1975 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1975 NC State Wolfpack football
Peach Bowl, L 10–13 vs. West Virginia
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record7–4–1 (2–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brian Burke (4th season)
Home stadium Carter Stadium
Seasons
←  1974
1976  →
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –1
Duke 3 –0 –24 –5 –2
NC State 2 –2 –17 –4 –1
Wake Forest 3 –3 –03 –8 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –02 –9 –0
North Carolina 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Virginia 0 –4 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1975 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Lou Holtz, in his fourth 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 third. NC State was invited to the 1975 Peach Bowl in Atlanta, where they lost to West Virginia. Holtz left at the conclusion of the season to accept the head coaching position with the New York Jets.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6 East Carolina *No. 13
W 26–347,500 [2]
September 13 Wake Forest No. 15
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 22–3036,500 [3]
September 20No. 13 Florida *
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 8–743,330 [4]
September 27at Michigan State *
 ABC L 15–3759,111 [5]
October 4 Indiana *
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 27–033,500 [6]
October 11at Maryland
L 22–3739,221 [7]
October 18 North Carolina
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 21–2050,500 [8]
October 25at Clemson
W 45–742, 934 [9] [10]
November 1 South Carolina *
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ABCW 28–2148,500 [11]
November 8at No. 8 Penn State *
W 15–1459,536 [12]
November 15at Duke
T 21–2143,200 [13]
December 31vs. West Virginia *
 Mizlou L 10–1345,134 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1975 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 11Dave BuckeySr
WR 19 Don Buckey Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 95Dan MeierSr
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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References

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