1970 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1970 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wake Forest $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Duke 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
NC State 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Maryland 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1970 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Earle Edwards, in his 17th and final year with the team, and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fifth.

Edwards retired at the end of the season, finishing with the Wolfpack's longest tenure (17 seasons) and most wins (77) as coach, the former of which still stands today, while the latter was not eclipsed until Dave Doeren surpassed Edwards in 2023. He had a record of 77–88–8 at NC State.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Richmond*
L 6–2114,000[2]
September 19at North Carolina
L 0–1944,300[3]
September 26South Carolina
T 7–725,200[4]
October 3at Florida*
L 6–1453,068[5]
October 10East Carolina*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 23–628,350[6]
October 17Duke
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 6–2226,400[7]
October 24vs. Maryland
W 6–018,200[8]
October 31at Kentucky*
L 2–2727,500[9]
November 7Virginia
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 21–1625,955[10]
November 14at
Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
    		• L 13–1631,000[11]
    November 21at Tulane*
    		L 0–3119,542[12]
    • *Non-conference game

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    References

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    13. ^ "1970 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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