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NC State 2019 Schedule Released

NC State’s 2018 season ended with a loss to Texas A&M in the Tax Slayer Gator Bowl.

The Wolfpack will open the 2019 campaign where the 2018 regular season closed. The East Carolina Pirates, who suffered a 58-3 loss in Carter-Finley Stadium on Dec. 2, will be back on Aug. 31, as NC State tries to win its 13th consecutive home game against a non-ACC foe. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/16/2019-nc-state-football-schedule-announced.aspx
 
In week two, Southern Conference member Western Carolina will visit Raleigh. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/16/2019-nc-state-football-schedule-announced.aspx
 
The Pack hits the road for the first time with a trip to West Virginia on Sept. 14. The game is the second of a two-game series, with the first contest not played this past fall in Raleigh due to the impacts of Hurricane Michael. NC State last faced the Mountaineers in the 2010 Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, a 23-7 Wolfpack win. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/16/2019-nc-state-football-schedule-announced.aspx
 
NC State closes its non-conference schedule at home against MAC opponent Ball State on Sept. 21, the first-ever meeting between the two schools. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/16/2019-nc-state-football-schedule-announced.aspx
 
League action opens on Sept. 28 with a trip to Tallahassee to take on Atlantic Division foe Florida State.  After a Saturday off, the first of two ESPN Thursday night contests will take place in Carter-Finley Stadium, as Syracuse comes to town on Oct. 10. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/16/2019-nc-state-football-schedule-announced.aspx
 
The Pack will then hit the road for two straight games against other Atlantic Division opponents:  at Boston College on Oct. 19 and at Wake Forest on Nov. 2 with a second open week sandwiched in between on Oct. 26. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/16/2019-nc-state-football-schedule-announced.aspx
 
Back-to-back home contests come in mid-November, with defending national champion Clemson on Nov. 9, followed by Louisville on Nov. 16, which will serve as NC State's annual homecoming contest. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/16/2019-nc-state-football-schedule-announced.aspx
 
The Wolfpack will close out the regular season against two ACC Coastal Division opponents, beginning with a Thursday night contest at Georgia Tech on Nov. 21. NC State last played the Yellow Jackets in 2014 and last faced them in Atlanta in 2010. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/16/2019-nc-state-football-schedule-announced.aspx
 
For the sixth straight season, the Pack will close out the regular season with North Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 30 as part of the ACC's annual Thanksgiving rivalry weekend. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/16/2019-nc-state-football-schedule-announced.aspx