1968 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1968 NC State Wolfpack football
ACC champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State $ 6 1 0 6 4 0
Clemson 4 1 1 4 5 1
Virginia 4 2 0 7 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 0 4 6 0
Duke 3 4 0 4 6 0
Wake Forest 2 3 1 2 7 1
Maryland 2 5 0 2 8 0
North Carolina 1 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Virginia's game against Navy counted in the conference standings.

The 1968 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Wolfpack were led by 15th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, winning the conference with a record of 6–1. The Wolfpack had an overall record of 6–4 and were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at
Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
  • W 10–630,000[2]
    September 21at
    Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
  • W 38–645,500[3]
    September 28at Oklahoma*L 14–2853,349[4]
    October 5at SMU*L 14–3538,000[5]
    October 12South CarolinaW 36–1233,400[6]
    October 19Virginia
    • Carter Stadium
    • Raleigh, NC
    W 19–022,800[7]
    October 26Maryland
    • Carter Stadium
    • Raleigh, NC
    W 31–1131,000[8]
    November 2Clemson
    • Carter Stadium
    • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
    L 19–2431,183[9]
    November 9at DukeW 17–1525,000[10]
    November 16Florida State*
    • Carter Stadium
    • Raleigh, NC
    L 7–4826,800[11]
    • *Non-conference game

    References

    1. ^ "1968 North Carolina State Wolfpack". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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