1990 NC State Wolfpack football team

1990 NC State Wolfpack football
All-American Bowl, W 31–27 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–5 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach	Dick Sheridan (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Buddy Green (1st season)
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons ←  1989 1991  →

1990 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $	6	–	0	–	1			11	–	0	–	1
No. 9 Clemson	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 23 Virginia	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Maryland	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
NC State	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Duke	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Dick Sheridan. 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 1990 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1		Western Carolina *	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 67–0
September 8	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	JPS	L 13–21	40,021
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 20–15
September 22	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 12–13	25,371
September 29		at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		W 12–9	53,000
October 6		Appalachian State *	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 56–0	46,000	[1]
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 0–31	44,300
October 20	12:00 p.m.	No. 22 Clemson	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	JPS	L 17–24	46,500
October 27	1:00 p.m.	South Carolina *	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 38–29	45,800
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech *	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 16–20	38,622
November 10		Duke	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		W 16–0	36,800
December 28		vs. No. 23 Southern Miss *	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl)		W 31–27	44,000	[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mike Jones	Defensive end	2	32	Phoenix Cardinals
Jesse Campbell	Defensive back	2	48	Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Johnson	Defensive back	4	105	Chicago Bears
Fernandus Vinson	Defensive back	7	184	Cincinnati Bengals
Elijah Austin	Defensive tackle	12	308	Cleveland Browns

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References

1. "Wolfpack routs the Apps 56–0". The News and Observer. October 7, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Wolfpack claims All American win". The News and Observer. December 29, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "1990 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results".
4. "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.