1961 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1961 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Duke $   5 – 1     7 – 3  
North Carolina   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Maryland   3 – 3     7 – 3  
Clemson   3 – 3     5 – 5  
NC State   3 – 4     4 – 6  
South Carolina   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Virginia   2 – 4     4 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1961 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by eighth-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fifth.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Wyoming*
L 14–1517,301[2]
September 30at North Carolina
L 22–2744,000[3]
October 7at Virginia
W 21–1416,000[4]
October 14at No. 3 Alabama*
L 7–2630,000[5][6]
October 21Wake Forest
W 7–016,000[7]
October 28Duke
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 6–1721,800[8]
November 4at No. 8 (small) Mississippi Southern*
W 7–613,000[9]
November 11at Maryland
L 7–1025,000[10]
November 18South Carolina
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 38–1416,000[11]
November 25at Clemson
L 0–2023,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "Wyoming overcomes Wolfpack by 15–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 24, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tar Heels defeat NC State, 27–22". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "New running attack helps N.C. State get first win". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Land, Charles (October 15, 1961). "Bama beats State at own game". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 10. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  6. ^ Dygard, Tom (October 15, 1961). "Trammell leader as Tide rallies, 26–7". The Florence Times. Associated Press. p. 4-1. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  7. ^ "N.C. State squeezes past Wake Forest, 7–0". The Times and Democrat. October 22, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duke tops N.C. State by 17–6". Kingsport Times-News. October 29, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "State wins squeaker, 7–6 as ground troops gallop". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maryland edges Wolfpack, 10–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 12, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gabe leads State over S.C., 38–14". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 19, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Clemson dumps Gabriel and N.C. State, 20–0". The Greenville News. November 26, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1961 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
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