1955 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 1955 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1955 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by second-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing winless in conference play for the third consecutive year. The Wolfpack's tie against Wake Forest was the school's first non-loss against an ACC opponent.

1955 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1955 record4–5–1 (0–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Maryland + 4 0 0  10 1 0
Duke + 4 0 0  7 2 1
Clemson 3 1 0  7 3 0
Wake Forest 3 3 1  5 4 1
North Carolina 3 3 0  3 7 0
NC State 0 2 1  4 5 1
South Carolina 1 5 0  3 6 0
Virginia 0 4 0  1 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17at Florida State*L 0–7
September 24DukeL 7–33
October 1North Carolina
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 18–25
October 15Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
T 13–13
October 22at Villanova*W 34–13
October 29at Furman*W 33–7
November 5at Boston University*W 40–13
November 12vs. Virginia Tech*L 26–34
November 19William & Mary*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 28–21
November 25West Virginia*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 7–27
  • *Non-conference game

Source:[2]

References

  1. "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. "1955 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
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