Florida State’s homecoming matchup with NC State now has a kickoff time and TV window.
The Seminoles will host the Wolfpack at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 21, at Doak Campbell Stadium, with ACC Network carrying the game, the ACC announced Monday.
It’s the final ACC game of the regular season for Florida State, which goes to Pitt this Friday before finishing with back-to-back home dates against NC State and Florida.
The Wolfpack have had the upper hand lately. Florida State owns a 27-17 edge in the all-time series and is 16-6 at home against NC State, but NC State has won the last four meetings. The Wolfpack’s next trip to Tallahassee will be their first since a 2021 win, and Florida State’s last victory in the series came in 2019.
Last November, NC State used a pair of punt recoveries off Florida State players to swing the game, with the second one turning into a touchdown in a 21-11 win in North Carolina.
Both programs arrive with new faces leading the way. Florida State fired Mike Norvell in November, and interim head coach Rick Stockstill has taken over after opening with a win at Boston College. NC State dismissed Dave Doeren in October and turned to running backs coach and special teams coordinator Todd Goebbel as interim head coach for the rest of the season.
Goebbel beat California in his debut before the Wolfpack dropped a game to Duke.
NC State enters at 4-5 overall and 2-4 in ACC play. The Wolfpack will host Syracuse before making the trip to Tallahassee.
For Florida State, the Nov. 21 game will also serve as Homecoming, FSU’s annual Seminole Heritage game, and the university’s 175th anniversary celebration. The Seminoles have won all three of their Seminole Heritage games.
The weekend begins Friday, Nov. 20, with the homecoming parade at 3:30 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. A free carnival at the Main Campus Fields will include Seminole Tribe demonstrations and Marching Chiefs performances, and Flo Rida will wrap up the day with a free concert for FSU students at Dick Howser Stadium.
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