1974 NC State Wolfpack football team

1974 NC State Wolfpack football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, T 31–31 vs. Houston
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 11
Record	9–2–1 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Burke (3rd season)
Home stadium	Carter Stadium
Seasons ←  1973 1975  →

1974 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Maryland $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 11 NC State	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Duke	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1974 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head coach was Lou Holtz. 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 1974 at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Wake Forest	No. 18	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 33–15	22,500	[2]
September 14	Duke	No. 16	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 35–21	42,200	[3]
September 21	Clemson	No. 15	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 31–10	38,800	[4]
September 28	at Syracuse *	No. 13	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 28–22	17,997	[5]
October 5	East Carolina *	No. 8	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 24–20	42,800	[6]
October 12	at Virginia	No. 11	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 22–21	27,100	[7]
October 19	at North Carolina	No. 10	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 14–33	47,400	[8]
October 26	at No. 15 Maryland	No. 17	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 10–20	49,674	[9]
November 2	South Carolina *		Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 42–27	41,500	[10]
November 9	No. 7 Penn State *		Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 12–7	47,700	[11]
November 16	at Arizona State *	No. 16	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 35–14	50,000	[12] [13]
December 23	vs. Houston *	No. 13	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	T 31–31	35,122	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Stan Fritts	Running back	4	97	Cincinnati Bengals
Roland Hooks	Running back	10	253	Buffalo Bills
Frank Haywood	Defensive tackle	14	351	Cincinnati Bengals

Source: ^[16]

References

1. "1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
2. "State 'wakes up' and rolls, 33–15". Durham Morning Herald. September 8, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "State dominates Duke". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "State burns Clemson in 2d half for 3d win 31–10". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 22, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wolfpack holds off Syracuse". Democrat and Chronicle. September 29, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "State escapes ECU scare". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wolfpack saves record". The State. October 13, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Kupec, Tar Heels smash State, 33–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Terps trim Wolfpack". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 27, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Pack crams ball past Gamecocks". The News and Observer. November 3, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Pack stuns Lions 12–7". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 10, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Wolfpack mauls Devils, 35–14". The Arizona Republic. November 17, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Fritts, Buckey propel State by Sun Devils". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Cougars, Wolfpack tie". The Corpus Christi Caller. December 24, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
15. "1974 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results".
16. "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.