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-
1959 Season Highlights
Earle Edwards enters his 6th season as Head Coach at North Carolina State.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Virginia Tech
15
13
W
@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Oct. 3 @
North Carolina
12
20
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Clemson
0
23
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Wake Forest
14
17
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Duke
15
17
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Wyoming
0
26
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Southern Mississippi
14
19
L
@ Mobile, AL
Fri., Nov. 13 @
UCLA
12
21
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
South Carolina
7
12
L
Sat., Dec. 5 @
Maryland
28
33
L
1959 Season Totals
Record 1-9
Points Scored 117
Scoring Average 11.7
Points Allowed 201
Defense Average 20.1
Opponents Record 61-39
Conference Record 0-6
Home Record 0-3
Away Record 1-6
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1959 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1959 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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