1967 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1967 NC State Wolfpack football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Georgia
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record9–2 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Carter Stadium
Seasons
←  1966
1968  →
1967 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Clemson $ 6 –0 –06 –4 –0
NC State 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
South Carolina 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Virginia 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Wake Forest 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Duke 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
North Carolina 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Maryland 0 –6 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

[1] The 1967 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by 14th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

The Wolfpack began the year with 8 consecutive victories, including a win over the second-ranked Houston Cougars. The team climbed as high as No. 3 in the AP Poll, which is to date the highest ranking achieved in school history. [2] A loss to Penn State derailed their perfect season, and a loss to Clemson the next week cost them the ACC title. NC State was ranked 17th in the final Coaches Poll of the season, conducted before bowl season (the AP Poll ranked only 10 teams from 1962 to 1967). They were invited to the 1967 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Georgia.

Defensive lineman Dennis Byrd became NC State's first ever consensus first-team All-American, being selected by 6 of 7 official selectors. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 North Carolina
W 13–742,300 [4]
September 23 Buffalo *
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 24–620,200 [5]
September 30at Florida State *
W 20–1034,573 [6]
October 7at No. 2 Houston *
W 16–652,483 [7]
October 14at Maryland No. 9
W 31–927,100 [8]
October 21 Wake Forest No. 5
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 24–730,300 [9]
October 28 Duke No. 5
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 28–744,000 [10]
November 4at Virginia No. 4
W 30–816,000 [11]
November 11at Penn State *No. 3
L 8–1346,497 [12]
November 18at Clemson No. 10
L 6–1447,074 [13]
December 16 Georgia *
W 14–735,045 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "North Carolina State Wolfpack School History". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2017 Wolfpack Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. p. 116.
  4. ↑ "State edges Heels, 13–7". The Greenville News. September 17, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "State whips Buffalo". Greensboro Daily News. September 24, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wolfpack stops FSU". The Palm Beach Post. October 1, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "North Carolina State shocks Houston, 16 to 6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 8, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wolfpack make it 5–0 with 31-point 2d half". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 15, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "'Pack rolls; Defense, Warren's toe down tough Deacs, 24–7". Daily Press. October 22, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Wolfpack rips Blue Devils, 28–7". The Times and Democrat. October 29, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Wolfpack picks up easy win over Virginia". Kingsport Times-News. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Lions stave off Wolfpack, 13–8". The News and Observer. November 12, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Tigers upset State by 14–6". The Progress-Index. November 19, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Wolfpack fangs battling Georgia". The Commercial Appeal. December 17, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "1967 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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