The NC State Wolfpack will meet Western Carolina (FCS) on August 29, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the complete slate.

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2024 NC State Game and TV Schedule

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NC State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last year (65), the Wolfpack have the 97th-ranked schedule in college football.
• In terms of toughness — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — NC State will be playing the 68th-ranked schedule this year.
• Using their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year, the Wolfpack will be playing the 81st-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
• In 2024, NC State will face eight teams that had winning records last season, including zero that won nine or more games, while facing two squads that picked up three or fewer wins a season ago.
• The Wolfpack have eight games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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NC State Stat Insights (2023)

• The Wolfpack ranked 93rd in total offense (350.4 yards per game) and 29th in total defense (332.1 yards allowed per game) last season.
• With 20.8 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 109th-worst in FBS last season, NC State was forced to lean on its 72nd-ranked offense (26.2 points per contest) to keep it in games.
• The Wolfpack totaled 193.9 passing yards per game on offense last season (102nd in FBS), and they ranked 52nd defensively with 215.6 passing yards allowed per game.
• Defensively, NC State was a top-25 unit in terms of rushing yards last season, ranking 24th-best by allowing only 116.5 rushing yards per game. It ranked 68th on offense (156.5 rushing yards per game).
• On the defensive side of the ball, the Wolfpack were a top-25 unit in terms of third-down efficiency last season, ranking third-best by giving up a 27.8% third-down percentage. They ranked 59th on offense (39.9% third-down percentage).
• NC State had the 11th-best turnover margin in college football last season at +9, forcing 24 turnovers (13th in FBS) while turning it over 15 times (35th in FBS).

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