1968 NC State Wolfpack football team
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The 1968 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The Wolfpack were led by 15th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, winning the conference with a record of 6–1. The Wolfpack had an overall record of 6–4 and were not invited to a bowl game.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 6–4 (6–1 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Carter Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | at Wake Forest | W 10–6 | 30,000 | [3] | |
September 21 | at North Carolina | W 38–6 | 45,500 | [4] | |
September 28 | at Oklahoma* | L 14–28 | 53,349 | [5] | |
October 5 | at SMU* | L 14–35 | 38,000 | [6] | |
October 12 | South Carolina | W 36–12 | 33,400 | [7] | |
October 19 | Virginia |
| W 19–0 | 22,800 | [8] |
October 26 | Maryland |
| W 31–11 | 31,000 | [9] |
November 2 | Clemson |
| L 19–24 | 31,183 | [10] |
November 9 | at Duke | W 17–15 | 25,000 | [11] | |
November 16 | Florida State* |
| L 7–48 | 26,800 | [12] |
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References edit
- ^ "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ "1968 North Carolina State Wolfpack". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Late touchdown lifts Wolfpack to 10–6 win over fumbling Deacs". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 15, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Early Wolfpack explosion crushes Tar Heels, 38–6". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "How sweet it is! OU 28–14". The Daily Oklahoman. September 29, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU's aerial circus shoots down Wolfpack". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 6, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State rolls over Gamecocks". The Roanoke Times. October 13, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State's Wolfpack shackles high-scoring Virginia 19–0". The Staunton News Leader. October 20, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowers bowls over Terps". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers jolt State's ACC hopes". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State nips Duke". Greensboro Daily News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles blast Wolfpack 48–7". The High Point Enterprise. November 17, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.