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.
1974 NC State Wolfpack football | |
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, T 31–31 vs. Houston | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 11 |
Record | 9–2–1 (4–2 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian Burke (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Carter Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | at Wake Forest | No. 18 | W 33–15 | 22,500 | [2] | |
September 14 | Duke | No. 16 | W 35–21 | 42,200 | [3] | |
September 21 | Clemson | No. 15 |
| W 31–10 | 38,800 | [4] |
September 28 | at Syracuse* | No. 13 | W 28–22 | 17,997 | [5] | |
October 5 | East Carolina* | No. 8 |
| W 24–20 | 42,800 | [6] |
October 12 | at Virginia | No. 11 | W 22–21 | 27,100 | [7] | |
October 19 | at North Carolina | No. 10 | L 14–33 | 47,400 | [8] | |
October 26 | at No. 15 Maryland | No. 17 | L 10–20 | 49,674 | [9] | |
November 2 | South Carolina* |
| W 42–27 | 41,500 | [10] | |
November 9 | No. 7 Penn State* |
| W 12–7 | 47,700 | [11] | |
November 16 | at Arizona State* | No. 16 | W 35–14 | 50,000 | [12][13] | |
December 23 | vs. Houston* | No. 13 | T 31–31 | 35,122 | [14] | |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
editPlayer | 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: [16]
References
edit- ^ "1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "State 'wakes up' and rolls, 33–15". Durham Morning Herald. September 8, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State dominates Duke". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State burns Clemson in 2d half for 3d win 31–10". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 22, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack holds off Syracuse". Democrat and Chronicle. September 29, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State escapes ECU scare". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack saves record". The State. October 13, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kupec, Tar Heels smash State, 33–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps trim Wolfpack". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 27, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pack crams ball past Gamecocks". The News and Observer. November 3, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pack stuns Lions 12–7". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 10, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack mauls Devils, 35–14". The Arizona Republic. November 17, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fritts, Buckey propel State by Sun Devils". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars, Wolfpack tie". The Corpus Christi Caller. December 24, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1974 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results".
- ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.