2012 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2012 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth year head coach Tom O'Brien and played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium. They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Wolfpack participated in the Music City Bowl and were defeated by Vanderbilt, 38–24.

2012 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
  • Tom O'Brien (6th season; regular season)
  • Dana Bible (interim, bowl game)
Offensive coordinatorDana Bible (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Archer (6th season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$  7 1   12 2  
No. 11 Clemson x  7 1   11 2  
NC State  4 4   7 6  
Wake Forest  3 5   5 7  
Maryland  2 6   4 8  
Boston College  1 7   2 10  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy  5 3   7 7  
North Carolina 5 3   8 4  
Miami (FL) 5 3   7 5  
Virginia Tech  4 4   7 6  
Duke  3 5   6 7  
Virginia  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

On November 25, the university announced that it had fired O'Brien as head coach of the Wolfpack after failing to live up the expectations during his six years at the position.

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