1984 NC State Wolfpack football team

1984 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Virginia 3 – 1 – 2 8 – 2 – 2
North Carolina 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
NC State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Duke 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Clemson 0 – 0 – 0* 7 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Tom Reed. 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 1984 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Ohio*
W 43–640,800[2]
September 15Furman*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 30–3437,200[3]
September 22Wake Forest
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 15–2434,300[4]
September 29East Carolina*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 31–2257,300[5]
October 6at No. 12 Georgia Tech
W 27–2232,627[6]
October 13at Maryland
L 21–4443,450[7]
October 20at North Carolina
L 21–2850,600[8]
October 27Clemson*A
L 34–3544,100[9]
November 3No. 5 South Carolina*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 28–3546,200[10]
November 10at Virginia
L 0–4543,379[11]
November 17Duke
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 13–1635,200[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore, this game did not count in the league standings.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ^ "Esposito, Cofer key Wolfpack to 43–6 victory over Ohio U." The State. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pack loses to Furman in cat & mouse game". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 16, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Deacons run past slumping Wolfpack". The Rocky Mount Telegram. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wolfpack rushes past ECU, 31–22". The News and Observer. September 30, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "N.C. State wrecks Georgia Tech 27–22". The Palm Beach Post. October 7, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Terps use ground game to down 'Pack". The Daily Progress. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tar Heels edge Wolfpack with three Humes TDs". Statesville Record and Landmark. October 21, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson recovers, hands 'Pack second straight narrow defeat". Durham Morning Herald. October 28, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "South Carolina rallies for win". Tallahassee Democrat. November 4, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UVa keeps rolling, clubs State". The News and Advance. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Harper's late field goal sends Blue Devils past Wolfpack". Winston-Salem Journal. November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1984 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.