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1990 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1990 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBuddy Green (1st season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
(capacity: 47,000)
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 6 0 1 11 0 1
No. 9 Clemson 5 2 0 10 2 0
No. 23 Virginia 5 2 0 8 4 0
Maryland 4 3 0 6 5 1
North Carolina 3 3 1 6 4 1
NC State 3 4 0 7 5 0
Duke 1 6 0 4 7 0
Wake Forest 0 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1990 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 1990 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1Western Carolina*W 67–0
September 812:00 p.m.at Georgia TechJPSL 13–2140,021
September 1512:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
JPSW 20–15
September 2212:00 p.m.at MarylandL 12–1325,371
September 29at North CarolinaW 12–9
October 6Appalachian State*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 56–046,000[1]
October 131:00 p.m.at No. 2 VirginiaL 0–3144,300
October 2012:00 p.m.No. 22 Clemson
JPSL 17–2446,500
October 271:00 p.m.South Carolina*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 38–2945,800
November 31:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech*L 16–2038,622
November 10Duke
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 16–036,800
December 28vs. No. 23 Southern Miss*W 31–2744,000[2]
  • *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

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mike Jones Defensive end 2 32 Phoenix Cardinals
Jesse Campbell Defensive back 2 48 Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Johnson Defensive back 4 105 Chicago Bears
Fernandus Vinson Defensive back 7 184 Cincinnati Bengals
Elijah Austin Defensive tackle 12 308 Cleveland Browns

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References

  1. ^ "Wolfpack routs the Apps 56–0". The News and Observer. October 7, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wolfpack claims All American win". The News and Observer. December 29, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1990 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results".
  4. ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.