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American college football season
The 1978 NC State Wolfpack football team represented
North Carolina State University during the
1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was
Bo Rein. 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 1978 at
Carter Stadium (now Carter–Finley Stadium) in
Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 |
East Carolina* | | | | W 29–13 | 50,800 |
[1] |
September 16 |
Syracuse* | | - Carter Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| | W 27–19 | 37,800 |
[2] |
September 23 |
West Virginia* | | - Carter Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| | W 29–15 | 42,200 |
[3] |
September 30 | at
Wake Forest | | | | W 34–10 | 29,700 |
[4] |
October 7 | at No. 12
Maryland | No. 20 | | | L 7–31 | 45,319 |
[5] |
October 21 | at
North Carolina | | | | W 34–7 | 50,250 |
[6] |
October 28 | No. 20
Clemson | | - Carter Stadium
- Raleigh, NC (
rivalry)
| | L 10–33 | 45,000 |
[7] |
November 4 |
South Carolina* | | - Carter Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| | W 22–13 | 34,400 |
[8] |
November 11 | at No. 2
Penn State* | | | | L 10–19 | 77,043 |
[9] |
November 18 |
Duke | | - Carter Stadium
- Raleigh, NC (
rivalry)
| | W 24–10 | 43,300 |
[10] |
November 25 | at
Virginia | | | | W 24–21 | 14,227 |
[11] |
December 23 | vs. No. 16
Pittsburgh* | | |
Mizlou | W 30–17 | 31,356 |
[12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[13]
Roster
1978 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
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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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"N.C. State stops East Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Spirited Syracuse extends Wolfpack". The Buffalo News. September 17, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Brown paces Pack romp". Durham Sunday Herald. September 24, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"State beats Wake; Scott Smith stars". The Roanoke Times. October 1, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Maryland routs N.C. State 31–7". Fort Meyers News-Press. October 8, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Brown, Pack belt Heels". Winston-Salem Journal. October 22, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tigers' Brown excels". The Daily Progress. October 29, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"'Cautious' Wolfpack wins". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Bahr sparks Penn State". The Kansas City Star. November 12, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tangerines rain as Pack crates Devils". The News and Observer. November 19, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"State escapes near 'upset'". Greensboro Daily News. November 26, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wolfpack rips Panthers, in Tangerine Bowl upset". The Tampa Tribune. December 24, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1978 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
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