1943 NC State Wolfpack football team

1943 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Maryland 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Richmond 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
NC State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Davidson 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1943 college football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 3–6 record (0–4 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 229 to 78.[1][2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, NC State ranked 161th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 50.9.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Newport News Naval Training Station*
W 18–05,000[4]
October 2vs. Clemson
L 7–198,000[5]
October 92:30 p.m.at Camp Davis*Camp Davis, NCL 0–2722,000[6][7][8]
October 16Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 6–549,000[9]
October 233:00 p.m.at Greenville AAB*
W 7–62,500[10][11]
October 30at North Carolina
L 13–27[12]
November 6 No. 9 Duke
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 0–756,000[13]
November 13at Davidson*
  • American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
W 20–02,500[14]
November 25North Carolina Pre-Flight*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 7–213,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ^ "1943 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "N.C. State takes measure of Naval Apprentice, 18–0". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Butler hot as Tigers beat State, 19–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fighting AA's Tackle Wolfpack Today". Wilmington Morning Star. Wilmington, North Carolina. October 9, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Camp Davis Batters State, 27 To 0". The Sunday Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. October 10, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Stoeckel Paves Way For Brigade In Third Victory (continued)". The Sunday Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. October 10, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Deacons rout State, 54–6". The News and Observer. October 17, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Ballenger, Frank (October 23, 1943). "Jay Birds And N. C. State To Tangle At 3 0'Clock". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Latimer, Scoop (October 24, 1943). "N. C. State Noses Out Bomb Group Birds, 7 To 6". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. B8. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Carolina Tar Heels lick fighting Wolfpack, 27–13". The Charlotte Observer. October 31, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Thirty-two V-12 losses don't hurt Duke; Score, 75 to 0". The State. November 7, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "State wins, 20–0". The News and Observer. November 14, 1943. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Carolina Pre-Flight turns back stubborn Wolfpack, 21–7". Greensboro Daily News. November 26, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.