1961_NC_State_Wolfpack_football_team
1961 NC State Wolfpack football team
American college football season
The 1961 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by eighth-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fifth.
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (3–4 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Riddick Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Duke $ | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | at Wyoming* | L 14–15 | 17,301 | [2] | |
| September 30 | at North Carolina | L 22–27 | 44,000 | [3] | |
| October 7 | at Virginia | W 21–14 | 16,000 | [4] | |
| October 14 | at No. 3 Alabama* | L 7–26 | 30,000 | [5][6] | |
| October 21 | Wake Forest | W 7–0 | 16,000 | [7] | |
| October 28 | Duke |
| L 6–17 | 21,800 | [8] |
| November 4 | at No. 8 (small) Mississippi Southern* | W 7–6 | 13,000 | [9] | |
| November 11 | at Maryland | L 7–10 | 25,000 | [10] | |
| November 18 | South Carolina |
| W 38–14 | 16,000 | [11] |
| November 25 | at Clemson | L 0–20 | 23,000 | [12] | |
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- "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- "Wyoming overcomes Wolfpack by 15–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 24, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tar Heels defeat NC State, 27–22". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "New running attack helps N.C. State get first win". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Land, Charles (October 15, 1961). "Bama beats State at own game". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 10. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- Dygard, Tom (October 15, 1961). "Trammell leader as Tide rallies, 26–7". The Florence Times. Associated Press. p. 4-1. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- "N.C. State squeezes past Wake Forest, 7–0". The Times and Democrat. October 22, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Duke tops N.C. State by 17–6". Kingsport Times-News. October 29, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "State wins squeaker, 7–6 as ground troops gallop". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Maryland edges Wolfpack, 10–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 12, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gabe leads State over S.C., 38–14". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 19, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Clemson dumps Gabriel and N.C. State, 20–0". The Greenville News. November 26, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1961 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2018.