1958 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1958 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record2–7–1 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Riddick Stadium
Seasons
  1957
1959  
1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 5 1 08 3 0
No. 15 South Carolina 5 2 07 3 0
Duke 3 2 05 5 0
North Carolina 4 3 06 4 0
Maryland 3 3 04 6 0
Wake Forest 2 4 03 7 0
NC State 2 5 02 7 1
Virginia 1 5 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1958 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1958 college 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at No. 10 North Carolina W 21–1441,000 [2]
September 27 Maryland L 6–2111,000 [3]
October 4at Virginia W 26–1416,000 [4]
October 11at Wake Forest L 7–1318,500 [5]
October 18at William & Mary *L 6–13 [6]
October 25at Duke L 13–2020,000 [7]
November 1 VPI *
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
T 14–1413,000 [8]
November 8at No. 1 (small) Mississippi Southern *L 14–2618,987 [9]
November 15 Clemson
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 6–1312,000 [10]
November 22at South Carolina L 7–12 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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