1981 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Monte Kiffin. 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 1981 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5Richmond*
W 27–2140,400[1]
September 12at Wake Forest
W 28–2329,000[2]
September 19East Carolina*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 31–1052,200[3]
September 26Maryland
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 9–3447,500[4]
October 3Virginia
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 30–2442,200[5]
October 17No. 4 North Carolina
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 10–2156,200[6]
October 241:00 p.m.at No. 4 Clemson
L 7–1762,727[7]
October 31at South Carolina*
ABCL 12–2056,517[8]
November 7No. 6 Penn State*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 15–2248,800[9]
November 14at Duke
L 7–1726,750[10]
November 21No. 11 Miami (FL)*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 6–1436,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1981 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 70 Todd Eckerson Sr
RB 43 Joe McIntosh Fr
WR 22 Mike Quick Sr
FB 46 Dwight Sullivan Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 53 Robert Abraham Sr
LB 33 Vaughan Johnson So
DB 6 Eric Williams Jr
DB 29 Perry Williams 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. ^ "McIntosh sparks Pack by Spiders". The News and Observer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Freshman guns Wolfpack 28–23". The State. September 13, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Late Pack spurt zaps pesky Bucs". The News and Observer. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maryland clobbers N.C. State". Fort Myers News-Press. September 27, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "State defense holds off late Cavalier rally". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 4, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UNC rallies for victory, 21–10". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clemson rallies to trip Pack 17–7". Greensboro News & Record. October 25, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "South Carolina stops bumbling Wolfpack". The News and Observer. November 1, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lions stave off Wolfpack". The Tampa Tribune. November 8, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sub Ron Sally sparks Duke over Wolfpack". Daily Press. November 15, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Convincing win for Hurricanes". St. Petersburg Times. November 22, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1981 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
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