Coaching History
NC State Football Coaches
Season-by-season coaching records, tenure arcs, and linked CFBTrack profiles for NC State.
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Coaches
23
Indexed Record
565-522-29
Best Win %
William Fetzer 73.7%
All-time coaching ledger
Records use fallback-adjusted coach-season rows. Zero-game placeholders are not included in the table totals.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Best SRS | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Doeren | 2013-2025 • 13 seasons | 95-70 | 57.6% | 13.7 | #20 |
| Tom OBrien | 2007-2012 • 6 seasons | 40-35 | 53.3% | 12.9 | #25 |
| Chuck Amato | 2000-2006 • 7 seasons | 49-37 | 57.0% | 16.1 | #12 |
| Mike OCain | 1993-1999 • 7 seasons | 41-40 | 50.6% | 9.2 | #17 |
| Dick Sheridan | 1986-1992 • 7 seasons | 52-29-3 | 63.7% | 12.6 | #17 |
| Tom Reed | 1983-1985 • 3 seasons | 9-24 | 27.3% | -1.3 | — |
| Monte Kiffin | 1980-1982 • 3 seasons | 16-17 | 48.5% | 5.9 | — |
| Bo Rein | 1976-1979 • 4 seasons | 27-18-1 | 59.8% | 13.8 | #18 |
| Lou Holtz | 1972-1975 • 4 seasons | 33-12-3 | 71.9% | 19.0 | #11 |
| Al Michaels | 1971-1971 • 1 seasons | 3-8 | 27.3% | -10.6 | — |
| Earle Edwards | 1954-1970 • 17 seasons | 77-88-8 | 46.8% | 15.9 | #15 |
| Horace Hendrickson | 1952-1953 • 2 seasons | 4-16 | 20.0% | -18.3 | — |
| Beattie Feathers | 1944-1951 • 8 seasons | 37-38-3 | 49.4% | 11.9 | #17 |
| Doc Newton | 1940-1940 • 1 seasons | 3-6 | 33.3% | -5.7 | — |
| Hunk Anderson | 1934-1936 • 3 seasons | 11-17-1 | 39.7% | 0.0 | — |
| John Van Liew | 1930-1930 • 1 seasons | 2-8 | 20.0% | -17.6 | — |
| Gus Tebell | 1925-1929 • 5 seasons | 21-25-2 | 45.8% | 1.7 | — |
| Harry Hartsell | 1917-1923 • 4 seasons | 16-18-4 | 47.4% | 4.9 | — |
| William Fetzer | 1919-1920 • 2 seasons | 14-5 | 73.7% | 4.7 | — |
| Tal Stafford | 1918-1918 • 1 seasons | 1-3 | 25.0% | — | — |
| Jack Hegarty | 1914-1915 • 2 seasons | 5-6-2 | 46.2% | 2.1 | — |
| Mickey Whitehurst | 1908-1908 • 1 seasons | 6-1 | 85.7% | -0.3 | — |
| WS Keinholz | 1904-1904 • 1 seasons | 3-1-2 | 66.7% | 7.0 | — |
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