1988 NC State Wolfpack football team

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1988 NC State Wolfpack football
1988 NC State Wolfpack football
Peach Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Iowa
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
1988 record	8–3–1 (4–2–1 ACC)
Head coach	Dick Sheridan (3rd season);
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium; (Capacity: 47,000)
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1988 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 1988 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		Western Carolina*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 45–6
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		W 14–6	48,000
September 24		at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 26–30	32,291
October 1		at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	Raycom	W 14–6	36,892
October 8		East Tennessee State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 49–0
October 15		at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		W 48–3
October 22	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 Clemson	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)		W 10–3	55,000
October 29		No. 17 South Carolina*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 7–23	54,800
November 5		at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 14–19	31,600
November 12		Duke	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		T 43–43	52,000
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 14–3	39,300
December 31		vs. Iowa*	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	Mizlou	W 28–23	44,635
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1988 NC State Wolfpack football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Charles Davenport

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Virginia	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Maryland	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll