1991 NC State Wolfpack football
Peach Bowl, L 34–37 vs. East Carolina
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 24
Record9–3 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBuddy Green (2nd season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 24 NC State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
Virginia 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Duke 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Wake Forest 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Dick Sheridan. 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 1991 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 71:00 p.m.Virginia Tech*
W 7–044,907[1]
September 14Kent State*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 47–042,914[2]
September 2112:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
JPSW 30–324,856[3]
September 28No. 23 North Carolina
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina (rivalry)
JPSW 24–753,928[4]
October 5No. 21 Georgia TechNo. 19
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
RaycomW 24–744,105[5]
October 19No. 8 (I-AA) Marshall*No. 11
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 15–1441,019[6]
October 263:30 p.m.at No. 19 ClemsonNo. 12
ABCL 19–2979,832[7]
November 24:00 p.m.at South Carolina*No. 19
ESPNW 38–2167,900[8]
November 9No. 24 VirginiaNo. 18
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 10–4241,109[9]
November 16at DukeNo. 24
W 32–3128,975[10]
November 23MarylandNo. 22
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 20–1736,491[11]
January 111:30 a.m.vs. No. 12 East Carolina*No. 21
ESPNL 34–3759,322[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mark Thomas Defensive end 4 89 San Francisco 49ers
Charles Davenport Wide receiver 4 94 Pittsburgh Steelers
Todd Harrison Tight end 5 134 Chicago Bears

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References

  1. ^ "Pack holds Hokies". The Charlotte Observer. September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "N.C. State's defense is no flash in pan". The Charlotte Observer. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pack stuffs Deacs". The Herald-Sun. September 22, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pack stops UNC once again". Greensboro News & Record. September 29, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "N.C. State remains unbeaten, stings Yellow Jackets". Tallahassee Democrat. October 6, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fourth-quarter rally carries Wolfpack by Marshall 15–14". The State. October 20, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clemson clamps down". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "USC tripped up; Gamecocks lose finale in series with Wolfpack". The Item. November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Virginia's Blundin finds groove in 42–10 rout of No. 18 N.C. State". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "State rallies past Duke". Winston-Salem Journal. November 17, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wolfpack's usual rally holds off Terps, 20–17". The Orlando Sentinel. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Blake, Pirates come back on Wolfpack". The Charlotte Observer. January 2, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1991 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  14. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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