NC State Accepts Bid to Play in Pop-Tarts Bowl
12/3/2023 4:49:00 PM | Football
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State football team will spend Christmas in Florida, as the Wolfpack has accepted an invitation to compete in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. The Pack will face Kansas State in the game which will be played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando and will kick off at 5:45 pm on Thursday, Dec. 28. The game will be televised by ESPN.
The Wolfpack finished the season with nine regular season wins and is ranked No. 18Â in the final CFP rankings. The invitation marks the 11th in head coach Dave Doeren's 13-year stint as a head coach and his ninth in his 11 seasons at the helm of the Wolfpack. NC State won its last five games of the season.Â
"We are thrilled to be headed to Orlando to play in the Pop-Tarts bowl, said Doeren, the winningest coach in NC State history. "This will be a great reward for our team and we're looking forward to a great trip and a great game."
This is NC State's 36th bowl qualification (17-16-1) and its 35th bowl game played. It will mark the fifth time the Wolfpack has played a bowl game in what is now Camping World Stadium. The Pack's 3-1 record in the venue includes three wins (23-7 vs. WVU in the 2010 Champs Sports Bowl; 56-26 over Kansas in the 2003 Mazda Tangerine Bowl; 30-17 over Pitt in the 1978 Tangerine Bowl. NC State fell to Pitt (19-34) in the 2001 Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl.Â
Wolfpack Club Members and 2023 NC State Football season ticket holders may purchase tickets at the GoPack.com Ticket Center or by phone through the NC State Athletics Ticket Office at (919) 865-1510 during regular office hours (Monday - Friday, 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.). The priority deadline for fans to purchase bowl tickets is 5pm on Wednesday, December 6.Â
Non-Wolfpack Club Members and fans who are not season ticket holders may request non-priority tickets at the GoPack.com Ticket Center. Non-priority requests will be notified of the status of their request by 5pm on Thursday, December 7.
Bowl seating assignments will be fulfilled by Wolfpack Club priority rank followed by order date for non-Wolfpack Club Members. Wolfpack Club Members will automatically be assigned the best available seats, if the order is able to be fulfilled. Wolfpack Club Members who request tickets will be notified by Tuesday, December 6 regarding the status of their request.