1954 NC State Wolfpack football team
| 1954 NC State Wolfpack football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (0–4 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Riddick Stadium |
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| No. 14 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Maryland | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1954 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by first-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 in the league's second year of existence. The Wolfpack once again failed to pick up their first ACC win, finishing winless in conference play for the second consecutive year.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at VPI* | L 21–30 | 9,000 | [2] | |
| September 25 | at North Carolina | L 6–20 | 22,000 | [3] | |
| October 2 | at Wake Forest | L 0–26 | 8,000 | [4] | |
| October 9 | vs. William & Mary* | W 26–0 | 12,000 | [5] | |
| October 16 | Florida State* | L 7–13 | 20,000 | [6] | |
| October 23 | No. 19 Duke |
| L 7–21 | 10,200 | [7] |
| October 30 | Furman* |
| L 6–7 | 5,000 | [8] |
| November 6 | at Maryland | L 14–42 | 21,000 | [9] | |
| November 13 | Richmond* |
| W 14–6 | 7,500 | [10] |
| November 20 | at No. 14 West Virginia* | L 3–28 | 20,000 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "VPI whips State Wolfpack". The Rocky Mount Telegram. September 19, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Heels defeat Wolfpack in 20–6 game". The Roanoke Times. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacs defeat State". The News and Observer. October 3, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State upsets W&M, 26–0". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU Seminoles squeeze past North Carolina State, 13–7". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke romps over NC". The Times and Democrat. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman squeezes out 7–6 victory over N.C. State". Durham Morning Herald. October 31, 1954. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps whip N.C. State, 42–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marinkov sprints 82 yards in 14–6 State win". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State bows to West Virginia". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1954 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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