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1965 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1965 NC State Wolfpack football
ACC co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State + 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0†
Clemson + 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0†
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0†
Wake Forest 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0†
South Carolina 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 5 – 0†
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to use of ineligible players. This improved Clemson and NC State from 4–3 to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records did not change due to the forfeits. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.

The 1965 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Wolfpack were led by 12th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium for the last time before moving to Carter Stadium. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Originally finished tied for third in the conference, forfeits by South Carolina due to an ineligible player moved NC State into a tie for first and a shared conference title with Clemson.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Clemson
L 7–2130,000[2]
September 25Wake Forest
W 13–1117,500[3]
October 2at South Carolina
W 7–13 (forfeit win)20,314[4][5]
October 9North Carolina
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 7–1020,600[6]
October 16at No. 9 Florida*
L 6–2848,010[7]
October 23at Maryland
W 29–730,000[8]
October 30at Virginia
W 13–025,000[9]
November 6Duke
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 21–019,500[10]
November 13Florida State*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 3–022,000[11]
November 20at Iowa*
W 28–2037,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1965 North Carolina State Wolfpack". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Clemson grounds out 21–7 victory". Greensboro Daily News. September 19, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State wins on late field goal". The Rocky Mount Telegram. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Garnto and Poole pace Carolina to 13–7 victory over Wolfpack". Florence Morning News. October 3, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gamecocks forfeit ACC football wins; Rule violated". The Greenville News. July 30, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Talbott's fourth quarter kick wins for Tar Heels". The High Point Enterprise. October 10, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "9th ranked Gators bop N.C. State". The Bradenton Herald. October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State buries Terp chances for ACC title". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wolfpack blanks Cavaliers behind Mansfield, Noggle". The Progress-Index. October 31, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "State jolts Duke's title chances, 21–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 7, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "N. Carolina St. field goal beats FSU". The Miami News. November 14, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Burns era ends in 28–20 defeat". The Des Moines Register. November 21, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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