1938 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1938 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Duke $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Clemson 3 0 1 7 1 1
VMI 4 0 3 6 1 4
North Carolina 4 1 0 6 2 1
Richmond 3 2 1 6 3 1
Washington and Lee 2 2 0 4 4 1
NC State 3 3 1 3 7 1
South Carolina 2 2 0 6 4 1
Wake Forest 3 4 1 4 5 1
VPI 2 3 2 3 5 2
The Citadel 2 3 0 6 5 0
Maryland 1 2 0 2 7 0
Davidson 2 6 0 4 6 0
Furman 0 4 1 2 7 1
William & Mary 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1938 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1938 college football season. In its second season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 3–7–1 record (3–3–1 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 100 to 59.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. DavidsonW 19–710,000[3]
October 1North CarolinaL 0–2119,000[4]
October 8at
Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
  • L 0–1410,000[5]
    October 15Wake Forest
    • Riddick Stadium
    • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
    W 19–717,000[6]
    October 22Furman
    • Riddick Stadium
    • Raleigh, NC
    T 7–77,500[7]
    October 29at VPIL 0–78,500[8]
    November 5at Manhattan*L 0–38,000[9]
    November 12Detroit*
    • Riddick Stadium
    • Raleigh, NC
    L 0–78,000[10]
    November 19at No. 4
    Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
  • L 0–711,000[11]
    November 24 No. 7 Carnegie Tech
    • Riddick Stadium
    • Raleigh, NC
    L 0–1412,000[12]
    December 3vs. The CitadelW 14–69,000[13]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1938 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
    2. ^ "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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