Battle of Backbone Mountain

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1964 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State $ 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Maryland 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1964 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The Wolfpack were led by 11th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing as conference champions with a record of 5–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at North Carolina
W 14–1345,500[3]
September 26Clemson
W 9–017,500[4]
October 3Maryland
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 14–1314,500[5]
October 10at No. 3 Alabama*
L 0–2137,827[6]
October 17at Duke
L 3–3534,000[7]
October 24at Virginia
W 24–1520,100[8]
October 31South Carolina
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 17–1421,000[9]
November 7at VPI*
L 19–2811,500[10]
November 14at Florida State*
L 6–2824,250[11]
November 20at Wake Forest
L 13–2717,300[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1964 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "1964 North Carolina State Wolfpack". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "NC State edges North Carolina". The Terre Haute Tribune. September 20, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack defense clobbers Clemson, 9 to 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "2d-half rally beats Terps, gives State 3d victory, 14–13". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 4, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "NC State bows 21–0 to Alabama". Lincoln Sunday Journal & Star. October 11, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke's ground attack overruns Wolfpack, 35–3". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'Pack takes 24–15 victory over Virginia". Bristol Herald Courier. October 25, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "N.C. State wins over South Carolina 17–14". The Tampa Tribune. November 1, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Schweickert leads Gobblers over North Carolina State". Florence Morning News. November 8, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Bill McGrotha (November 15, 1964). "FSU Hems Up Wolfpack 28-6". Tallahassee Democrat. pp. 3B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Piccolo-led Demons top Wolfpack". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 21, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_NC_State_Wolfpack_football_team