1977 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1977 NC State Wolfpack football
Peach Bowl, W 24–14 vs. Iowa State
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
1977 record8–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
(capacity: 47,000)
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 North Carolina $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 19 Clemson 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
NC State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Duke 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 1
Wake Forest 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 NC State Wolfpack football team represented the North Carolina State Wolfpack during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head coach was Bo Rein. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1977 at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3East Carolina*
L 23–2849,200[1]
September 10Virginia
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 14–0
September 17at Syracuse*
W 38–020,696
September 24Wake Forest
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 41–1445,500
October 1Maryland
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 24–20
October 8at Auburn*
W 17–1545,000
October 15North Carolina
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 14–27
October 22at No. 20 Clemson
L 3–750,304
October 29South Carolina*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 7–340,800
November 5No. 9 Penn State*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 17–2144,800
November 12at Duke
W 37–3228,350
December 31vs. Iowa State*
MTNW 24–1437,733
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Galloping East Carolina holds off late Pack bid". The News and Observer. September 4, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1977 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
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