1992 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1992 NC State Wolfpack football
North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg
Gator Bowl, L 10–27 vs. Florida
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 17
1992 record9–3–1 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBuddy Green (3rd season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Florida State $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 17 NC State 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 1
No. 19 North Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 25 Wake Forest 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Virginia 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Clemson 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Maryland 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Duke 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1992 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 1992 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 299:00 p.m.vs. No. 16 Iowa*
NBCW 24–1446,251[1]
September 5Appalachian State*No. 18
W 35–1041,095[2]
September 12at MarylandNo. 19
W 14–10
September 1912:00 p.m.No. 3 Florida StateNo. 16
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
JPSL 13–3453,900
September 26at North CarolinaNo. 23
W 27–20
October 3at No. 23 Georgia TechNo. 21
RaycomL 13–1640,761
October 101:00 p.m.Texas Tech*No. 25
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 48–1341,800
October 171:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech*No. 21
T 13–1343,628
October 2412:00 p.m.No. 18 ClemsonNo. 23
JPSW 20–653,676
November 7at VirginiaNo. 17
W 31–741,400
November 14DukeNo. 14
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 45–2746,350
November 211:00 p.m.No. 25 Wake ForestNo. 13
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 42–1446,121
December 31vs. No. 14 Florida*No. 12
TBSL 10–2771,233
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings[]

Main article: 1992 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries[]

vs. Iowa[]

See also: 1992 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Kickoff Classic


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Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Mike Reid Defensive Back 3 77 Philadelphia Eagles
Sebastian Savage Defensive Back 5 139 Buffalo Bills
David Merritt Linebacker 7 191 Miami Dolphins

Source: [5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wolfpack Wins, Gives ACC Credibility". The Roanoke Times. August 30, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "George inspires Wolfpack". The News and Observer. September 6, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1992 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. ^ "FOOTBALL; Despite the Odds, Dreamers Still Dream". The New York Times. August 30, 1992. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "1993 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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