1983 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1983 NC State Wolfpack football
North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1983 record3–8 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
(Capacity: 47,000)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
NC State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
No. 11 Clemson * 0 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Tom Reed. 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 1983 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10at East Carolina*
TBSL 16–2257,700[2]
September 17The Citadel*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 45–041,300
September 24Virginia
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 14–2644,800
October 1at Wake Forest
W 38–1528,450
October 8Georgia Tech
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 10–2040,800
October 15No. 3 North Carolina
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 14–42
October 22at Clemson*A
L 17–2773,773
October 29at South Carolina*
L 17–3169,400
November 5at Appalachian State*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 33–740,800[3]
November 10at Duke
L 26–2719,100
November 19No. 20 Maryland
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 6–2932,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore, this game did not count in the league standings.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ^ "Pirates hold on for 22–16 win". The News and Observer. September 11, 1983. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State whips ASU, 33–7". The News and Observer. November 6, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1983 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
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