NC State WolfpackHead coach Dave Doeren
76 Overall rating steady
Dave Doeren has led NC State since 2013, going 98-72 across 14 seasons with 10 bowl trips.
- Record since 2013
- 98-72
- Seasons
- 14
- Bowl trips
- 10
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme12
Defensive scheme9
Game planning12
Situational management8
Leadership & results
Comeback factor16
Underdog edge3
Recent form18
Win rate11
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Dave Doeren's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
NC State record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3-2 | In progress |
| 2025 | 8-5 | Won Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl |
| 2024 | 6-7 | Lost Go Bowling Military Bowl |
| 2023 | 9-4 | Lost Pop-Tarts Bowl |
| 2022 | 8-5 | Lost Duke's Mayo Bowl |
| 2021 | 9-3 | No bowl |
| 2020 | 8-4 | Lost TaxSlayer Gator Bowl |
| 2019 | 4-8 | No bowl |
| 2018 | 9-4 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2017 | 9-4 | Won Bowl game |
| 2016 | 7-6 | Won CAMPING WORLD INDEPENDENCE BOWL |
| 2015 | 7-6 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2014 | 8-5 | Won BITCOIN ST. PETERSBURG BOWL |
| 2013 | 3-9 | No bowl |
Records with NC State since 2013, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
NC State games under Dave Doeren
Status
Result
Season
28
31
0
7
36
10
23
17
17
20
51
21No games match these filters.
Dave Doeren: NC State head coach profile
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Dave Doeren in the news
All newsPreviewWake Forest at NC State: how to watch, Week 6 2026Week 6: Wake Forest visits NC State at Carter-Finley Stadium. Kickoff is 12:00 PM ET, on CW.2026-10-07RecapNC State edged Louisville 31-28 (Week 5, 2026)NC State edged Louisville 31-28 at Carter-Finley Stadium. Now NC State is 3-2, 1-1 in ACC play, and Louisville is 2-3, 1-2 in ACC play.2026-10-03RecapNC State beat App State 41-31 (Week 4, 2026)NC State beat App State 41-31 at Carter-Finley Stadium. Now NC State is 2-2, 0-1 in ACC play, and App State is 3-1.2026-09-26
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