1988 NC State Wolfpack football team

1988 NC State Wolfpack football
Peach Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Iowa
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–3–1 (4–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Clemson $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Virginia 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Maryland 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1988 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 1988 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3Western Carolina*
W 45–640,300[1]
September 177:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 14–648,000[2]
September 24at Maryland
L 26–3032,291[3]
October 1at Georgia Tech
RaycomW 14–636,892[4]
October 8East Tennessee State*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 49–039,300[5]
October 15at North Carolina
W 48–352,508[6]
October 221:00 p.m.No. 9 Clemson
W 10–355,000[7]
October 29No. 17 South Carolina*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPNL 7–2354,800[8]
November 5at Virginia
L 14–1950,329[9]
November 12Duke
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
T 43–4352,000[10]
November 191:00 p.m.Pittsburgh*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 14–339,300[11]
December 31vs. Iowa*
MizlouW 28–2344,635[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1988 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Charles Davenport
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Barbour scores 2, N.C. State romps". The Sun-News. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wolfpack's defense silences Deacons". The News and Observer. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "N.C. State falters in Maryland". The Charlotte Observer. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Interception return keys Wolfpack past Jackets, 14–6". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 2, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Interception return keys Wolfpack past Jackets, 14–6". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wolfpack grinds up Tar Heels". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Three in a row, N.C. State spoils Clemson's season in the conference". Florence Morning News. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "South Carolina topples Wolfpack". Greensboro News & Record. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Inderlied boots Cavs over Hokies". Kingsport Times-News. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Late field goal lifts 'Pack to 43–43 tie with Duke". The Times and Democrat. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "N.C. State's revived defense stops Pittsburgh". The Charlotte Observer. November 20, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "N.C. State wins one for Sheridan". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 1, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1988 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2024.