1991 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1991 NC State Wolfpack football
North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg
Peach Bowl, L 34–37 vs. East Carolina
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 24
1991 record9–3 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBuddy Green (2nd season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
(Capacity: 47,000)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 24 NC State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
Virginia 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Duke 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Wake Forest 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1991 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 1991 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 71:00 p.m.Virginia Tech*
W 7–044,907
September 14Kent State*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 47–0
September 2112:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
JPSW 30–324,854
September 28No. 23 North Carolina
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina (rivalry)
W 24–7
October 5No. 21 Georgia TechNo. 19
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
RaycomW 24–744,105
October 19No. 8 (I-AA) Marshall*No. 11
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 15–14
October 263:30 p.m.at No. 19 ClemsonNo. 12
ABCL 19–2979,832
November 24:00 p.m.at South Carolina*No. 19
ESPNW 38–2167,900
November 9No. 24 VirginiaNo. 18
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 10–4241,109
November 16at DukeNo. 24
W 32–3128,975
November 23MarylandNo. 22
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 20–1736,491
January 111:30 a.m.vs. No. 12 East Carolina*No. 21
ESPNL 34–3759,322[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings[]

Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mark Thomas Defensive end 4 89 San Francisco 49ers
Charles Davenport Wide receiver 4 94 Pittsburgh Steelers
Todd Harrison Tight end 5 134 Chicago Bears

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References[]

  1. ^ "Blake, Pirates come back on Wolfpack". The Charlotte Observer. January 2, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1991 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results".
  3. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
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