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1962 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–6–1 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons← 19611963 →
1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Duke $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Clemson 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
NC State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Virginia 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by ninth-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at North CarolinaW 7–642,000
September 29ClemsonL 0–714,000
October 6Maryland
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 6–1413,000
October 13at Nebraska*L 14–1936,867
October 20at Southern Miss*L 0–3010,502
October 27at DukeL 14–2123,000
November 3at Georgia*T 10–1031,000
November 10at South CarolinaL 6–1719,938
November 17Virginia
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 24–1216,500
November 22at Wake ForestW 27–35,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Rossi leads State over Carolina, 7–6". The Virginian-Pilot. September 23, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Clemson gets break, trips State, 7–0". The Roanoke Times. September 30, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ambrusko's 78-yard return pushes Terps by Pack, 14–6". The Greenville News. October 7, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Nebraska rallies, 19–14". The Des Moines Register. October 14, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Robert Fulton (October 21, 1962). "Southerners Stomp 'Pack". The Clarion-Ledger. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Duke comes back to beat Wolfpack". The State. October 28, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Georgia rallies to tie Wolfpack". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 4, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "South Carolina downs State, 17–6". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 11, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "N.C. State turns back Virginia in ACC clash 24–12". The Danville Register. November 18, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "State stomps Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "1962 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
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