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NC State Football Schedule 2026
NC State Football Schedule 2026| Date | H/A | Opponent | Score | Time | TV/Stream | W-L (Conf) | Notes | Week # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat,8/29 | at | Virginia* | L, 8-34 | 3:30 p.m. ET | ESPN | 0-1 (0-1) | Week 0 | |
| Sat,9/5 | BYE | Week 1 | ||||||
| Fri,9/11 | vs | Richmond | W, 73-0 | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPNU | 1-1 (0-1) | Wolfpack Club Day | Week 2 |
| Sat,9/19 | at | Vanderbilt | L, 31-35 | 12:45 p.m. ET | SEC Network | 1-2 (0-1) | Week 3 | |
| Sat,9/26 | vs | Appalachian State | W, 41-31 | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPNU | 2-2 (0-1) | AG Day | Week 4 |
| Sat,10/3 | vs | Louisville* | W, 31-28 | 3:30 p.m. ET | ACCN | 3-2 (1-1) | Parents & Families Weekend | Week 5 |
| Sat,10/10 | vs | Wake Forest* | L, 14-38 | 12:00 p.m. ET | The CW | 3-3 (1-2) | Educator Appreciation | Week 6 |
| Sat,10/17 | BYE | Week 7 | ||||||
| Fri,10/23 | at | Stanford* | 10:30 p.m. ET | ESPN | Week 8 | |||
| Sat,10/31 | vs | California* | Homecoming | 10/30 or 10/31 TBA | Week 9 | ||||
| Sat,11/7 | vs | Duke* | Military Appreciation | 11/7 or 11/6 TBA | Week 10 | ||||
| Sat,11/14 | vs | Syracuse* | Week 11 | |||||
| Sat,11/21 | at | Florida State* | Week 12 | |||||
| Sat,11/28 | at | North Carolina* | Week 13 |
NC State Football Schedule 2025: Scores & Final Record
| Date | H/A | Opponent | Score | Time | TV/Stream | Record | Conf. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 28 | vs | East Carolina | W, 24-17 | 7 p.m. | ACCN | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 6 | vs | Virginia | W, 35-31 | 12 p.m. | ESPN2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 11 | at | Wake Forest* | W, 34-24 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN | 3-0 | 1-0 | |
| Sept. 20 | at | Duke* | L, 33-45 | 4 p.m. | ESPN2 | 3-1 | 1-1 | |
| Sept. 27 | vs | Virginia Tech* | L, 21-23 | 7 p.m. | The CW | 3-2 | 1-2 | |
| Oct. 4 | vs | Campbell | W, 56-10 | 2 p.m. | ACCNX | 4-2 | 1-2 | |
| Oct. 11 | at | Notre Dame | L, 7-36 | 3:30 p.m. | Peacock | 4-3 | 1-2 | |
| Oct. 25 | at | Pittsburgh* | L, 34-53 | 3:30 p.m. | ACCN | 4-4 | 1-3 | |
| Nov. 1 | vs | Georgia Tech* | W, 48-36 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | 5-4 | 2-3 | |
| Nov. 15 | at | Miami* | L, 7-41 | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN | 5-5 | 2-4 | |
| Nov. 21 | vs | Florida State* | W, 21-11 | 8 p.m. | ESPN | 6-5 | 3-4 | |
| Nov. 29 | vs | North Carolina* | W, 42-19 | 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network | 7-5 | 4-4 | |
| Dec. 19 | vs | Memphis | W, 31-7 | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN | 8-5 | 4-4 | Gasparilla Bowl 2025 |
| * ACC game |
NC State Future Non-Conference Opponents
UPDATE 9/17/2026: Vanderbilt has canceled its 2028 game at NC State, according to The Wolfpacker. The contest was set to be the second of a home-and-home series.
UPDATE 9/29/2026: The return game between NC State and Kansas State, originally scheduled for 2032, has been moved to 2028 in Manhattan, KS, per FBSchedules.com. That leaves the Wolfpack with all three of its non-conference games being road contests at this point.
2026: Richmond (Sept. 12), at Vanderbilt (Sept. 19), Appalachian State (Sept. 26)
2027: North Carolina A&T (Sept. 11), Kansas State (Sept. 25), Louisiana Tech (Oct. 2)
2028: at East Carolina (Sept. 2), at Kansas State (Sept. 16), at Appalachian State (Sept. 30)
2029: Troy (Sept. 1), at USF (Sept. 8), Campbell (Sept. 22), Notre Dame (Oct. 6)
2030: Charlotte (Sept. 7)
2031: at Charlotte (Sept. 6), at Notre Dame (Nov. 22)
2035: Notre Dame (Nov. 10)
2037: at Notre Dame (Oct. 3)
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