1972 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1972 NC State Wolfpack football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 49–13 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record8–3–1 (4–1–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Burke (1st season)
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 North Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 17 NC State 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1972 NC State Wolfpack football team represented

Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second. NC State was invited to the 1972 Peach Bowl in Atlanta, where they defeated West Virginia
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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Maryland
T 24–2431,000[2]
September 16Syracuse*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 43–2027,100[3]
September 23at North Carolina
L 33–3447,000[4]
September 30at Georgia*
L 22–2856,613[5]
October 7Duke
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 17–038,200[6]
October 14at Wake Forest
W 42–1325,000[7]
October 21East Carolina*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 38–1639,300[8]
October 28South Carolina*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 42–2432,200[9]
November 4at Virginia
W 35–1417,500[10]
November 11at No. 10
University Park, PA
L 22–3754,274[11][12]
November 18Clemson
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 42–1731,000[13]
December 29vs. No. 18 West Virginia*
W 49–1352,671[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  15. ^ "1972 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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