1954 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1954 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record2–8 (0–4 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Riddick Stadium
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Duke $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –1
No. 8 Maryland 4 –0 –17 –2 –1
North Carolina 4 –2 –04 –5 –1
South Carolina 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Clemson 1 –2 –05 –5 –0
Wake Forest 1 –4 –12 –7 –1
Virginia 0 –2 –03 –6 –0
NC State 0 –4 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1954 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1954 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by first-year head coach Earle Edwards 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 second year of existence. The Wolfpack once again failed to pick up their first ACC win, finishing winless in conference play for the second consecutive year.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at VPI *
L 21–309,000 [2]
September 25at North Carolina
L 6–2022,000 [3]
October 2at Wake Forest
L 0–268,000 [4]
October 9vs. William & Mary *
W 26–012,000 [5]
October 16 Florida State *
L 7–1320,000 [6]
October 23No. 19 Duke
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 7–2110,200 [7]
October 30 Furman *
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 6–75,000 [8]
November 6at Maryland
L 14–4221,000 [9]
November 13 Richmond *
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 14–67,500 [10]
November 20at No. 14 West Virginia *
L 3–2820,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  2. ↑ "VPI whips State Wolfpack". The Rocky Mount Telegram. September 19, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "'Heels defeat Wolfpack in 20–6 game". The Roanoke Times. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Deacs defeat State". The News and Observer. October 3, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "State upsets W&M, 26–0". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "FSU Seminoles squeeze past North Carolina State, 13–7". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Duke romps over NC". The Times and Democrat. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Furman squeezes out 7–6 victory over N.C. State". Durham Morning Herald. October 31, 1954. Retrieved September 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Terps whip N.C. State, 42–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Marinkov sprints 82 yards in 14–6 State win". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "N.C. State bows to West Virginia". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1954 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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