1989 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season

1989 NC State Wolfpack football

Copper Bowl, L 10–17 vs. Arizona

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 7–5 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach|

* Dick Sheridan (4th season)

Home stadium| Carter Stadium

Seasons

<- 1988

1990 ->

1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 18 Virginia \+  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 3  | - | 0
Duke \+  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 12 Clemson | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Georgia Tech | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
NC State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 5  | - | 0
Maryland | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Wake Forest | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 1
North Carolina | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Dick Sheridan. 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 1989 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

## Schedule

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September 2| | Maryland| No. 24|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| | W 10–6| 41,780| [1]
September 9| | Georgia Tech| No. 25|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| Raycom| W 38–28| 40,800| [2]
September 16| | at Wake Forest| No. 19|

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

| | W 27–17| 25,250| [3]
September 23| | North Carolina| No. 18|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| | W 40–6| 57,200| [4]
September 30| | Kent State*| No. 15|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| | W 42–22| 35,400| [5]
October 7| | Middle Tennessee*| No. 14|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| | W 35–14| 41,200| [6]
October 21| 4:00 p.m.| at Clemson| No. 12|

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)

| ESPN| L 10–30| 81,569| [7]
October 28| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 25 South Carolina*| No. 20|

* Williams–Brice Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| | W 20–10| 74,248| [8]
November 4| | No. 24 Virginia| No. 18|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| | L 9–20| 53,000| [9]
November 11| | at Duke| No. 22|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC (rivalry)

| | L 26–35| 41,200| [10]
November 18| 1:00 p.m.| Virginia Tech*| |

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| | L 23–25| 43,100| [11]
December 31| | vs. Arizona*| |

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ (Copper Bowl)

| TBS| L 10–17| 37,237| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## References

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1. ^ "No. 24 Wolfpack survive late scare". The Orlando Sentinel. September 3, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "State passes Ga. Tech". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Wolfpack stay unbeaten, top Deacons 27–17". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 17, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "N.C. State rolls by UNC 40–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 24, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Kent State looks improved, but still falls to Wolfpack". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "N.C. State erupts, beats MTSU". The Tennessean. October 8, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tigers wrap up Pack". The Greenville News. October 22, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Gamecocks lose Ellis for season". Florence Morning News. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Virginia out-gained, but out in front in ACC after beating N.C. State, 20–9". The Baltimore Sun. November 5, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Records fall as Duke subdues State". Greensboro News & Record. November 12, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Virginia Tech shocks slumping N.C. State 25–23". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 19, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Wildcats down Wolfpack 17–10". The Bangor Daily News. January 2, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "1989 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

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NC State Wolfpack football

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

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* Bowl games
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* East Carolina
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