Since 2026
Won back-to-back MAC titles at Northern Illinois before taking over NC State in 2013, becoming the program's second-winningest coach ever. Four 8- plus-win seasons in the last five years, but has never reached an ACC title game — a real, specific gap in an otherwise consistently successful tenure.
Record & context
Lifetime record118–74 (college, 2 programs); 95–70 at NC State
Current program14th season at NC State
Years in system—
ATS contextNo single published career ATS figure 2025 finished 7-5 (regular season), capped by a season-ending 42-19 win over rival UNC. NC State has been Doeren's version of consistently good- not-great: competitive nearly every year, but the program hasn't won an ACC title since 1979 — the longest active drought of any Power 4 program in a single conference.
Previous season7–5 (Gasparilla Bowl vs. Memphis)
Compensation
Salary$5.75M
SourceCoach salary per FOIA'd documents obtained by Pack Insider (through 2029, $125K annual raises); assistant staff also received raises league-wide, led by co-DC Charlton Warren. NC State has not disclosed a team NIL figure; Doeren has publicly called for more NIL donor support at fundraising events.
Designationreported
Confidence—
Figures are labeled by designation. Estimated values are not official contract terms.