1945 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season

1945 NC State Wolfpack football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 3–6 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Beattie Feathers (2nd season)

Home stadium| Riddick Stadium

Seasons

<- 1944

1946 ->

1945 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 13 Duke $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 19 Wake Forest | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
William & Mary | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Clemson | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Maryland | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
VMI | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
North Carolina | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
NC State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
VPI | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
South Carolina | 0  | - | 3  | - | 2 |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 3
Richmond | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In its second season under head coach Beattie Feathers, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 144 to 131.[1][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 22| Milligan*|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| W 47–12| 5,000| [3]
September 29| vs. Virginia*|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA

| L 6–26| 20,000| [4]
October 6| Clemson|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| L 0–13| 5,000| [5]
October 13| VMI|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| L 14–21| 7,500| [6]
October 20| Wake Forest|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| L 18–19| 17,000| [7]
October 26| vs. William & Mary|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA

| W 20–6| 15,000| [8]
November 3| VPI|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| W 6–0| 9,000| [9]
November 10| at No. 16 Duke|

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC (rivalry)

| L 13–26| 15,000| [10]
November 16| at Miami (FL)*|

* Burdine Stadium
* Miami, FL

| L 7–21| 18,864| [11][12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1945 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
2. ^ "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
3. ^ "Carolina State romps over Milligan College Buffs 47–12". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 23, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "State loses; Cavaliers topples Wolfpack". Greensboro Daily News. September 30, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Clemson scores twice to beat Wolfpack, 13–0". Winston-Salem Journal. October 7, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Techs and Cadets stage hot battle under lights". The News and Observer. October 14, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "N.C. State bows to Wake Forest". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Wolfpack Take Conference Win". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 27, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved June 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ "Agromeck 1946". Agromeck. 1946. p. 196. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
10. ^ "Duke doubles score score, 26–13, on NC Staters". The State. November 11, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Thompson, Woody (November 17, 1945). "Jones Sparks U-M's 21-7 Triumph Over N. C. State". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 10A. Retrieved December 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
12. ^ "Miami beats State, 21–7". Winston-Salem Journal. November 17, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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NC State Wolfpack football

Venues|

* Riddick Stadium (1907–1965)
* Carter–Finley Stadium (1966–present)

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* Bowl games
* Clemson: Textile Bowl
* East Carolina
* North Carolina
* Wake Forest

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* Mr. Wuf
* "Fight Song"
* Norris Cup
* The Power Sound of the South

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