1968 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1968 NC State Wolfpack football
ACC champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1968 record6–4 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State $ 6 1 0 6 4 0
Clemson 4 1 1 4 5 1
Virginia 3 2 0 7 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 0 4 6 0
Duke 3 4 0 4 6 0
Wake Forest 2 3 1 2 7 1
Maryland 2 5 0 2 8 0
North Carolina 1 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1968 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The Wolfpack were led by 15th-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, winning the conference with a record of 6–1. The Wolfpack had an overall record of 6–4 and were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 14at Wake Forest
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 10–630,000
September 21at North Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 38–6
September 28at Oklahoma*
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 14–2853,349
October 5at SMU*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 14–3538,000
October 12South Carolina
W 36–1233,400
October 19Virginia
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 19–022,800
October 26Maryland
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 31–11
November 2Clemson
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 19–24
November 9at Duke
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 17–1525,000
November 16Florida State*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 7–4826,800
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "1968 North Carolina State Wolfpack". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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