1974 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season

1974 NC State Wolfpack football

Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, T 31–31 vs. Houston

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 9
AP| No. 11
Record| 9–2–1 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach|

* Lou Holtz (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Brian Burke (3rd season)
Home stadium| Carter Stadium

Seasons

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1975 ->

1974 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 13 Maryland $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 11 NC State | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 1
Clemson | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
North Carolina | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 5  | - | 0
Duke | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Virginia | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1974 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head coach was Lou Holtz. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1974 at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 7| at Wake Forest| No. 18|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)

| W 33–15| 22,500| [2]
September 14| Duke| No. 16|

* Carter Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| W 35–21| 42,200| [3]
September 21| Clemson| No. 15|

* Carter Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| W 31–10| 38,800| [4]
September 28| at Syracuse*| No. 13|

* Archbold Stadium
* Syracuse, NY

| W 28–22| 17,997| [5]
October 5| East Carolina*| No. 8|

* Carter Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| W 24–20| 42,800| [6]
October 12| at Virginia| No. 11|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| W 22–21| 27,100| [7]
October 19| at North Carolina| No. 10|

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

| L 14–33| 47,400| [8]
October 26| at No. 15 Maryland| No. 17|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| L 10–20| 49,674| [9]
November 2| South Carolina*| |

* Carter Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| W 42–27| 41,500| [10]
November 9| No. 7 Penn State*| |

* Carter Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| W 12–7| 47,700| [11]
November 16| at Arizona State*| No. 16|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 35–14| 50,000| [12][13]
December 23| vs. Houston*| No. 13|

* Houston Astrodome
* Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)

| T 31–31| 35,122| [14]

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

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## Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Stan Fritts | Running back | 4 | 97 | Cincinnati Bengals
Roland Hooks | Running back | 10 | 253 | Buffalo Bills
Frank Haywood | Defensive tackle | 14 | 351 | Cincinnati Bengals

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## References

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1. ^ "1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
2. ^ "State 'wakes up' and rolls, 33–15". Durham Morning Herald. September 8, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "State dominates Duke". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "State burns Clemson in 2d half for 3d win 31–10". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 22, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Wolfpack holds off Syracuse". Democrat and Chronicle. September 29, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "State escapes ECU scare". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Wolfpack saves record". The State. October 13, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Kupec, Tar Heels smash State, 33–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Terps trim Wolfpack". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 27, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Pack crams ball past Gamecocks". The News and Observer. November 3, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Pack stuns Lions 12–7". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 10, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Wolfpack mauls Devils, 35–14". The Arizona Republic. November 17, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Fritts, Buckey propel State by Sun Devils". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Cougars, Wolfpack tie". The Corpus Christi Caller. December 24, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "1974 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results".
16. ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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NC State Wolfpack football

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