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American college football season
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.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | | at North Carolina | | | W 26–6 | | |
September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. VPI* | No. 20 | | L 6–35 | 10,000 | [2] |
October 6 | | Clemson | | | L 7–13 | | |
October 13 | | Florida State* | | - Riddick Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| L 0–14 | | |
October 20 | | at Dayton* | | | W 20–0 | | |
October 27 | | at Duke | | | L 0–42 | 12,000 | |
November 3 | | at Wake Forest | | | L 0–13 | 14,000 | |
November 10 | | South Carolina | | - Riddick Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| W 14–7 | | |
November 17 | | at Penn State* | | | L 7–14 | | |
| | Maryland | | - Riddick Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| L 14–25 | 4,500 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- "Fight Song"
- Norris Cup
- The Power Sound of the South
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- 1956 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
- NC State Wolfpack football seasons
- 1956 in sports in North Carolina
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