1963 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1963 NC State Wolfpack football
ACC co-champion
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record8–3 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Riddick Stadium
Seasons
←  1962
1964  →
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 North Carolina + 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
NC State + 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
Clemson 5 –2 –05 –4 –1
Duke 5 –2 –05 –4 –1
Maryland 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
South Carolina 1 –5 –11 –8 –1
Wake Forest 1 –5 –01 –9 –0
Virginia 0 –5 –12 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Coaches Poll [1]

The 1963 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. [2] The Wolfpack were led by 10th-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, winning their second ever ACC title with a record of 6–1, a title shared with North Carolina. They were invited to the 1963 Liberty Bowl, the last to be played in Philadelphia before the game moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where they were defeated by Mississippi State.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Maryland
W 36–1428,500 [3]
September 28at Southern Miss *
W 14–011,500 [4]
October 5at Clemson
W 7–328,000 [5]
October 12at South Carolina
W 18–616,672 [6]
October 19at North Carolina
L 10–3145,500 [7]
October 26 Duke
W 21–721,500 [8]
November 2vs. Virginia
W 15–97,500 [9]
November 9 VPI *
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 13–720,500 [10]
November 16at Florida State *
L 0–1423,851 [11]
November 22 Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 42–015,200 [12]
December 21vs. Mississippi State *
L 12–168,309 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

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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.

The 1960 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by seventh-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 in second.

The 1959 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth-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 in last with an 0–6 conference record.

The 1958 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by fifth-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 in seventh.

The 1956 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by third-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 in sixth. NC State's victory over rival North Carolina was the school's first ACC victory, coming in their fourth year in the conference.

The 1955 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1955 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by second-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 winless in conference play for the third consecutive year. The Wolfpack's tie against Wake Forest was the school's first non-loss against an ACC opponent.

The 1954 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1954 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by first-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 in the league's second year of existence. The Wolfpack once again failed to pick up their first ACC win, finishing winless in conference play for the second consecutive year.

The 1953 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1953 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by second-year head coach Horace Hendrickson and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the league's inaugural year, after NC State and the other ACC schools split off from the Southern Conference. They finished winless in conference with a 0–3 record, and a 1–9 record overall. Hendrickson resigned as head coach following the end of the season.

The 1952 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1952 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by first-year head coach Horace Hendrickson and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Southern Conference for the final year before joining six other larger SoCon schools in creating the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953.

References

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  2. ↑ "1963 North Carolina State Wolfpack". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ↑ "Terps upset by N.C. State". Florence Morning News. September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "State wins, 14–0". The News and Observer. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wolfpack nips Clemson". The Palm Beach Post. October 6, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "N.C. State slips past USC, 18–6". The Danville Register. October 13, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Carolina's power, passing hand State its first loss". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "State hands Duke first loss of season 21–7". Greensboro Daily News. October 27, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Pack edges Cavaliers, 15–9". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 3, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "State wins on VPI fumble". The Virginian-Pilot. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Florida State blanks North Carolina State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "N.C. State rolls past Deacons". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Mississippi State stymies N.C. State rally to win, 16–12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 22, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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