1968 NC State Wolfpack football
ACC champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Virginia 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Duke 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1968 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The Wolfpack were led by 15th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, winning the conference with a record of 6–1. The Wolfpack had an overall record of 6–4 and were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Wake Forest
W 10–630,000[3]
September 21at North Carolina
W 38–645,500[4]
September 28at Oklahoma*
L 14–2853,349[5]
October 5at SMU*
L 14–3538,000[6]
October 12South Carolina
W 36–1233,400[7]
October 19Virginia
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 19–022,800[8]
October 26Maryland
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 31–1131,000[9]
November 2Clemson
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 19–2431,183[10]
November 9at Duke
W 17–1525,000[11]
November 16Florida State*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 7–4826,800[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "1968 North Carolina State Wolfpack". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Late touchdown lifts Wolfpack to 10–6 win over fumbling Deacs". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 15, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Early Wolfpack explosion crushes Tar Heels, 38–6". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "How sweet it is! OU 28–14". The Daily Oklahoman. September 29, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SMU's aerial circus shoots down Wolfpack". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 6, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "N.C. State rolls over Gamecocks". The Roanoke Times. October 13, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State's Wolfpack shackles high-scoring Virginia 19–0". The Staunton News Leader. October 20, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bowers bowls over Terps". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tigers jolt State's ACC hopes". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "State nips Duke". Greensboro Daily News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Seminoles blast Wolfpack 48–7". The High Point Enterprise. November 17, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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