1978 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1978 NC State Wolfpack football
Tangerine Bowl, W 30–17 vs. Pittsburgh
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record9–3 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 NC State 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1978 NC State Wolfpack football team represented

Carter Stadium (now Carter–Finley Stadium) in Raleigh, North Carolina
, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9East Carolina*
W 29–1350,800[1]
September 16Syracuse*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 27–1937,800[2]
September 23West Virginia*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 29–1542,200[3]
September 30at Wake Forest
W 34–1029,700[4]
October 7at No. 12 MarylandNo. 20
L 7–3145,319[5]
October 21at North Carolina
W 34–750,250[6]
October 28No. 20 Clemson
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 10–3345,000[7]
November 4South Carolina*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 22–1334,400[8]
November 11at No. 2
University Park, PA
L 10–1977,043[9]
November 18Duke
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 24–1043,300[10]
November 25at Virginia
W 24–2114,227[11]
December 23vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh*
MizlouW 30–1731,356[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1978 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 23 Ted Brown Sr
TE 80 Lin Dawson Fr
OT 76 Chris Dieterich Jr
C 51 Jim Ritcher Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 54 Bill Cowher Sr
DT 91 Bubba Green So
DT 95 Brian O'Doherty Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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