | 51,221 |
| October 12 | 12:00 pm | at North Carolina | No. 14 | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North Carolina (rivalry) | JPS | W 34–17 | 60,250 |
| October 19 | 12:00 pm | Duke | No. 13 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina (rivalry) | | W 24–22 | 51,500 |
| October 24 | 7:45 pm | at Clemson | No. 12 | Memorial StadiumClemson, South Carolina (Textile Bowl) | ESPN | W 38–6 | 78,904 |
| November 2 | 3:30 pm | Georgia Tech | No. 10 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina | ABC | L 17–24 | 51,500 |
| November 9 | 12:00 pm | at Maryland | No. 14 | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, Maryland | ABC | L 21–24 | 52,915 |
| November 16 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia | No. 22 | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, Virginia | JPS | L 9–14 | 53,371 |
| November 23 | 3:30 pm | No. 14 Florida State | | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina | ABC | W 17–7 | 51,500 |
| January 1 | 12:30 pm | vs. No. 11 Notre Dame* | No. 17 | Alltel StadiumJacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl) | NBC | W 28–6 | 73,491 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | RV | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 22 | — | 21 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
| Coaches | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 20 | — | 20 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 11 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### At Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 17 Wolfpack | 10 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 51 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 48 |

### Vs. Notre Dame (Gator Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Wolfpack | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Fighting Irish | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |

## 2003 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Terrence Holt | Safety | 5 | 137 | Detroit Lions |
| Scott Kooistra | Offensive tackle | 7 | 215 | Cincinnati Bengals |