1953 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1953 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record1–9 (0–3 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Riddick Stadium
Seasons
←  1952
1954  →
1953 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Maryland + 3 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 18 Duke + 4 –0 –07 –2 –1
South Carolina 2 –3 –07 –3 –0
North Carolina 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
Wake Forest 2 –3 –03 –6 –1
Clemson 1 –2 –03 –5 –1
NC State 0 –3 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1953 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1953 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by second-year head coach Horace Hendrickson and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the league's inaugural year, after NC State and the other ACC schools split off from the Southern Conference. They finished winless in conference with a 0–3 record, and a 1–9 record overall. Hendrickson resigned as head coach following the end of the season. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at North Carolina
L 7–2920,000 [3]
October 3at George Washington *
L 7–20 [4] [5]
October 10 Davidson *
W 27–78,000 [6]
October 17 Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 7–2012,000 [7]
October 24at No. 16 Duke
L 0–3115,000 [8]
October 31 William & Mary *
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 6–77,500 [9]
November 7at Army *
L 7–279,400 [10]
November 14at Pittsburgh *
L 6–4018,019 [11]
November 21No. 19 West Virginia *
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 0–615,800 [12]
November 28at Florida State *
L 13–235,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

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References

  1. ↑ "1953 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Hendrickson Quits as 'Pack Coach". The Atlanta Constitution . December 30, 1953. p. 10.
  3. ↑ "North Carolina tops State, 29–7". The Progress-Index. September 27, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Heft, Herb (October 3, 1953). "G.W. Six-Point Favorite Over N.C. State Today". The Washington Post . p. 11.
  5. ↑ "Pack bows in second half, 20–7". The News and Observer. October 4, 1953. Retrieved February 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "State catches fire in last half to top Davidson". Durham Morinng Herald. October 11, 1953. Retrieved September 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wake Forest profits on breaks to turn back N.C. State, 20–7". The Sunday Star. October 18, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Duke power blasts State in 31–0 game". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "William & Mary shades Wolfpack by 7–6 score". The Charlotte Observer. November 1, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Army crushes N. Carolina St. by 27–7 score". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 8, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Pittsburgh smothers Wolfpack". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 15, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "West Virginia wallops NCS". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Florida State beats Pack in fumble-filled contest". The News and Observer. November 29, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1953 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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