The 2016 season's largest margin: NC State 48, William & Mary 14. A 34-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2016 — The 2016 Season
NC State's 2016 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Ryan FinleyQB3,055 passing yards
- Matthew DayesRB1,166 rushing yards
- Reggie GallaspyRB234 rushing yards
- Stephen LouisWR678 receiving yards
- Jaylen Samuels?565 receiving yards
- Nyheim HinesRB525 receiving yards
- Josh JonesS108 tackles
- Jerod FernandezLB89 tackles
- Airius MooreLB85 tackles
- Bradley ChubbDE10.5 sacks
- Darian RoseboroDE7 sacks
- Kentavius StreetDE5.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2016.
The season's deepest loss: NC State 13, Louisville 54. A 41-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: NC State beat Vanderbilt 41-17 in the postseason.
"Go Pack"
2016 is a middle chapter for NC State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.