1967 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1967 NC State Wolfpack football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Georgia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
1967 record9–2 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Clemson $   6 – 0     6 – 4  
NC State   5 – 1     9 – 2  
South Carolina   4 – 2     5 – 5  
Virginia   3 – 3     5 – 5  
Wake Forest   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Duke   2 – 4     4 – 6  
North Carolina   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Maryland   0 – 6     0 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1967 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by 14th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

The Wolfpack began the year with 8 consecutive victories, including a win over the second-ranked Houston Cougars. The team climbed as high as No. 3 in the AP Poll, which is to date the highest ranking achieved in school history.[2] A loss to Penn State derailed their perfect season, and a loss to Clemson the next week cost them the ACC title. NC State was ranked 17th in the final Coaches Poll of the season, conducted before bowl season (the AP Poll ranked only 10 teams from 1962 to 1967). They were invited to the 1967 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Georgia.

Defensive lineman Dennis Byrd became NC State's first ever consensus first-team All-American, being selected by 6 of 7 official selectors.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 16North Carolina
W 13–7
September 23Buffalo*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 24–6
September 30at Florida State*
W 20–10
October 7at No. 2 Houston*
W 16–652,483
October 14at MarylandNo. 9
W 31–9
October 21Wake ForestNo. 5
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 24–730,300
October 28DukeNo. 5
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 28–744,000
November 4at VirginiaNo. 4
W 30–816,000
November 11at Penn State*No. 3
L 8–1346,497
November 18at ClemsonNo. 10
L 6–14
December 16Georgia*
W 14–735,045
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "1967 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "North Carolina State Wolfpack School History". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "2017 Wolfpack Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. p. 116.
  4. ^ "1967 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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