Florida State’s homecoming matchup with NC State now has a kickoff time and TV home.
The Seminoles and Wolfpack will meet at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 21, at Doak Campbell Stadium, with the ACC announcing Monday that ACC Network will carry the game.
It’s the last ACC game of the regular season for Florida State, which heads to Pitt this Friday before finishing with consecutive home dates against NC State and Florida.
NC State brings a familiar recent edge into Tallahassee. Florida State leads the all-time series 27-17 and owns a 16-6 record at home against the Wolfpack, but NC State has won the last four meetings. The Wolfpack’s most recent trip to Tallahassee came in 2021, when they won, and Florida State’s last victory in the series came in 2019.
The most recent meeting came last November, when NC State recovered two punts that touched FSU players and turned the second one into a touchdown in a 21-11 win in North Carolina.
Both programs also arrive with new faces in charge. Florida State fired Mike Norvell in November, and interim head coach Rick Stockstill has taken over; he opened with a win at Boston College.
NC State dismissed Dave Doeren in October and elevated running backs coach and special teams coordinator Todd Goebbel as interim head coach for the rest of the season. Goebbel beat California in his first game before the Wolfpack lost to Duke.
NC State is 4-5 overall and 2-4 in ACC play, and the Wolfpack will host Syracuse before heading to Tallahassee.
Homecoming will also serve as Florida State’s annual Seminole Heritage game, which highlights the university’s relationship with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The Seminoles have won all three of their Seminole Heritage games, and the university will also celebrate its 175th anniversary during the event.
The weekend festivities begin 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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