1978 NC State Wolfpack football
Tangerine Bowl, W 30–17 vs. Pittsburgh
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record9–3 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 NC State 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bo Rein. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1978 at Carter Stadium (now Carter–Finley Stadium) in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9East Carolina*
W 29–1350,800[1]
September 16Syracuse*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 27–1937,800[2]
September 23West Virginia*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 29–1542,200[3]
September 30at Wake Forest
W 34–1029,700[4]
October 7at No. 12 MarylandNo. 20
L 7–3145,319[5]
October 21at North Carolina
W 34–750,250[6]
October 28No. 20 Clemson
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 10–3345,000[7]
November 4South Carolina*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 22–1334,400[8]
November 11at No. 2 Penn State*
L 10–1977,043[9]
November 18Duke
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 24–1043,300[10]
November 25at Virginia
W 24–2114,227[11]
December 23vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh*
MizlouW 30–1731,356[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1978 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 23 Ted Brown Sr
TE 80 Lin Dawson Fr
OT 76 Chris Dieterich Jr
C 51 Jim Ritcher Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 54 Bill Cowher Sr
DT 91 Bubba Green So
DT 95 Brian O'Doherty Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "N.C. State stops East Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Spirited Syracuse extends Wolfpack". The Buffalo News. September 17, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brown paces Pack romp". Durham Sunday Herald. September 24, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "State beats Wake; Scott Smith stars". The Roanoke Times. October 1, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maryland routs N.C. State 31–7". Fort Meyers News-Press. October 8, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brown, Pack belt Heels". Winston-Salem Journal. October 22, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers' Brown excels". The Daily Progress. October 29, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'Cautious' Wolfpack wins". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bahr sparks Penn State". The Kansas City Star. November 12, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tangerines rain as Pack crates Devils". The News and Observer. November 19, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "State escapes near 'upset'". Greensboro Daily News. November 26, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wolfpack rips Panthers, in Tangerine Bowl upset". The Tampa Tribune. December 24, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1978 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
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