1988 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1988 NC State Wolfpack football
Peach Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Iowa
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–3–1 (4–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Clemson $ 6 1 0 10 2 0
Virginia 5 2 0 7 4 0
NC State 4 2 1 8 3 1
Wake Forest 4 3 0 6 4 1
Maryland 4 3 0 5 6 0
Duke 3 3 1 7 3 1
North Carolina 1 6 0 1 10 0
Georgia Tech 0 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1988 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Dick Sheridan. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1988 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3Western Carolina*W 45–640,300[1]
September 177:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 14–648,000[2]
September 24at MarylandL 26–3032,291[3]
October 1at Georgia TechRaycomW 14–636,892[4]
October 8East Tennessee State*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 49–039,300[5]
October 15at North CarolinaW 48–352,508[6]
October 221:00 p.m.No. 9 Clemson
W 10–355,000[7]
October 29No. 17 South Carolina*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPNL 7–2354,800[8]
November 5at VirginiaL 14–1950,329[9]
November 12Duke
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
T 43–4352,000[10]
November 191:00 p.m.Pittsburgh*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 14–339,300[11]
December 31vs. Iowa*MizlouW 28–2344,635[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1988 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Charles Davenport
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
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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