1993 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season

1993 NC State Wolfpack football

Hall of Fame Bowl, L 42–7 vs. Michigan

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

* Mike O'Cain (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Ted Cain (8th season)
Defensive coordinator| Buddy Green (4th season)
Home stadium| Carter–Finley Stadium

Seasons

<- 1992

1994 ->

1993 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 Florida State $  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
No. 19 North Carolina |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 23 Clemson |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Virginia |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
NC State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Georgia Tech |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Duke |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Maryland |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Wake Forest |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Mike O'Cain. 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 1993 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

## Schedule

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

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September 4| 6:00 p.m.| Purdue*| No. 24|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| | W 20–7| 41,904| [1]
September 11| 6:30 p.m.| at Wake Forest| No. 18|

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

| | W 34–16| 25,142| [2]
September 25| 12:00 p.m.| No. 18 North Carolina| No. 19|

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

| JPS| L 14–35| 54,400| [3]
October 2| 12:00 p.m.| at Clemson| No. 24|

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SoC (Textile Bowl)

| JPS| L 14–20| 69,637| [4]
October 9| 2:00 p.m.| at Texas Tech*| |

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| | W 36–34| 26,943| [5]
October 16| | No. 3 (I-AA) Marshall*| |

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| | W 24–17| 36,016| [6]
October 23| | Georgia Tech| |

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| | W 28–23| 40,123| [7]
October 30| 1:00 p.m.| No. 16 Virginia| |

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| | W 34–29| 37,600| [8]
November 6| | at Duke| No. 22|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC (rivalry)

| | L 20–21| 15,200| [9]
November 13| | Maryland| |

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| | W 44–21| 35,120| [10]
November 20| 7:30 p.m.| at No. 2 Florida State| |

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| ESPN| L 3–62| 73,123| [11]
January 1| 11:00 a.m.| vs. No. 23 Michigan*| |

* Tampa Stadium
* Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)

| ESPN| L 7–42| 52,649| [12]

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

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## Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Dewayne Washington | Defensive back | 1 | 18 | Minnesota Vikings
Gary Downs | Running back | 3 | 95 | New York Giants
George Hegamin | Offensive tackle | 3 | 102 | Dallas Cowboys

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## References

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1. ^ "Purdue first victim of new Wolfpack coach". The Muncie Star. September 5, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Pack falls for coach, rolls Wake". The Charlotte Observer. September 12, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Carolina runs away from State". The Rocky Mount Telegram. September 26, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Clemson wins with flair". The Herald. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Red Raiders fall as time expires". Times Record News. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Pack squeaks out win against Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Wolfpack lives on the edge, defeats Georgia Tech 28–23". The News-Herald. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "N.C. State upsets Virginia 34–29". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 31, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Duke's Wilson gets point across". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Wolfpack's 17-point third period sparks 44–21 win over Maryland". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "FSU makes its points vs. North Carolina St". South Florida Sun Sentinel. November 21, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ Dave Alfonso (January 2, 1994). "Wolverines pull power play, 42–7". The Tampa Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 13 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "1993 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
14. ^ "1992 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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* Riddick Stadium (1907–1965)
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