1958 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season

1958 NC State Wolfpack football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 2–7–1 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach|

* Earle Edwards (5th season)

Home stadium| Riddick Stadium

Seasons

<- 1957

1959 ->

1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 12 Clemson $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 15 South Carolina | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Duke | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
North Carolina | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Maryland | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
NC State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Virginia | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1958 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1958 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by fifth-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 in seventh.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| at No. 10 North Carolina|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)

| W 21–14| 41,000| [2]
September 27| Maryland|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| L 6–21| 11,000| [3]
October 4| at Virginia|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| W 26–14| 16,000| [4]
October 11| at Wake Forest|

* Bowman Gray Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)

| L 7–13| 18,500| [5]
October 18| at William & Mary*|

* Cary Field
* Williamsburg, VA

| L 6–13| | [6]
October 25| at Duke|

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC (rivalry)

| L 13–20| 20,000| [7]
November 1| VPI*|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| T 14–14| 13,000| [8]
November 8| at No. 1 (small) Mississippi Southern*|

* Ladd Stadium
* Mobile, AL

| L 14–26| 18,987| [9]
November 15| Clemson|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| L 6–13| 12,000| [10]
November 22| at South Carolina|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| L 7–12| | [11]

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

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## References

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1. ^ "1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
2. ^ "Tar Heels jolted, 21–14, by underdog Wolfpack". The Roanoke Times. September 21, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Terps throttle Wolfpack, 21–6". Daily Press. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "State rally tops Virginia, 26–14". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 5, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Wake Forest beats N.C. State with breath-taking pass play". The State. October 12, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "William and Mary beats State 13–6". The State. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Duke edges NCS 20–13". The Chattanooga News. October 26, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "State, VPI struggle to 14 to 14 tie". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "State bows, 26–14". The News and Observer. November 9, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Clemson tops State to win ACC title". The Virginian-Pilot. November 16, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Gamecocks keep Gator berth hopes alive, 12–6". The Greenville News. November 23, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1958 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

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NC State Wolfpack football

Venues|

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

Bowls & rivalries|

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

Culture & lore|

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

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