1943 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1943 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 0 0 8 1 0
Maryland 2 0 0 4 5 0
South Carolina 2 1 0 5 2 0
Wake Forest 3 2 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 2 2 0 6 3 0
Richmond 1 1 0 6 1 0
Clemson 2 3 0 2 6 0
VMI 2 3 0 2 6 0
NC State 1 4 0 3 6 0
Davidson 0 3 0 0 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 3–6 record (0–4 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 229 to 78.[1][2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, NC State ranked 161th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 50.9.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Newport News Naval Training Station*W 18–05,000[4]
October 2vs. ClemsonL 7–198,000[5]
October 92:30 p.m.at Camp Davis*Camp Davis, NCL 0–2722,000[6][7][8]
October 16Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 6–549,000[9]
October 233:00 p.m.at Greenville AAB*W 7–62,500[10][11]
October 30at
Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
  • L 13–27[12]
    November 6 No. 9 Duke
    • Riddick Stadium
    • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
    L 0–756,000[13]
    November 13at Davidson*
    • American Legion Memorial Stadium
    • Charlotte, NC
    W 20–02,500[14]
    November 25
    North Carolina Pre-Flight*
    • Riddick Stadium
    • Raleigh, NC
    L 7–213,000[15]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    References

    1. ^ "1943 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
    2. ^ "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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