The 2023 season's largest margin: NC State 45, VMI 7. A 38-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2023 — The Winning Chapter
NC State's 2023 season (9-4) 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
- Brennan ArmstrongQB1,783 passing yards
- MJ MorrisQB719 passing yards
- Kevin ConcepcionWR320 rushing yards
- Kendrick RaphaelRB311 rushing yards
- Delbert Mimms IIIRB282 rushing yards
- Keyon LesaneWR247 receiving yards
- Dacari CollinsWR210 receiving yards
- Brad RoznerWR208 receiving yards
- Payton WilsonLB138 tackles
- Jaylon ScottLB75 tackles
- Sean BrownLB66 tackles
- Davin VannEDGE6.5 sacks
- Red HibblerDL5.5 sacks
- Brandon ClevelandDT3 sacks
Season leaders, 2023.
The season's deepest loss: NC State 24, Notre Dame 45. A 21-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: NC State fell to Kansas State 19-28 in the postseason.
"Go Pack"
2023 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.