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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: Dick Sheridan
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1892  <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024
1989 Season Highlights
 Dick Sheridan enters his 4th season as Head Coach at North Carolina State.
 
1989 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Maryland  10   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Georgia Tech  38   28   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Wake Forest  27   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. North Carolina  40   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Kent  42   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Middle Tennessee State  35   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Clemson  10   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ South Carolina  20   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Virginia  9   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Duke  26   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Virginia Tech  23   25   L       
 Sun., Dec. 31   Arizona  10   17   L    @ Tucson, AZ   Insight Bowl
 
1989 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored290
  Scoring Average24.2
  Points Allowed230
  Defense Average19.2
  Opponents Record70-54
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record2-2
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1989 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Virginia 10-3371272Lost  21-316-1251147  George Welsh
Duke 8-4377335Lost  21-496-1253171  Steve Spurrier
Clemson 10-2368138Won  27-75-2205101  Danny Ford
Georgia Tech 7-4265213 4-3175151  Bobby Ross
North Carolina State 7-5290230Lost  10-174-3160142  Dick Sheridan
Maryland 3-7-1215238 2-5148170  Joe Krivak
Wake Forest 2-8-1194319 1-6128256  Bill Dooley
Miami 11-1426127Won  33-25  Dennis Erickson
North Carolina 1-10138297 0-756238  Mack Brown

1989 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1989 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.