1972 NC State Wolfpack football team

1972 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by first-year head coach Lou Holtz and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second. NC State was invited to the 1972 Peach Bowl in Atlanta, where they defeated West Virginia.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Maryland	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	T 24–24
September 16	Syracuse*	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 43–20	27,100
September 23	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 33–34
September 30	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 22–28	56,613
October 7	Duke	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 17–0	38,200
October 14	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 42–13	25,000
October 21	East Carolina*	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 38–16	39,300	^[2]
October 28	South Carolina*	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 42–24	32,200
November 4	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 35–14	17,500
November 11	at No. 10 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 22–37	54,274
November 18	Clemson	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 42–17	31,000
December 29	vs. No. 18 West Virginia*	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	W 49–13	52,671
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
^ "Wolfpack bounces E. Carolina, 38–16". The News and Observer. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1972 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 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
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1972 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 North Carolina $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 17 NC State	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Maryland	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Duke	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

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