Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | at Wyoming* | | L 14–15 | 17,301 | [2] |
September 30 | at North Carolina | | L 22–27 | 44,000 | [3] |
October 7 | at Virginia | | W 21–14 | 16,000 | [4] |
October 14 | at No. 3 Alabama* | | L 7–26 | 30,000 | [5][6] |
October 21 | Wake Forest | | W 7–0 | 16,000 | [7] |
October 28 | Duke | - Riddick Stadium
- Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
| L 6–17 | 21,800 | [8] |
November 4 | at No. 8 (small) Mississippi Southern* | | W 7–6 | 13,000 | [9] |
November 11 | at Maryland | | L 7–10 | 25,000 | [10] |
November 18 | South Carolina | - Riddick Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| W 38–14 | 16,000 | [11] |
November 25 | at Clemson | | L 0–20 | 23,000 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Tar Heels defeat NC State, 27–22". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New running attack helps N.C. State get first win". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Land, Charles (October 15, 1961). "Bama beats State at own game". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 10. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ Dygard, Tom (October 15, 1961). "Trammell leader as Tide rallies, 26–7". The Florence Times. Associated Press. p. 4-1. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "N.C. State squeezes past Wake Forest, 7–0". The Times and Democrat. October 22, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke tops N.C. State by 17–6". Kingsport Times-News. October 29, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State wins squeaker, 7–6 as ground troops gallop". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland edges Wolfpack, 10–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 12, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gabe leads State over S.C., 38–14". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 19, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson dumps Gabriel and N.C. State, 20–0". The Greenville News. November 26, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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