The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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NC State Stays In-State For Bowl Game NC State will not have to travel far to its 2022 bowl game. The Wolfpack will hit the interstate for a quick, 155-mile trip to Charlotte for the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30, where the team will face a familiar foe: Mary- land out of the Big Ten. This will be the Wolfpack's fifth trip to Charlotte for a bowl game in the past 20 years. NC State played in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in 2005 and defeated South Florida, 14-0, before making two appearances in the re- named Belk Bowl in the 2010s, beating Louisville in 2011 but losing to Mississippi State in 2015. Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren shared his excite- ment to play a local bowl game. The game will be broad- cast on ESPN and is set for a noon kickoff. "This is a great opportunity for us to play in front of Wolfpack Nation one more time this season," Doeren said. "With the number of players we have from the state of North Carolina and the surrounding areas, it gives our players' families and friends an opportunity to travel to a great town for a great bowl. We are looking forward to a great week." NC State sits at 8-4 overall on the year, and the bowl contest will give the Pack a chance to win nine games for the fourth time in the past six seasons. Maryland comes into the matchup 7-5 after a 37-0 win over Rutgers to cap the campaign. That win snapped a four-game losing streak that included a close matchup with College Foot - ball Playoff-bound Ohio State. Before the Terrapins left the ACC for the Big Ten, NC State and Maryland played 70 times and split those matchups 33-33-4. Maryland won the most recent game, 41-21 in Raleigh in 2013. That was the only time Doeren faced the Terrapins prior to their departure from the conference. Doeren is 3-3 in bowl games at NC State. A seventh game, the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl against UCLA last December, was canceled. — Ethan McDowell Season Bowl Game Site Opponent Result 2021 San Diego Co. Credit Union Holiday Bowl San Diego UCLA Canceled 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Kentucky L, 21-23 2018 TaxSlayer Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Texas A&M L, 13-52 2017 Hyundai Sun El Paso, Texas Arizona State W, 52-31 2016 Independence Shreveport, La. Vanderbilt W, 41-17 2015 Belk Charlotte Mississippi State L, 51-28 2014 Bitcoin St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Fla. Central Florida W, 34-27 2012 Music City Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt L, 24-38 2011 Belk Charlotte Louisville W, 31-24 2010 Champs Sports Orlando, Fla. West Virginia W, 23-7 2008 Papajohns.com Birmingham, Ala. Rutgers L, 23-29 2005 Meineke Car Care Charlotte South Florida W, 14-0 2003 Mazda Tangerine Orlando, Fla. Kansas W, 56-26 2002 Toyota Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Notre Dame W, 28-6 2001 Visit Fla. Tangerine Orlando, Fla. Pittsburgh L, 34-19 2000 MicronPC.com Miami Minnesota W, 38-30 Season Bowl Game Site Opponent Result 1998 Micron PC Miami Miami L, 46-23 1994 Peach Atlanta Mississippi State W, 28-24 1993 Hall of Fame Tampa, Fla. Michigan L, 42-7 1992 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Florida L, 27-10 1991 Peach Atlanta East Carolina L, 34-27 1990 All-American Birmingham, Ala. Southern Miss W, 31-27 1989 Copper Tucson, Ariz. Arizona W, 17-10 1988 Peach Atlanta Iowa W, 28-23 1986 Peach Atlanta Virginia Tech L, 25-24 1978 Tangerine Orlando, Fla. Pittsburgh W, 30-17 1977 Peach Atlanta Iowa State W, 24-14 1975 Peach Atlanta West Virginia L, 13-10 1974 Astro-Bluebonnet Houston Houston T, 31-31 1973 Liberty Memphis, Tenn. Kansas W, 31-18 1972 Peach Atlanta West Virginia W, 49-13 1967 Liberty Memphis, Tenn. Georgia W, 14-7 1963 Liberty Philadelphia Mississippi State L, 16-12 1947 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Oklahoma L, 34-13 Head coach Dave Doeren is 3-3 in bowl games at NC State. The Wolfpack missed out on the postseason last year when its Holiday Bowl matchup against UCLA was canceled at the last minute due to a COVID outbreak within the Bruins' program. PHOTO BY LARRY BLANKENSHIP North Carolina State Bowl History JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023 ■ 31