1975 NC State Wolfpack football
Peach Bowl, L 10–13 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–4–1 (2–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Burke (4th season)
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Duke 3 – 0 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
NC State 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Virginia 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1975 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Lou Holtz, in his fourth and final year with the team, and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in third. NC State was invited to the 1975 Peach Bowl in Atlanta, where they lost to West Virginia. Holtz left at the conclusion of the season to accept the head coaching position with the New York Jets.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6East Carolina*No. 13
W 26–347,500[2]
September 13Wake ForestNo. 15
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 22–3036,500[3]
September 20No. 13 Florida*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 8–743,330[4]
September 27at Michigan State*
ABCL 15–3759,111[5]
October 4Indiana*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 27–033,500[6]
October 11at Maryland
L 22–3739,221[7]
October 18North Carolina
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 21–2050,500[8]
October 25at Clemson
W 45–742, 934[9][10]
November 1South Carolina*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ABCW 28–2148,500[11]
November 8at No. 8 Penn State*
W 15–1459,536[12]
November 15at Duke
T 21–2143,200[13]
December 31vs. West Virginia*
MizlouL 10–1345,134[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1975 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Dave Buckey Sr
WR 19 Don Buckey Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 95 Dan Meier Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Buckey guides Wolfpack past East Carolina, 26–3". Kingsport Times-News. September 7, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Deacs sting Wolfpack by 30–20". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack stuns Gators with late TD, PAT". The News and Observer. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Spartans overwhelm NC State". Lansing State Journal. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hoosiers fall". Sunday Courier and Press. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fumbles cost 'Pack, Terrapins win, 37–22". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Two-point conversion lifts Wolfpack to win". The Times and Democrat. October 19, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976". Clemson University. 1976. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "State runs Clemson into 45–7 rout". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "N.C. State nips USC in TV thriller, 28–21". The Greenville News. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Lions upset, 15–14, as Bahr misfires". The Pittsburgh Press. November 9, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Buckey-led comeback salvages a 21–21 tie". The Chapel Hill News. November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Mounties overtake State, 13–10". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 1, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1975 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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