1956 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1956 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Riddick Stadium
Seasons
  1955
1957  
1956 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Clemson $ 4 0 17 2 2
Duke 4 1 05 4 1
South Carolina 5 2 07 3 0
Maryland 2 2 12 7 1
North Carolina 2 3 12 7 1
NC State 2 4 03 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 12 5 3
Virginia 1 4 03 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1956 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by third-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, finishing in sixth. NC State's victory over rival North Carolina was the school's first ACC victory, coming in their fourth year in the conference.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at North Carolina W 26–637,000 [2]
September 292:00 p.m.vs. VPI *No. 20L 6–3510,000 [3]
October 6 Clemson L 7–1315,000 [4]
October 13 Florida State *
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 0–1410,000 [5]
October 20at Dayton *W 20–010,000 [6]
October 27at Duke L 0–4213,000 [7]
November 3at Wake Forest L 0–1314,000 [8]
November 10 South Carolina
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 14–711,000 [9]
November 17at Penn State *L 7–1421,000 [10]
November 22 Maryland
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 14–254,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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