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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024
1963 Season Highlights
 Earle Edwards enters his 10th season as Head Coach at North Carolina State.
 The Wolfpack won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1963 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Maryland  36   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Southern Mississippi  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Clemson  7   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ South Carolina  18   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ North Carolina  10   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Duke  21   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Virginia  15   9   W    @ Norfolk, VA   
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Virginia Tech  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Florida State  0   14   L       
 Fri., Nov. 22  vs. Wake Forest  42   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 21   Mississippi State  12   16   L    @ Philadelphia, PA   Liberty Bowl
 
1963 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored188
  Scoring Average17.1
  Points Allowed107
  Defense Average9.7
  Opponents Record50-53
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record3-0
  Away Record5-2
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1963 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 9-2197103Won  35-06-110749  James M. Jim Tatum
North Carolina State 8-3188107Lost  12-166-114970  Earle Edwards
Clemson 5-4-1181140 5-216075  Frank Howard
Duke 5-4-1230198 5-2177108  William D. Bill Murray
Maryland 3-7148201 2-5105128  Thomas N. Tom Nugent
South Carolina 1-8-1104170 1-5-190114  Marvin Bass
Wake Forest 1-937318 1-527189  Bill Hildebrand
Virginia 2-7-176169 0-5-140122  William T. Bill Elias

1963 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1963 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.