1987 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1987 NC State Wolfpack football
North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1987 record4–7 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
(Capacity: 47,000)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Virginia 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Dick Sheridan. 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 1987 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5East Carolina*
L 14–3256,800[1]
September 121:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*
L 0–3443,165
September 19at Wake Forest
L 3–2123,600
September 26Maryland
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 42–1444,300
October 3Georgia Tech
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
RaycomW 17–036,300
October 17North Carolina
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 14–17
October 24at No. 7 Clemson
W 30–2873,613
October 31at No. 19 South Carolina*
L 0–4874,200
November 7East Tennessee State*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 14–29
November 14at Duke
W 47–4524,700
November 21Virginia
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 31–3435,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "East Carolina rallies past N.C. State 32–14". The Charlotte Observer. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1987 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
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