1959 NC State Wolfpack football team

1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	8:00 p.m.	vs. VPI*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	W 15–13
October 3		at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 12–20
October 10		at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	L 0–23
October 17		Wake Forest	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 14–17	16,000
October 24		Duke	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 15–17
October 31		Wyoming*	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–26	13,500	^[2]
November 7		at Mississippi Southern*	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	L 14–19	12,000	^[3]
November 13		at UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 12–21	21,149
November 21		at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–12
December 5		at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 28–33
*Non-conference game

^ "1959 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
^ "State Loses: Cowboys Gallop To 26-0 Shutout". The Rocky Mount Sunday Telegram. November 1, 1959. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern beats State in last seconds, 19–14". The News and Observer. November 8, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1959 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

v t NC State Wolfpack football
Venues	Riddick Stadium (1907–1965) Carter–Finley Stadium (1966–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson: Textile Bowl East Carolina North Carolina Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Mr. Wuf "Fight Song" Norris Cup The Power Sound of the South
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 11 Clemson $		6	–	1		9	–	2
North Carolina		5	–	2		5	–	5
Maryland		4	–	2		5	–	5
South Carolina		4	–	3		6	–	4
Wake Forest		4	–	3		6	–	4
Duke		2	–	3		4	–	6
NC State		0	–	6		1	–	9
Virginia		0	–	5		0	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll^[1]