1963 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1963 NC State Wolfpack football
ACC co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–3 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 North Carolina + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
NC State + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Clemson 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Duke 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
South Carolina 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Virginia 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Coaches Poll[1]

The 1963 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The Wolfpack were led by 10th-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, winning their second ever ACC title with a record of 6–1, a title shared with North Carolina. They were invited to the 1963 Liberty Bowl, the last to be played in Philadelphia before the game moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where they were defeated by Mississippi State.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Maryland
W 36–1428,500[3]
September 28at Southern Miss*
W 14–011,500[4]
October 5at Clemson
W 7–328,000[5]
October 12at South Carolina
W 18–616,672[6]
October 19at North Carolina
L 10–3145,500[7]
October 26Duke
W 21–721,500[8]
November 2vs. Virginia
W 15–97,500[9]
November 9VPI*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 13–720,500[10]
November 16at Florida State*
L 0–1423,851[11]
November 22Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 42–015,200[12]
December 21vs. Mississippi State*
L 12–168,309[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1963 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "1963 North Carolina State Wolfpack". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Terps upset by N.C. State". Florence Morning News. September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "State wins, 14–0". The News and Observer. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wolfpack nips Clemson". The Palm Beach Post. October 6, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "N.C. State slips past USC, 18–6". The Danville Register. October 13, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Carolina's power, passing hand State its first loss". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State hands Duke first loss of season 21–7". Greensboro Daily News. October 27, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pack edges Cavaliers, 15–9". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 3, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "State wins on VPI fumble". The Virginian-Pilot. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Florida State blanks North Carolina State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "N.C. State rolls past Deacons". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Mississippi State stymies N.C. State rally to win, 16–12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 22, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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