1959 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season

1959 NC State Wolfpack football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 1–9 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach|

* Earle Edwards (6th season)

Home stadium| Riddick Stadium

Seasons

<- 1958

1960 ->

1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 11 Clemson $  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
North Carolina | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Maryland | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
South Carolina | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Duke | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
NC State | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0
Virginia | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP poll

The 1959 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1959 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth-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 last with an 0–6 conference record.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 19| vs. Virginia Tech*|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA

| W 15–13| 12,000| [1]
October 3| at North Carolina|

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

| L 12–20| 38,000| [2]
October 10| at Clemson|

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC (rivalry)

| L 0–23| 19,000| [3]
October 17| Wake Forest|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| L 14–17| 16,000| [4]
October 24| Duke|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| L 15–17| 14,000| [5]
October 31| Wyoming*|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| L 0–26| 13,500| [6]
November 7| at No. 2 Mississippi Southern*|

* Ladd Stadium
* Mobile, AL

| L 14–19| 12,000| [7]
November 13| at UCLA*|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| L 12–21| 21,112| [8]
November 21| at South Carolina|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| L 7–12| 28,000| [9]
December 5| at Maryland|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| L 28–33| 15,000| [10]

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

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## References

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1. ^ "Long pass puts Pack over VPI". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 20, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Soph saves day for Tar Heels". Monroe Morning World. October 4, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Tigers rip Wolfpack in 23–0 rout". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 11, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Snead scores one, sets up clincher". Daily Press. October 18, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Duke edges Wolves 17–15". Florence Morning News. October 25, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "State loses: Cowboys gallop to 26–0 shutout". The Rocky Mount Sunday Telegram. November 1, 1959. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Southern beats State in last seconds, 19–14". The News and Observer. November 8, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "State holds off early UCLA bids but collapses, 21–12". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Norton sparks Gamecocks over State, 12–7". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 22, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Terps capture finale over N.C. State, 33–28". The Baltimore Sun. December 6, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "1959 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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