2020 NC State Wolfpack football team

2020 NC State Wolfpack football
Gator Bowl, L 21–23 vs. Kentucky
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–4 (7–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Beck (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGeorge McDonald (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorTony Gibson (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Notre Dame y^  9 0   10 2  
No. 3 Clemson y$^  8 1   10 2  
No. 22 Miami (FL)  7 2   8 3  
No. 18 North Carolina  7 3   8 4  
NC State  7 3   8 4  
Boston College  5 5   6 5  
Pittsburgh  5 5   6 5  
Virginia Tech  5 5   5 6  
Virginia  4 5   5 5  
Wake Forest  3 4   4 5  
Georgia Tech  3 6   3 7  
Louisville  3 7   4 7  
Florida State  2 6   3 6  
Duke  1 9   2 9  
Syracuse  1 9   1 10  
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They were led by eighth-year head coach Dave Doeren. The Wolfpack finished the regular season 8–3, 7–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the conference. They received an invite to the 2021 Gator Bowl where they lost to opponent Kentucky of the SEC.