1975 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 1975 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Lou Holtz, in his fourth 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 third. NC State was invited to the 1975 Peach Bowl in Atlanta, where they lost to West Virginia. Holtz left at the conclusion of the season to accept the head coaching position with the New York Jets.

1975 NC State Wolfpack football
Peach Bowl, L 10–13 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1975 record7–4–1 (2–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Burke (4th season)
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 0 0  9 2 1
Duke 3 0 2  4 5 2
NC State 2 2 1  7 4 1
Wake Forest 3 3 0  3 8 0
Clemson 2 3 0  2 9 0
North Carolina 1 4 1  3 7 1
Virginia 0 4 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 6East Carolina*No. 13W 26–3
September 13Wake ForestNo. 15
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 22–30
September 20No. 13 Florida*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 8–7
September 27at Michigan State*L 15–37
October 4Indiana*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 27–0
October 11at MarylandL 22–37
October 18North Carolina
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 21–20
October 25at ClemsonW 45–7
November 1South Carolina*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 28–21
November 8at No. 8 Penn State*W 15–14
November 15at DukeT 21–21
December 31vs. West Virginia*L 10–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[2]

Roster

1975 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 11 Dave Buckey Sr
WR 19 Don Buckey Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 95 Dan Meier Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. "1975 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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