1959 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1959 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–9 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Clemson $ 6 1 0 9 2 0
North Carolina 5 2 0 5 5 0
Maryland 4 2 0 5 5 0
South Carolina 4 3 0 6 4 0
Wake Forest 4 3 0 6 4 0
Duke 2 3 0 4 6 0
NC State 0 6 0 1 9 0
Virginia 0 5 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1959 NC State Wolfpack football team represented

1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference
, finishing in last with an 0–6 conference record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19vs. VPI*W 15–1312,000[1]
October 3at North CarolinaL 12–2038,000[2]
October 10at ClemsonL 0–2319,000[3]
October 17Wake ForestL 14–1716,000[4]
October 24Duke
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 15–1714,000[5]
October 31Wyoming*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 0–2613,500[6]
November 7at No. 2 Mississippi Southern*L 14–1912,000[7]
November 13at UCLA*L 12–2121,112[8]
November 21at South CarolinaL 7–1228,000[9]
December 5at
Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
  • L 28–3315,000[10]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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