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North Carolina State Football Team History

North Carolina State Wolfpack

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
Founded: 1887
Stadium: Carter-Finley Stadium
Capacity: 57,500
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Earle Edwards
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1892 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights

Earle Edwards enters his 4th season as Head Coach at North Carolina State.

The Wolfpack won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	@ North Carolina	7	0	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Maryland	48	13	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Clemson	13	7	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Florida State	7	0	W
Fri., Oct. 18	@ Miami (Florida)	0	0	T
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Duke	14	14	T
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Wake Forest	19	0	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. William & Mary	6	7	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Virginia Tech	12	0	W	@ Roanoke, VA
Sat., Nov. 23	@ South Carolina	29	26	W

1957 Season Totals
Record	7-1 -2
Points Scored	155
Scoring Average	15.5
Points Allowed	67
Defense Average	6.7
Opponents Record	37-42
Conference Record	5-0
Home Record	1-1 -1
Away Record	6-0 -1

1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
15	7-1-2	AP
20	7-1-2	Coaches
20	7-1-2	UP

1957 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina State	7-1-2	155	67		5-0-1	130	60	Earle Edwards
Duke	6-3-2	182	135	Lost 21-48	5-1-1	148	62	William D. Bill Murray
Clemson	7-3	216	78		4-3	85	65	Frank Howard
North Carolina	6-4	142	129		4-3	109	74	James M. Jim Tatum
Maryland	5-5	119	144		4-3	90	101	Thomas A. Tommy Mont
South Carolina	5-5	202	147		2-5	91	113	Warren Giese
Virginia	3-6-1	117	171		2-4	54	118	Ben Martin
Wake Forest	0-10	64	225		0-7	47	161	Paul J. Amen

1957 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1957 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.