1998 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1998 NC State Wolfpack football
MicronPC Bowl, L 23–46 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Kiser (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinators
Home stadium Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons
  1997
1999  
1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Florida State $+  7 1   11 2  
No. 9 Georgia Tech +  7 1   10 2  
No. 18 Virginia  6 2   9 3  
North Carolina  5 3   7 5  
NC State  5 3   7 5  
Duke  2 6   4 7  
Wake Forest  2 6   3 8  
Clemson  1 7   3 8  
Maryland  1 7   3 8  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season with Mike O'Cain as its head coach. 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 1998 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:30 pm Ohio *W 34–3135,500 [1]
September 123:30 pmNo. 2 Florida State
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ABC W 24–750,800 [2]
September 1912:30 pmat Baylor *No. 20 FSN L 30–3328,734 [3]
October 18:00 pmNo. 11 Syracuse *
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPN W 38–1751,200 [4]
October 103:30 pm Georgia Tech No. 23
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ABCL 24–4748,600 [5]
October 1712:00 pm Duke
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
JPS W 27–2450,200 [6]
October 243:30 pmat No. 16 Virginia ABCL 13–2345,900 [7]
October 3112:00 pmat Clemson JPSW 46–3963,624 [8]
November 712:00 pm Wake Forest
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
JPSW 38–2751,500 [9]
November 211:00 pmat Maryland W 35–2121,589 [10]
November 281:00 pmvs. North Carolina ABCL 34–37 OT68,797 [11]
December 297:30 pmvs. No. 24 Miami (FL) * TBS L 23–4644,387 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 20RVRV23RVRVRVRVRV
Coaches 24RVRV23RVRVRVRV
BCS Not releasedNot released

References

  1. "Blocked punt leads to Wolfpack's win over OU". Marysville Journal-Tribune. September 4, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Picked off; N.C. State intercepts 6 passes, stuns No. 2 Florida State". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Baylor bumps Wolfpack". Austin American-Statesman. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Barnette leads N.C. State past 11th-ranked Syracuse". Indiana Gazette. October 2, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "No. 23 N.C. State stung hard by Georgia Tech, 47–24". Martinsville Bulletin. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "N.C. State's Holt sparks Wolfpack past Duke". The State. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cavs hold off Pack". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Holt, N.C. State give Clemson slip, 46–39". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wolfpack WR Holt catches 15". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Terps toppled by Wolfpack". The Daily Times. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "UNC bounces back to nip N.C. State 37–34 in overtime". The Clarion-Ledger. November 29, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "'Canes double their fun". South Florida Sun Sentinel. December 30, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1998 North Carolina State Wolfpack". Total Football Stats. Retrieved November 2, 2014.