1957 NC State Wolfpack football
ACC champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 15
Record7–1–2 (5–0–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
1957 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 NC State $ 5 0 17 1 2
No. 16 Duke 5 1 16 3 2
Clemson 4 3 07 3 0
North Carolina 4 3 07 3 0
Maryland 4 3 05 5 0
Virginia 2 4 03 6 1
South Carolina 2 5 05 5 0
Wake Forest 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1957 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The Wolfpack were led by fourth-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. The team competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, winning the conference title with an undefeated 5–0–1 record. This was NC State's first conference title in the ACC, and the school's first title since 1927, when they were members of the Southern Conference.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at North CarolinaW 7–0
September 28at MarylandW 48–1324,000
October 5at ClemsonNo. 13W 13–7
October 12at Florida State*No. 13W 7–0
October 18at Miami (FL)*No. 12T 0–0
October 26No. 4 DukeNo. 11T 14–1421,000
November 2Wake ForestNo. 10
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 19–010,000
November 9William & Mary*No. 10
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 6–7
November 161:30 p.m.vs. VPI*No. 19W 12–0[3]
November 23at South CarolinaNo. 20W 29–26
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1957 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. "1957 North Carolina State Wolfpack". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "State Visits Virginia Tech". The Technician. North Carolina State University. November 14, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
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