1956 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1956 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1956 record3–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Clemson $ 4 0 1 7 2 2
Duke 4 1 0 5 4 1
South Carolina 5 2 0 7 3 0
Maryland 2 2 1 2 7 1
North Carolina 2 3 1 2 7 1
NC State 2 4 0 3 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 1 2 5 3
Virginia 1 4 0 3 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at North CarolinaW 26–6
September 292:00 p.m.vs. VPI*No. 20L 6–3510,000[2]
October 6ClemsonL 7–13
October 13Florida State*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 0–14
October 20at Dayton*W 20–0
October 27at DukeL 0–4212,000
November 3at Wake ForestL 0–1314,000
November 10South Carolina
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 14–7
November 17at Penn State*L 7–14
November 22Maryland
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 14–254,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "1956 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "VPI Gobblers vs N.C. State Wolfpack - Good Neighbor Bowl". VPI vs. NC State Football Program. 1956. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "1956 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
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