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American college football season
The 1975 NC State Wolfpack football team represented
North Carolina State University during the
1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach
Lou Holtz, in his fourth and final year with the team, and played their home games at
Carter Stadium in
Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the
Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in third. NC State was invited to the
1975 Peach Bowl in
Atlanta, where they lost to
West Virginia. Holtz left at the conclusion of the season to accept the head coaching position with the
New York Jets.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 |
East Carolina* | No. 13 | | | W 26–3 | 47,500 |
[2] |
September 13 |
Wake Forest | No. 15 | - Carter Stadium
- Raleigh, NC (
rivalry)
| | L 22–30 | 36,500 |
[3] |
September 20 | No. 13
Florida* | | - Carter Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| | W 8–7 | 43,330 |
[4] |
September 27 | at
Michigan State* | | |
ABC | L 15–37 | 59,111 |
[5] |
October 4 |
Indiana* | | - Carter Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| | W 27–0 | 33,500 |
[6] |
October 11 | at
Maryland | | | | L 22–37 | 39,221 |
[7] |
October 18 |
North Carolina | | - Carter Stadium
- Raleigh, NC (
rivalry)
| | W 21–20 | 50,500 |
[8] |
October 25 | at
Clemson | | | | W 45–7 | 42, 934 |
[9]
[10] |
November 1 |
South Carolina* | | - Carter Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| ABC | W 28–21 | 48,500 |
[11] |
November 8 | at No. 8
Penn State* | | | | W 15–14 | 59,536 |
[12] |
November 15 | at
Duke | | | | T 21–21 | 43,200 |
[13] |
| vs.
West Virginia* | | |
Mizlou | L 10–13 | 45,134 |
[14] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[15]
Roster
1975 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DT
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95
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Dan Meier
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Sr
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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"1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
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"Buckey guides Wolfpack past East Carolina, 26–3". Kingsport Times-News. September 7, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Deacs sting Wolfpack by 30–20". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wolfpack stuns Gators with late TD, PAT". The News and Observer. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Spartans overwhelm NC State". Lansing State Journal. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Hoosiers fall". Sunday Courier and Press. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Fumbles cost 'Pack, Terrapins win, 37–22". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Two-point conversion lifts Wolfpack to win". The Times and Democrat. October 19, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976".
Clemson University. 1976. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
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"State runs Clemson into 45–7 rout". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"N.C. State nips USC in TV thriller, 28–21". The Greenville News. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Lions upset, 15–14, as Bahr misfires". The Pittsburgh Press. November 9, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Buckey-led comeback salvages a 21–21 tie". The Chapel Hill News. November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Mounties overtake State, 13–10". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 1, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1975 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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