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American college football season
The 1996 NC State Wolfpack football team represented
North Carolina State University during the
1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was
Mike O'Cain. 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 1996 at
Carter–Finley Stadium in
Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 12:00 pm |
Georgia Tech | |
ABC | L 16–28 | 41,500 |
[1] |
September 19 | 8:00 pm | No. 3
Florida State | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
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ESPN | L 17–51 | 45,700 |
[2] |
September 28 | 12:00 pm | at
Purdue* | |
ESPN Plus | L 21–42 | 39,739 |
[3] |
October 5 | 12:00 pm | at
Maryland | |
JPS | W 34–8 | 32,550 |
[4] |
October 12 | 3:30 pm | No. 8
Alabama* | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| ABC | L 19–24 | 50,750 |
[5] |
October 19 | 12:00 pm | at
Virginia | | JPS | L 14–62 | 40,300 |
[6] |
November 2 | 12:00 pm | at No. 8
North Carolina | | JPS | L 20–52 | 47,000 |
[7] |
November 9 | 12:00 pm |
Duke | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC (
rivalry)
| JPS | W 44–22 | 47,200 |
[8] |
November 16 | 12:00 pm | at
Clemson | | JPS | L 17–40 | 63,796 |
[9] |
November 23 | 1:00 pm |
Wake Forest | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC (
rivalry)
| | W 37–22 | 40,500 |
[10] |
November 30 | 3:30 pm | vs.
East Carolina* | |
ESPN2 | L 29–50 | 66,347 |
[11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
|
[12]
Roster
References
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"After debacle that was Fran, Wolfpack loses". Winston-Salem Journal. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"No. 3 Florida State buzzes N.C. State". Austin American-Statesman. September 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Reeves, Watson key easy Purdue victory". The South Bend Tribune. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wolfpack comes alive against Maryland". Greensboro News & Record. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Pack can't turn the Tide". The News and Observer. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Cavs maul Wolfpack". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"A Pack of disasters". The Herald-Sun. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Duke finds Pack has King for day". The Charlotte Observer. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tigers trample 'Pack". The Herald. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Pack converts, Deacs don't". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Harley hogs the spotlight". The Charlotte Observer. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1996 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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