1961 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1961 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Riddick Stadium
Seasons
←  1960
1962  →
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 20 Duke $  5 –1   7 –3  
North Carolina  4 –3   5 –5  
Maryland  3 –3   7 –3  
Clemson  3 –3   5 –5  
NC State  3 –4   4 –6  
South Carolina  3 –4   4 –6  
Wake Forest  3 –4   4 –6  
Virginia  2 –4   4 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1961 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1961 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by eighth-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 tied for fifth.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Wyoming *
L 14–1517,301 [2]
September 30at North Carolina
L 22–2744,000 [3] [4]
October 7at Virginia
W 21–1416,000 [5]
October 14at No. 3 Alabama *
L 7–2630,000 [6] [7]
October 21 Wake Forest
W 7–016,000 [8]
October 28 Duke
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 6–1721,800 [9]
November 4at No. 8 (small) Mississippi Southern *
W 7–613,000 [10]
November 11at Maryland
L 7–1025,000 [11]
November 18 South Carolina
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 38–1416,000 [12]
November 25at Clemson
L 0–2023,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

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The 1982 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Monte Kiffin. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1982 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

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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.

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.

The 1952 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1952 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by first-year head coach Horace Hendrickson and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Southern Conference for the final year before joining six other larger SoCon schools in creating the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953.

References

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  2. ↑ "Wyoming overcomes Wolfpack by 15–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 24, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Dick Herbert (October 1, 1961). "Bruising Carolina Attack Whips State, 27-22". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. pp. 1, 3 (section II) – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tar Heels defeat NC State, 27–22". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "New running attack helps N.C. State get first win". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Land, Charles (October 15, 1961). "Bama beats State at own game". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 10. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ Dygard, Tom (October 15, 1961). "Trammell leader as Tide rallies, 26–7". The Florence Times. Associated Press. p. 4-1. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ "N.C. State squeezes past Wake Forest, 7–0". The Times and Democrat. October 22, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Duke tops N.C. State by 17–6". Kingsport Times-News. October 29, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "State wins squeaker, 7–6 as ground troops gallop". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Maryland edges Wolfpack, 10–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 12, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Gabe leads State over S.C., 38–14". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 19, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Clemson dumps Gabriel and N.C. State, 20–0". The Greenville News. November 26, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1961 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
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