When did NC State football last win?

NC State last won on Saturday, October 3, 2026, beating Louisville Cardinals 31–28 at home. That was 3 days ago.

NC State is 3–2 (1–1 ACC) and 10th in the ACC. The full schedule, every result and each game's box score are below.

The longer waits

291days since its last bowl or playoff winLast bowl or playoff win: Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, December 19, 2025, against Memphis

Nonenational titles since 1998Counting national champions since the BCS began with the 1998 season.

Updated 5:20 PM ET.

1–1 ACC. Won 2 straight

Last win: beat Louisville 31–28 on Sat, Oct 3

Next: Sat, Oct 10 vs Wake Forest, 12:00 PM EDT on CW

NC State Wolfpack schedule and results
Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Sat, Aug 29	at Virginia	L 8–34
2	Fri, Sep 11	vs Richmond	W 73–0
3	Sat, Sep 19	at Vanderbilt	L 31–35
4	Sat, Sep 26	vs App State	W 41–31
5	Sat, Oct 3	vs Louisville	W 31–28
6	Sat, Oct 10	vs Wake Forest	12:00 PM EDT on CW
7	Open week
8	Fri, Oct 23	at Stanford	7:30 PM PDT on ESPN
9	Sat, Oct 31	vs California	12:00 AM EDT
10	Sat, Nov 7	vs Duke	12:00 AM EST
11	Sat, Nov 14	vs Syracuse	12:00 AM EST
12	Sat, Nov 21	at Florida State	12:00 AM EST
13	Sat, Nov 28	at North Carolina	12:00 AM EST

NC State right now

NC State beat Louisville 31–28 on Sat, Oct 3 and now stands at 3–2 (1–1 ACC), 10th in the ACC. The counter has sat at 3 days since. That makes 2 straight wins. Next, NC State hosts Wake Forest on Sat, Oct 10 at 12:00 PM EDT on CW.

Every other time NC State last won

When did NC State last win at home?: October 3, 2026, 31–28 against Louisville (3 days ago)
When did NC State last win on the road?: September 11, 2025, 34–24 against Wake Forest (390 days ago)
When did NC State last beat a ranked team?: November 1, 2025, 48–36 against No. 8 Georgia Tech (339 days ago)
When did NC State last win a bowl or playoff game?: Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, December 19, 2025 (291 days ago)
When did NC State last win a national title?: Not since at least 1998. This counts BCS and College Football Playoff champions, from the 1998 season on.
When did NC State last beat Boston College?: October 16, 2021, 33–7 against Boston College (1,816 days ago)
When did NC State last beat California?: October 19, 2024, 24–23 against California (717 days ago)
When did NC State last beat Clemson?: October 28, 2023, 24–17 against Clemson (1,074 days ago)
When did NC State last beat Duke?: October 17, 2020, 31–20 against Duke (2,180 days ago)
When did NC State last beat Florida State?: November 21, 2025, 21–11 against Florida State (319 days ago)
When did NC State last beat Georgia Tech?: November 1, 2025, 48–36 against No. 8 Georgia Tech (339 days ago)
When did NC State last beat Louisville?: October 3, 2026, 31–28 against Louisville (3 days ago)
When did NC State last beat Miami?: November 4, 2023, 20–6 against Miami (1,067 days ago)
When did NC State last beat North Carolina?: November 29, 2025, 42–19 against North Carolina (311 days ago)
When did NC State last beat Pitt?: October 3, 2020, 30–29 against No. 24 Pitt (2,194 days ago)
When did NC State last beat Stanford?: November 2, 2024, 59–28 against Stanford (703 days ago)
When did NC State last beat Syracuse?: November 20, 2021, 41–17 against Syracuse (1,781 days ago)
When did NC State last beat Virginia?: September 6, 2025, 35–31 against Virginia (395 days ago)
When did NC State last beat Virginia Tech?: November 18, 2023, 35–28 against Virginia Tech (1,053 days ago)
When did NC State last beat Wake Forest?: September 11, 2025, 34–24 against Wake Forest (390 days ago)
What is NC State's current streak?: Won 2 straight
What is NC State's longest losing streak since 2017?: 6 games, ending November 30, 2019

Common questions

How many days since NC State football last won?

As of October 6, 2026, it has been 3 days since NC State last won. NC State beat Louisville 31–28 on October 3, 2026.

What is NC State's record this season?

NC State is 3–2, 1–1 in ACC play, and 10th in the ACC. Won 2 straight.

When does NC State play next?

NC State hosts Wake Forest on Sat, Oct 10 at 12:00 PM EDT on CW.

Against the conference

Since 2017, NC State is 44–33 against the rest of the ACC as it stands today, across 77 meetings with 15 different opponents.

NC State's best record is against Stanford (1–0), and Miami has given it the most trouble (1–3).

NC State Wolfpack record against ACC opponents since 2017
Opponent	Record	Win rate
North Carolina head to head	7–2	78%
Wake Forest head to head	4–5	44%
Florida State head to head	6–1	86%
Louisville head to head	4–3	57%
Syracuse head to head	4–3	57%
Clemson head to head	2–5	29%
Virginia head to head	4–1	80%
Boston College head to head	3–2	60%
Georgia Tech head to head	2–2	50%
Virginia Tech head to head	2–2	50%
Duke head to head	1–3	25%
Miami head to head	1–3	25%
Pitt head to head	2–1	67%
Stanford head to head	1–0	100%
California head to head	1–0	100%

Drought history

Regular season results for NC State Wolfpack from 2017 through 2026, conference championship games included, a combined record of 71–41.

Longest losing streak since 2017: 6 straight games, from October 19, 2019 to November 30, 2019.
Longest stretch between wins: 345 days, ending with a win over Wake Forest on September 19, 2020.
The current drought stands at 3 days, 342 short of that mark.

NC State Wolfpack record by season
Season	Record
2026	3–2
2025	7–5
2024	6–6
2023	9–3
2022	8–4
2021	9–3
2020	8–3
2019	4–8
2018	9–3
2017	8–4

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