1963 NC State Wolfpack football team
| 1963 NC State Wolfpack football | |
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ACC co-champion | |
Liberty Bowl, L 12–16 vs. Mississippi State | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (6–1 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Riddick Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Maryland | W 36–14 | 28,500 | [3] | |
| September 28 | at Southern Miss* | W 14–0 | 11,500 | [4] | |
| October 5 | at Clemson | W 7–3 | 28,000 | [5] | |
| October 12 | at South Carolina | W 18–6 | 16,672 | [6] | |
| October 19 | at North Carolina | L 10–31 | 45,500 | [7] | |
| October 26 | Duke | W 21–7 | 21,500 | [8] | |
| November 2 | vs. Virginia | W 15–9 | 7,500 | [9] | |
| November 9 | Virginia Tech* |
| W 13–7 | 20,500 | [10] |
| November 16 | at Florida State* | L 0–14 | 23,851 | [11] | |
| November 22 | Wake Forest |
| W 42–0 | 15,200 | [12] |
| December 21 | vs. Mississippi State* | L 12–16 | 8,309 | [13] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1963 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "1963 North Carolina State Wolfpack". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Terps upset by N.C. State". Florence Morning News. September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State wins, 14–0". The News and Observer. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack nips Clemson". The Palm Beach Post. October 6, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State slips past USC, 18–6". The Danville Register. October 13, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carolina's power, passing hand State its first loss". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State hands Duke first loss of season 21–7". Greensboro Daily News. October 27, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pack edges Cavaliers, 15–9". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 3, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State wins on VPI fumble". The Virginian-Pilot. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida State blanks North Carolina State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State rolls past Deacons". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State stymies N.C. State rally to win, 16–12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 22, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.