The Chuck Amato era began in a complete monsoon, but thankfully the Wolfpack took the game - even if it required two overtimes to do so. Philip Rivers opened his career with an incompletion, but the deep pass over the middle of the field set a tone for the rest of his career. The Wolfpack finished the year, the last year with the general admission grassy hill behind the south end zone, with an overall record of 8-4, including a win over Minnesota in the Micron PC Bowl.
NC State 35, Indiana 14
Indiana Head Coach Cam Cameron still hadn’t figured out that Antwan Randle-El can do a lot more damage with the ball in his hands at QB than lined up out wide.