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 college 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. 20
L 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 7–1422,864 [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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The 1949 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1949 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth-year head coach Beattie Feathers and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Southern Conference.

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References

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  2. ↑ "North Carolina State upsets North Carolina, 26–6 to spoil Tatum's debut at Chapel Hill". The Times and Democrat. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "VPI Gobblers vs N.C. State Wolfpack - Good Neighbor Bowl". VPI vs. NC State Football Program. 1956. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Clemson romps from behind to defeat N.C. State, 13–7". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 7, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Corso sparks FSU to 14–0 win over N.C. State". St. Petersburg Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "North Carolina State rolls, 20–0, as Dayton loses third straight". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 21, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Duke tramples N.C. State, 42–0". The Roanoke Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wake Forest romps to 13–0 win over N.C. State". Durham Sunday Herald. November 4, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "N.C. State upsets S. Carolina, 14–7". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Penn State score downs 'Pack in last 15 seconds". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 18, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Maryland rallier to whip N.C. State eleven, 25–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1956 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
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