1961 NC State Wolfpack football team

1961 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach	Earle Edwards (8th season)
Home stadium	Riddick Stadium

1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 20 Duke $		5	–	1					7	–	3
North Carolina		4	–	3					5	–	5
Maryland		3	–	3					7	–	3
Clemson		3	–	3					5	–	5
NC State		3	–	4					4	–	6
South Carolina		3	–	4					4	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	4					4	–	6
Virginia		2	–	4					4	–	6
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by eighth-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 tied for fifth.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 23	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 14–15
September 30	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 22–27
October 7	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 21–14
October 14	at No. 3 Alabama*	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 7–26
October 21	Wake Forest	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 7–0
October 28	Duke	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 6–17
November 4	at Southern Miss*	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	W 7–6
November 11	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–10
November 18	South Carolina	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 38–14
November 25	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	L 0–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

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