1961 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Wyoming*L 14–15
September 30at North CarolinaL 22–27
October 7at VirginiaW 21–1415,000
October 14at No. 3 Alabama*L 7–2630,000[2][3]
October 21Wake ForestW 7–016,000
October 28Duke
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 6–1721,800
November 4at Mississippi Southern*W 7–613,000[4]
November 11at MarylandL 7–10
November 18South Carolina
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 38–14
November 25at ClemsonL 0–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. Land, Charles (October 15, 1961). "Bama beats State at own game". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 10. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  3. Dygard, Tom (October 15, 1961). "Trammell leader as Tide rallies, 26–7". The Florence Times. Associated Press. p. 4-1. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  4. "State wins squeaker, 7–6 as ground troops gallop". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1961 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
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