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1944 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons← 19431945 →
1944 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Clemson 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Maryland 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 2
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
North Carolina 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Richmond 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1944 college football season. In its first season under head coach Beattie Feathers, the team compiled a 7–2 record (3–2 against SoCon opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 173 to 63.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Milligan*W 27–74,500
September 30vs. Virginia*W 13–0
October 7vs. ClemsonL 7–135,000
October 14Catawba*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 12–7
October 21Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 7–218,000–11,000
October 28vs. William & Mary
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
W 19–212,500
November 4at VMIW 21–6
November 10at Miami (FL)*W 28–712,412
November 18Richmond
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 39–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1944 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. "N.C. State trounces Milligan Buffs 27–7". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 24, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wolfpack Upsets Cavaliers, 13-0". Daily Press. October 1, 1944. p. 16B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Clemson downs State". Winston-Salem Journal. October 8, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wolfpack rallies in fourth to nose out Catawba, 12 to 7". Greensboro Daily News. October 15, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wake Forest defeats scrappy State eleven, 21–7". The Sunday Star-News. October 22, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Alert Wolfpack bowls over Indians, 19–2". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 29, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "State gets 21–6 victory over Dominion's Cadets". The News and Observer. November 5, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Wolfpack defeats Hurricanes, 28–7". The Palm Beach Post. November 11, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "North Carolina State Downs Richmond, 39-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1944 – via Newspapers.com.
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