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1981 NC State Wolfpack football team
American college football season
The 1981 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Monte Kiffin. 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 1981 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–4 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Carter Stadium |
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| No. 1 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 North Carolina | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Richmond* | W 27–21 | 40,400 | [1] | |||
| September 12 | at Wake Forest | W 28–23 | 29,000 | [2] | |||
| September 19 | East Carolina* |
| W 31–10 | 52,200 | [3] | ||
| September 26 | Maryland |
| L 9–34 | 47,500 | [4] | ||
| October 3 | Virginia |
| W 30–24 | 42,200 | [5] | ||
| October 17 | No. 4 North Carolina |
| L 10–21 | 56,200 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Clemson | L 7–17 | 62,727 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | at South Carolina* | ABC | L 12–20 | 56,517 | [8] | ||
| November 7 | No. 6 Penn State* |
| L 15–22 | 48,800 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | at Duke | L 7–17 | 26,750 | [10] | |||
| November 21 | No. 11 Miami (FL)* |
| L 6–14 | 36,500 | [11] | ||
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- "McIntosh sparks Pack by Spiders". The News and Observer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Freshman guns Wolfpack 28–23". The State. September 13, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Late Pack spurt zaps pesky Bucs". The News and Observer. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Maryland clobbers N.C. State". Fort Myers News-Press. September 27, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "State defense holds off late Cavalier rally". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 4, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UNC rallies for victory, 21–10". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Clemson rallies to trip Pack 17–7". Greensboro News & Record. October 25, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "South Carolina stops bumbling Wolfpack". The News and Observer. November 1, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lions stave off Wolfpack". The Tampa Tribune. November 8, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sub Ron Sally sparks Duke over Wolfpack". Daily Press. November 15, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Convincing win for Hurricanes". St. Petersburg Times. November 22, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1981 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.