2004 NC State Wolfpack football team

2004 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Chuck Amato (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Noel Mazzone (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Herring (1st season)
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium

2004 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Virginia Tech $		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 15 Florida State		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 11 Miami (FL)		5	–	3					9	–	3
No. 23 Virginia		5	–	3					8	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3					6	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Clemson		4	–	4					6	–	5
NC State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maryland		3	–	5					5	–	6
Wake Forest		1	–	7					4	–	7
Duke		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Chuck Amato. N.C. 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 2004 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	Source
September 4	6:00 pm	Richmond*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 42–0	55,600
September 18	3:30 pm	No. 7 Ohio State*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	L 14–22	56,800
September 25	12:00 pm	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 17–16	65,115
October 2	12:00 pm	Wake Forest		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 27–21 OT	55,600
October 9	6:00 pm	at North Carolina	No. 25	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		L 24–30	60,000
October 16	3:30 pm	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	W 13–3	52,179
October 23	8:00 pm	No. 3 Miami (FL)		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 31–45	55,600
October 30	12:00 pm	Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ESPN2	L 20–26	77,399
November 6	12:00 pm	Georgia Tech		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	JPS	L 14–24	56,800
November 11	7:30 pm	No. 12 Florida State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 10–17	56,800
November 27	1:00 pm	vs. East Carolina*		Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (rivalry)		W 52–14	41,244
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2004 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 44 T. A. McLendon Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 91 Manny Lawson Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Chuck Amato Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

See also: 2004 NCAA Division I-A football rankings