1960 NC State Wolfpack football team

1960 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–1–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Duke $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
NC State 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Maryland 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1960 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1960 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by seventh-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Virginia Tech*
W 29–14[2]
September 24at North Carolina
W 3–041,000[3]
October 1Virginia
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 26–714,500[4]
October 8Maryland
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 13–1014,000[5]
October 15at Duke
L 13–1728,000[6]
October 22at Mississippi Southern*
W 20–1316,100[7]
October 29at UCLA*
L 0–727,637[8]
November 5at Wake Forest
W 14–1214,500[9]
November 12at Arizona State*
L 22–2527,400[10]
November 19at South Carolina
T 8–823,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "1960 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "State Tackles VPI in Home Opener". The Technician. North Carolina State University. September 15, 1960. p. 13 (B-1). Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "'Pack upsets Tar Heels, 3–0". The Miami News. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gabriel hurls 26–7 triumph over Virginia". Florence Morning News. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "State stops Maryland, 13–10". The News and Observer. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke edges Wolfpack, 17 to 13". The Progress-Index. October 16, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wolfpack posts 20–13 win over Southerners". The News and Observer. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UCLA Bruins outlasts Wolfpack, 7–0". Independent Star-News. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "N.C. State takes measure of Wake Forest, 14 to 12". The Times and Democrat. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "ASU upsets Wolfpack, 25–22". The Arizona Daily Star. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wolfpack, Gamecocks play to 8–8 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 20, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1960 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2018.