1981 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1981 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Carter Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982  →
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Clemson $ 6 –0 –012 –0 –0
No. 9 North Carolina 5 –1 –010 –2 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –04 –6 –1
Duke 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
NC State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Wake Forest 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Virginia 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Monte Kiffin. 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 1981 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Richmond *
W 27–2140,400 [1]
September 12at Wake Forest
W 28–2329,000 [2]
September 19 East Carolina *
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 31–1052,200 [3]
September 26 Maryland
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 9–3447,500 [4]
October 3 Virginia
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 30–2442,200 [5]
October 17No. 4 North Carolina
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 10–2156,200 [6]
October 241:00 p.m.at No. 4 Clemson
L 7–1762,727 [7]
October 31at South Carolina *
 ABC L 12–2056,517 [8]
November 7No. 6 Penn State *
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 15–2248,800 [9]
November 14at Duke
L 7–1726,750 [10]
November 21No. 11 Miami (FL) *
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 6–1436,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1981 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 70Todd EckersonSr
RB 43 Joe McIntosh Fr
WR 22 Mike Quick Sr
FB 46 Dwight Sullivan Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 53 Robert Abraham Sr
LB 33 Vaughan Johnson So
DB 6 Eric Williams Jr
DB 29 Perry Williams Jr
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

  1. ↑ "McIntosh sparks Pack by Spiders". The News and Observer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Freshman guns Wolfpack 28–23". The State. September 13, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Late Pack spurt zaps pesky Bucs". The News and Observer. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Maryland clobbers N.C. State". Fort Myers News-Press. September 27, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "State defense holds off late Cavalier rally". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 4, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UNC rallies for victory, 21–10". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Clemson rallies to trip Pack 17–7". Greensboro News & Record. October 25, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "South Carolina stops bumbling Wolfpack". The News and Observer. November 1, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Lions stave off Wolfpack". The Tampa Tribune. November 8, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Sub Ron Sally sparks Duke over Wolfpack". Daily Press. November 15, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Convincing win for Hurricanes". St. Petersburg Times. November 22, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1981 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
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