1970 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1970 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1970 record3–7–1 (2–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wake Forest $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Duke 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
NC State 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Maryland 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1970 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Earle Edwards, in his 17th and final year with the team, and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fifth.

Edwards retired at the end of the season, finishing with the Wolfpack's longest tenure and most wins as coach, records which still stand today. He had a record of 77–88–8 at NC State.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Richmond*
L 6–21
September 19at North Carolina
L 0–19
September 26South Carolina
T 7–7
October 3at Florida*
L 6–1453,068
October 10East Carolina*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 23–628,350[2]
October 17Duke
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 6–2226,400
October 24vs. Maryland
W 6–0
October 31at Kentucky*
L 2–27
November 7Virginia
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 21–1625,955
November 14at Wake Forest
L 13–1631,000
November 21at Tulane*
L 0–3119,542[3]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[]

  1. ^ "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "State downs Pirates". The News and Observer. October 11, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane rolls by Wolfpack". The News and Observer. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1970 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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