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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: Bo Rein
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Bo Rein enters his 4th season as Head Coach at North Carolina State.
 The Wolfpack won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. East Carolina  34   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Virginia  31   27   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ West Virginia  38   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Wake Forest  17   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Auburn  31   44   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Maryland  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. North Carolina  21   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Clemson  16   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ South Carolina  28   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Penn State  7   9   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Duke  28   7   W       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored258
  Scoring Average23.5
  Points Allowed213
  Defense Average19.4
  Opponents Record75-48
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-2
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina State 7-4258213 5-112096  Bo Rein
Clemson 8-4205116Lost  18-244-210862  Danny Ford
Maryland 7-4198135 4-29753  Jerry Claiborne
North Carolina 8-3-1290167Won  17-153-3128104  Dick Crum
Wake Forest 8-4240283Lost  10-343-28098  John Mackovic
Virginia 6-5258134 1-47890  Dick Bestwick
Georgia Tech 4-6-1152190 1-02414  Pepper Rodgers
Miami 5-6191236   Howard Schnellenberger
Duke 2-8-1152264 0-773191  Shirley Red Wilson

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 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

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