1968 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1968 NC State Wolfpack football
ACC champion
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Carter Stadium
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
NC State $ 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
Clemson 4 –1 –14 –5 –1
Virginia 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
South Carolina 4 –3 –04 –6 –0
Duke 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Wake Forest 2 –3 –12 –7 –1
Maryland 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
North Carolina 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1968 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. [2] The Wolfpack were led by 15th-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, winning the conference with a record of 6–1. The Wolfpack had an overall record of 6–4 and were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Wake Forest
W 10–630,000 [3]
September 21at North Carolina
W 38–645,500 [4]
September 28at Oklahoma *
L 14–2853,349 [5]
October 5at SMU *
L 14–3538,000 [6]
October 12 South Carolina
W 36–1233,400 [7]
October 19 Virginia
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 19–022,800 [8]
October 26 Maryland
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 31–1131,000 [9]
November 2 Clemson
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 19–2431,183 [10]
November 9at Duke
W 17–1525,000 [11]
November 16 Florida State *
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 7–4826,800 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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The 1959 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth-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 last with an 0–6 conference record.

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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.

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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.

The 1968 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-year head coach George Blackburn and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in third. Virginia's record of 7–3 represented the school's best record and first winning season since 1952, and the school's best finish in conference since joining the ACC in 1954. The team's star was running back Frank Quayle, who set the conference single-season rushing record with 1,213 yards and was named ACC Player of the Year. Blackburn was named ACC Coach of the Year.

The 1945 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1945 college football season. In its second season under head coach Beattie Feathers, the team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 144 to 131.

References

  1. ↑ "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1968 North Carolina State Wolfpack". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ↑ "Late touchdown lifts Wolfpack to 10–6 win over fumbling Deacs". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 15, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Early Wolfpack explosion crushes Tar Heels, 38–6". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "How sweet it is! OU 28–14". The Daily Oklahoman. September 29, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "SMU's aerial circus shoots down Wolfpack". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 6, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "N.C. State rolls over Gamecocks". The Roanoke Times. October 13, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "State's Wolfpack shackles high-scoring Virginia 19–0". The Staunton News Leader. October 20, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bowers bowls over Terps". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tigers jolt State's ACC hopes". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "State nips Duke". Greensboro Daily News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Seminoles blast Wolfpack 48–7". The High Point Enterprise. November 17, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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