Wolfpack Football By the Numbers
8/29/2016 12:44:00 PM | Football
1 - The Wolfpack opens the 2016 season of NC State football on September 1, hosting William & Mary.
2 - 2 new coaches joined the Wolfpack staff - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks coach Eli Drinkwitz and Offensive Line coach/Run Game Coordinator Dwayne Ledford.
3 - NC State must replace 3 starters on the offensive line - left tackle, left guard and center. Those three seniors last year played a combined 2,605 of a possible 2,859 snaps at those positions.
4 - Sophomore Nyheim Hines earned first-team All-American honors in track & field as part of the Pack's 4x100 meter relay squad.
5 - In the first AP and Coaches' polls, the Pack will face 5 teams ranked in the top-25, including three in the top-10.
6 - In the last 6 games of 2015, five different running backs started a game due to injuries.
7 - New offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford played 7 seasons in the NFL.
8 - The Pack had 8 early enrollees graduate high school early and take part in spring practices.
9 - Junior defensive end Bradley Chubb will be the first defensive player to wear #9 since it became an honored jersey of former No. 1 NFL Draft pick Marion Williams.
10 - NC State hasn't played an overtime game since 2010 - at East Carolina.
11 - NC State has scored at least 40 points in 11 of head coach Dave Doeren's 38 games - once every 3.5 games.
12 - When RB Matthew Dayes was lost for the season in the eighth game of last season, his 12 rushing touchdowns were leading the nation.
13 - The Pack set a new school record last year with just 13 turnovers committed (6 INTs, 7 fumbles).
14 - It has been 14 seasons since NC State had a 1,000 yard rusher. Last year, Matthew Dayes was just 135 yards short when he got hurt midway through.
15 - The Pack's 6 quarterbacks on the roster have attempted a combined 15 career passes in an NC State uniform entering 2016.
16 - NC State returns 16 starters from 2015 - six on offense, eight on defense and 2 on special teams.
17 - Senior CB Jack Tocho entered his final season with 17 career PBUs.
19 - The Pack's opening game depth chart features 19 sophomores (7) and juniors (12).
20 - NC State was one of only two schools in 2015 to finish in the top-20 for both kickoff returns (8th) and punt returns (19).
23 - Former NC State quarterbacks account for 23.5% (4 of 17) of the former ACC QBs currently on NFL rosters. In fact, NC State is the only team with more then one.
24 - 24 #PackPros were on opening day training camp NFL rosters.
25 - NC State ends the regular season on Nov. 25 at UNC-CH, it's the first game on the Friday after Thanksgiving for the Pack since 1995.
26 - The 2015 Pack defense allowed just 2,642 yards last season, the lowest total in 10 seasons.
27 - Of the Pack's 246 completions last season, only 68 (27.6%) were caught by NC State wide receivers that will be playing in 2016.
28 - The Pack posted 28 points twice in the first quarter last season - at South Alabama and at Wake Forest.
29 - The NC State defense ranked 29th nationally last year, an improvement from No. 68 in the year before head coach Dave Doeren arrived.
31 - 31 of the 58 players on the opening game depth chart are from North Carolina.
32 - NC State holds an FBS record with 32 straight pass attempts in a 1989 game against Duke.
33 - Offensive guard Tony Adams' father, Carl, was the head wrestling coach at Boston University for 33 years.
36 - Before the calendar turned to July 1, NC State sold out its season tickets with the highest total in school history of over 36,000.
37 - In his first three full recruiting classes, head coach Dave Doeren has signed 37 players from North Carolina, including 26 being ranked in the top-three of their position.
39 - Offensive coordinator Eli Drinkwitz's 2015 Boise State team averaged 39.1 points per game last season - 15th-best nationally.
40 - A crowd of 40,000 attended the first game in Carter-Finley Stadium history, on Oct. 8, 1966.
41 - As a freshman last year, punter A.J. Cole III averaged 41.7 yards per punt.
43 - NC State's 432 points scored in 2015 was the third-most in a single season in school history.
50 - All season long, NC State will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Carter-Finley Stadium (#CF50).
52 - The Pack's 52 yards allowed on punt returns last season was the lowest single season total in school history.
53 - The 5,367 total yards of offense in 2015 ranked fourth-best in the NC State record books.
54 - Sophomore kicker Kyle Bambard converted 54 extra points last year, the second-most in a single season at NC State.
55 - Over the last two years, 14 early enrollees combined for 55 starts in their freshmen seasons.
56 - Senior Bra'Lon Cherry's 56 career receptions lead all Wolfpack wide receivers.
58 - NC State has won all three of the match-ups against William & Mary dating back to 1958.
64 - Junior safety Josh Jones had a career-high 64 tackles in 2015.
65 - First-team All-ACC tight end Jaylen Samuels led all FBS tight ends with 65 receptions in 2015.
66 - Starting center Joe Scelfo will don No. 66 this season, after he graduated and transferred from South Alabama.
67 - Since Dave Doeren was named head coach, 67 football student-athletes have earned their NC State degrees.
68 - Senior nickel Dravious Wright has played 1,168 snaps over the last two seasons - starting 25 of the 26 games.
72 - NC State has tallied 7,238 rushing yards over the last three seasons, the most in a three-year span at NC State since 1978-80.
75 - Carter-Finley Stadium broke ground in 1964, on a 75-acre piece of land.
77 - Junior linebacker Airius Moore led NC State with 77 tackles last season.
82 - Moving to tight end during bowl practices last year, junior Pharoah McKever's first career reception was an 82-yard TD catch in the Belk Bowl - the 11th-longest pass in school history.
83 - Sophomore wide out Maurice Trowell did one better; his 83-yard TD reception at Boston College last season was the ninth-longest pass completion in school history.
85 - Senior running back Matthew Dayes' 85-yard TD rush at Wake Forest was the fifth-longest run in school history, and the longest since 2001.
86 - Freshman tight end No. 86 Thaddeus Moss is the son of six-time NFL Pro Bowl selection wide receiver Randy Moss.
91 - Junior defensive tackle B.J. Hill has 91 career tackles entering 2016.
100 - Sophomore wide receiver Nyheim Hines posted a 100-yard kickoff return for a score against Clemson last year.
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2 - 2 new coaches joined the Wolfpack staff - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks coach Eli Drinkwitz and Offensive Line coach/Run Game Coordinator Dwayne Ledford.
3 - NC State must replace 3 starters on the offensive line - left tackle, left guard and center. Those three seniors last year played a combined 2,605 of a possible 2,859 snaps at those positions.
4 - Sophomore Nyheim Hines earned first-team All-American honors in track & field as part of the Pack's 4x100 meter relay squad.
5 - In the first AP and Coaches' polls, the Pack will face 5 teams ranked in the top-25, including three in the top-10.
6 - In the last 6 games of 2015, five different running backs started a game due to injuries.
7 - New offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford played 7 seasons in the NFL.
8 - The Pack had 8 early enrollees graduate high school early and take part in spring practices.
9 - Junior defensive end Bradley Chubb will be the first defensive player to wear #9 since it became an honored jersey of former No. 1 NFL Draft pick Marion Williams.
10 - NC State hasn't played an overtime game since 2010 - at East Carolina.
11 - NC State has scored at least 40 points in 11 of head coach Dave Doeren's 38 games - once every 3.5 games.
12 - When RB Matthew Dayes was lost for the season in the eighth game of last season, his 12 rushing touchdowns were leading the nation.
13 - The Pack set a new school record last year with just 13 turnovers committed (6 INTs, 7 fumbles).
14 - It has been 14 seasons since NC State had a 1,000 yard rusher. Last year, Matthew Dayes was just 135 yards short when he got hurt midway through.
15 - The Pack's 6 quarterbacks on the roster have attempted a combined 15 career passes in an NC State uniform entering 2016.
16 - NC State returns 16 starters from 2015 - six on offense, eight on defense and 2 on special teams.
17 - Senior CB Jack Tocho entered his final season with 17 career PBUs.
19 - The Pack's opening game depth chart features 19 sophomores (7) and juniors (12).
20 - NC State was one of only two schools in 2015 to finish in the top-20 for both kickoff returns (8th) and punt returns (19).
23 - Former NC State quarterbacks account for 23.5% (4 of 17) of the former ACC QBs currently on NFL rosters. In fact, NC State is the only team with more then one.
24 - 24 #PackPros were on opening day training camp NFL rosters.
25 - NC State ends the regular season on Nov. 25 at UNC-CH, it's the first game on the Friday after Thanksgiving for the Pack since 1995.
26 - The 2015 Pack defense allowed just 2,642 yards last season, the lowest total in 10 seasons.
27 - Of the Pack's 246 completions last season, only 68 (27.6%) were caught by NC State wide receivers that will be playing in 2016.
28 - The Pack posted 28 points twice in the first quarter last season - at South Alabama and at Wake Forest.
29 - The NC State defense ranked 29th nationally last year, an improvement from No. 68 in the year before head coach Dave Doeren arrived.
31 - 31 of the 58 players on the opening game depth chart are from North Carolina.
32 - NC State holds an FBS record with 32 straight pass attempts in a 1989 game against Duke.
33 - Offensive guard Tony Adams' father, Carl, was the head wrestling coach at Boston University for 33 years.
36 - Before the calendar turned to July 1, NC State sold out its season tickets with the highest total in school history of over 36,000.
37 - In his first three full recruiting classes, head coach Dave Doeren has signed 37 players from North Carolina, including 26 being ranked in the top-three of their position.
39 - Offensive coordinator Eli Drinkwitz's 2015 Boise State team averaged 39.1 points per game last season - 15th-best nationally.
40 - A crowd of 40,000 attended the first game in Carter-Finley Stadium history, on Oct. 8, 1966.
41 - As a freshman last year, punter A.J. Cole III averaged 41.7 yards per punt.
43 - NC State's 432 points scored in 2015 was the third-most in a single season in school history.
50 - All season long, NC State will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Carter-Finley Stadium (#CF50).
52 - The Pack's 52 yards allowed on punt returns last season was the lowest single season total in school history.
53 - The 5,367 total yards of offense in 2015 ranked fourth-best in the NC State record books.
54 - Sophomore kicker Kyle Bambard converted 54 extra points last year, the second-most in a single season at NC State.
55 - Over the last two years, 14 early enrollees combined for 55 starts in their freshmen seasons.
56 - Senior Bra'Lon Cherry's 56 career receptions lead all Wolfpack wide receivers.
58 - NC State has won all three of the match-ups against William & Mary dating back to 1958.
64 - Junior safety Josh Jones had a career-high 64 tackles in 2015.
65 - First-team All-ACC tight end Jaylen Samuels led all FBS tight ends with 65 receptions in 2015.
66 - Starting center Joe Scelfo will don No. 66 this season, after he graduated and transferred from South Alabama.
67 - Since Dave Doeren was named head coach, 67 football student-athletes have earned their NC State degrees.
68 - Senior nickel Dravious Wright has played 1,168 snaps over the last two seasons - starting 25 of the 26 games.
72 - NC State has tallied 7,238 rushing yards over the last three seasons, the most in a three-year span at NC State since 1978-80.
75 - Carter-Finley Stadium broke ground in 1964, on a 75-acre piece of land.
77 - Junior linebacker Airius Moore led NC State with 77 tackles last season.
82 - Moving to tight end during bowl practices last year, junior Pharoah McKever's first career reception was an 82-yard TD catch in the Belk Bowl - the 11th-longest pass in school history.
83 - Sophomore wide out Maurice Trowell did one better; his 83-yard TD reception at Boston College last season was the ninth-longest pass completion in school history.
85 - Senior running back Matthew Dayes' 85-yard TD rush at Wake Forest was the fifth-longest run in school history, and the longest since 2001.
86 - Freshman tight end No. 86 Thaddeus Moss is the son of six-time NFL Pro Bowl selection wide receiver Randy Moss.
91 - Junior defensive tackle B.J. Hill has 91 career tackles entering 2016.
100 - Sophomore wide receiver Nyheim Hines posted a 100-yard kickoff return for a score against Clemson last year.
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