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1974 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1974 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 11
Record9–2–1 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Burke (3rd season)
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
(Capacity: 45,600)
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maryland $ 6 0 0 8 4 0
No. 11 NC State 4 2 0 9 2 1
Clemson 4 2 0 7 4 0
North Carolina 4 2 0 7 5 0
Duke 2 4 0 6 5 0
Virginia 1 5 0 4 7 0
Wake Forest 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1974 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head coach was Lou Holtz. 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 1974 at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 7at Wake ForestNo. 18W 33–15
September 14DukeNo. 16W 35–21
September 21ClemsonNo. 15
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina
W 31–10
September 28at Syracuse*No. 13W 28–22
October 5East Carolina*No. 8
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina
W 24–20
October 12at VirginiaNo. 11W 22–21
October 19at North CarolinaNo. 10L 14–33
October 26at No. 15 MarylandNo. 17L 10–20
November 2South Carolina*dagger
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina
W 42–27
November 9No. 7 Penn State*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina
W 12–7
November 16at Arizona State*No. 16W 35–14
December 23vs. Houston*No. 13T 31–31
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source: [2]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Stan Fritts Running back 4 97 Cincinnati Bengals
Roland Hooks Running back 10 253 Buffalo Bills
Frank Haywood Defensive tackle 14 351 Cincinnati Bengals

Source: [3]

References

  1. ^ "1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina-state/1974-schedule.html
  3. ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1975.htm