1962 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season

1962 NC State Wolfpack football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 3–6–1 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach|

* Earle Edwards (9th season)

Home stadium| Riddick Stadium

Seasons

<- 1961

1963 ->

1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Duke $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Clemson | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Maryland | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
South Carolina | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
NC State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
North Carolina | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Virginia | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1962 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by ninth-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 tied for fourth.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 22| at North Carolina|

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

| W 7–6| 42,000| [1]
September 29| Clemson|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| L 0–7| 14,000| [2]
October 6| Maryland|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| L 6–14| 13,000| [3]
October 13| at Nebraska*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| L 14–19| 36,867| [4]
October 20| at Southern Miss*|

* Ladd Stadium
* Mobile, AL

| L 0–30| 10,502| [5]
October 27| at Duke|

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC (rivalry)

| L 14–21| 23,000| [6]
November 3| at Georgia*|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| T 10–10| 31,000| [7]
November 10| at South Carolina|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| L 6–17| 19,938| [8]
November 17| Virginia|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| W 24–12| 16,500| [9]
November 22| at Wake Forest|

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

| W 27–3| 5,000| [10]

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ "Rossi leads State over Carolina, 7–6". The Virginian-Pilot. September 23, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Clemson gets break, trips State, 7–0". The Roanoke Times. September 30, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Ambrusko's 78-yard return pushes Terps by Pack, 14–6". The Greenville News. October 7, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Nebraska rallies, 19–14". The Des Moines Register. October 14, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Robert Fulton (October 21, 1962). "Southerners Stomp 'Pack". The Clarion-Ledger. p. 1B - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Duke comes back to beat Wolfpack". The State. October 28, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Georgia rallies to tie Wolfpack". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 4, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "South Carolina downs State, 17–6". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 11, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "N.C. State turns back Virginia in ACC clash 24–12". The Danville Register. November 18, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "State stomps Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "1962 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 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

People|

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* NFL draftees
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