1970 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1970 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Carter Stadium
Seasons
←  1969
1971  →
1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wake Forest $ 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
North Carolina 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Duke 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
South Carolina 3 –2 –14 –6 –1
NC State 2 –3 –13 –7 –1
Clemson 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Maryland 2 –4 –02 –9 –0
Virginia 0 –6 –05 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1970 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Earle Edwards, in his 17th and final year with the team, and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fifth.

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Edwards retired at the end of the season, finishing with the Wolfpack's longest tenure (17 seasons) and most wins (77) as coach, the former of which still stands today, while the latter was not eclipsed until Dave Doeren surpassed Edwards in 2023. He had a record of 77–88–8 at NC State.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Richmond *
L 6–2114,000 [2]
September 19at North Carolina
L 0–1944,300 [3]
September 26 South Carolina
T 7–725,200 [4]
October 3at Florida *
L 6–1453,068 [5]
October 10 East Carolina *
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 23–628,350 [6]
October 17 Duke
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 6–2226,400 [7]
October 24vs. Maryland
W 6–018,200 [8]
October 31at Kentucky *
L 2–2727,500 [9]
November 7 Virginia
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 21–1625,955 [10]
November 14at Wake Forest
L 13–1631,000 [11]
November 21at Tulane *
L 0–3119,542 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster

1970 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 24Butch AltmanSr
WR 84George BotskoSr
RB 22Don BradleyJr
QB 11Dennis BrittSr
TE 88Mark CassidySo
QB 15Gary ClementsJr
C 52Bill CulbertsonSr
RB 27Lynn DaniellSo
OT 78John ElliottJr
RB 23Tim FoleyJr
RB 13Jim HardinSr
RB 25Pat KenneySo
QB 14Pat KorsnickSr
WR 80Steve LesterSo
QB 17Darrell MoodySr
FB 33Gary MoserJr
OT 72Ed NicholasSo
OT 77Bill PhillipsJr
FB 35Dave RodgersSr
WR 83Gary SaulSr
G 65John SaundersonJr
FB 31Paul SharpSr
WR 81Pete SowirkaSr
G 63Bill YoestSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 10Mike AdamczykSo
S 41Dave AdamczykJr
LB 53Johnny BradsherSr
DE 88Clyde ChesneyJr
DE 82Bill ClarkJr
LB 46Mike JoyceSr
DT 70Roger McSwainSo
DT 75Dan MedlinJr
CB 44Bill MillerJr
DE 85Jim NelsonSo
CB 21Bob PilzJr
DE 87Steve RummageSr
S 45Tommy SiegfriedJr
DL 66George SmithJr
CB 43Jim SmithSr
CB 40Van WalkerJr
LB 32Bryan WallJr
LB 56David WhiteheadJr
S 42Jack WhitleySr
LB 47Stauber WilsonSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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The 1966 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by 13th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at the newly-constructed Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

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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 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.

References

  1. ↑ "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Charlie Richards shreds N.C. State's defenses as Richmond scores surprising 21—6 victory". Daily Press. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UNC scuttles stubborn State, 19–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Underdog Wolfpack gains 7–7 deadlock with South Carolina". Durham Morning Herald. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Inoffensive Gators steal one". St. Petersburg Times. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "State downs Pirates". The News and Observer. October 11, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Opportunist Duke raps State". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 18, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Maryland 'booted' by Wolfpack, 6–0". Florence Morning News. October 25, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Ky. crushes N.C. State by 27 to 2". The Danville Register. November 2, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "State edges Virginia". Greensboro Daily News. November 8, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Deacs score on last play of game to drop Wolfpack". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 15, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Tulane rolls by Wolfpack". The News and Observer. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1970 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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