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The 2009 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Tom O'Brien. It was O'Brien's third season as NC State's head coach. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Wolfpack finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in ACC play and failed to qualify for a bowl game.

DivisionAtlantic Division
Record5–7 (2–6 ACC)
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2009 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record5–7 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDana Bible (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMike Archer (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
Seasons
 2008
2010 
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2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 24 Clemson x 62  95 
Boston College 53  85 
Florida State 44  76 
Wake Forest 35  57 
NC State 26  57 
Maryland 17  210 
Coastal Division
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$ 71  113 
No. 10 Virginia Tech 62  103 
No. 19 Miami (FL) 53  94 
North Carolina * 04  05 
Duke 35  57 
Virginia 26  39 
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins.
Rankings from AP Poll
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Preseason

On June 27, linebacker Nate Irving was seriously injured in an automobile accident and will not play for the 2009 season, as he suffered a compound fracture in his leg and a collapsed lung.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 pmSouth Carolina*ESPNL 3–757,583[1]
September 126:00 pmMurray State*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 65–755,510[2]
September 196:00 pmGardner–Webb*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 45–1453,452[3]
September 263:30 pmPittsburgh*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPNUW 38–3157,583[4]
October 33:30 pmat Wake ForestESPNUL 24–3033,921[5]
October 104:00 pmDuke
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
ESPNUL 28–4956,452[6]
October 173:30 pmat Boston CollegeABCL 20–5235,261[7]
October 3112:00 pmat Florida StateRaycomL 42–4567,712[8]
November 71:00 pmMaryland
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPN360W 38–3155,631[9]
November 1412:00 pmClemson
RaycomL 23–4357,583[10]
November 213:30 pmat No. 16 Virginia TechESPNUL 10–3866,233[11]
November 2812:00 pmNorth Carolina
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
ESPN2W 28–2757,583[12]
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Coaching staff

After not traveling with the team to Blacksburg, Virginia for the Virginia Tech game, it was announced that offensive coordinator Dana Bible had been diagnosed with leukemia.[14]

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