1963 NC State Wolfpack football
ACC co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–3 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 North Carolina + 6 1 09 2 0
NC State + 6 1 08 3 0
Clemson 5 2 05 4 1
Duke 5 2 05 4 1
Maryland 2 5 03 7 0
South Carolina 1 5 11 8 1
Wake Forest 1 5 01 9 0
Virginia 0 5 12 7 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Coaches Poll[1]

The 1963 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The Wolfpack were led by 10th-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, winning their second ever ACC title with a record of 6–1, a title shared with North Carolina. They were invited to the 1963 Liberty Bowl, the last to be played in Philadelphia before the game moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where they were defeated by Mississippi State.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at MarylandW 36–14
September 28at Southern Miss*W 14–011,500[3]
October 5at ClemsonW 7–3
October 12at South CarolinaW 18–616,672
October 19at North CarolinaL 10–31
October 26DukeW 21–721,500
November 2vs. VirginiaW 15–97,500
November 9VPI*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 13–7
November 16at Florida State*L 0–14
November 22Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 42–015,200
December 21vs. Mississippi State*L 12–168,309[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1963 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. "1963 North Carolina State Wolfpack". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "State wins, 14–0". The News and Observer. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mississippi State stymies N.C. State rally to win, 16–12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 22, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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