1967 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1967 NC State Wolfpack football Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 17 9–2 5–1 Earle Edwards 14th Carter Stadium Liberty Bowl champion Liberty Bowl W 14–7 vs. Georgia The 1967 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by 14th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second. The Wolfpack began the year with 8 consecutive victories, including a win over the second-ranked Houston Cougars. The team climbed as high as No. 3 in the AP Poll, which is to date the highest ranking achieved in school history.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina-state/ North Carolina State Wolfpack School History Sports Reference LLC May 25, 2018 A loss to Penn State derailed their perfect season, and a loss to Clemson the next week cost them the ACC title. NC State was ranked 17th in the final Coaches Poll of the season, conducted before bowl season (the AP Poll ranked only 10 teams from 1962 to 1967). They were invited to the 1967 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Georgia. Defensive lineman Dennis Byrd became NC State's first ever consensus first-team All-American, being selected by 6 of 7 official selectors.http://gopack.com/documents/2017/7/20//NCStateMediaGuide.pdf 2017 Wolfpack Media Guide North Carolina State University 116 Schedule 1967 AP September 16 w North Carolina Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 13–7 42,300 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-state-edges-heels-1/139266864/ The Greenville News State edges Heels, 13–7 September 17, 1967 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com September 23 w y Buffalo Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC 24–6 20,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-state-whips-buffalo/139267037/ Greensboro Daily News State whips Buffalo September 24, 1967 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com September 30 w y y Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 20–10 34,573 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-wolfpack-stops-fsu/139267172/ The Palm Beach Post Wolfpack stops FSU October 1, 1967 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 7 w y y Houston 2 Houston Astrodome Houston, TX 16–6 52,483 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-north-carolina-s/139267358/ Asheville Citizen-Times North Carolina State shocks Houston, 16 to 6 October 8, 1967 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 14 w y 9 Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 31–9 27,100 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-wolfpack-make-it-5/139267519/ Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel Wolfpack make it 5–0 with 31-point 2d half October 15, 1967 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 21 w 5 Wake Forest Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 24–7 30,300 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-pack-rolls-defense-warren/139267745/ Daily Press 'Pack rolls; Defense, Warren's toe down tough Deacs, 24–7 October 22, 1967 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 28 w 5 Duke Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 28–7 44,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-wolfpack-rips-blu/139267854/ The Times and Democrat Wolfpack rips Blue Devils, 28–7 October 29, 1967 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 4 w y 4 Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 30–8 16,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times-news-wolfpack-picks-up-e/139267951/ Kingsport Times-News Wolfpack picks up easy win over Virginia November 5, 1967 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 11 l y y 3 Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA 8–13 46,497 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-lions-stave-off-wo/139268064/ The News and Observer Lions stave off Wolfpack, 13–8 November 12, 1967 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 18 l y 10 Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC rivalry 6–14 47,074 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-progress-index-tigers-upset-state-by/139266603/ The Progress-Index Tigers upset State by 14–6 November 19, 1967 January 21, 2024 Newspapers.com December 16 w y y Georgia Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Liberty Bowl 14–7 35,045 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-wolfpack-fangs-bat/133826475/ The Commercial Appeal Wolfpack fangs battling Georgia December 17, 1967 October 21, 2023 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina-state/1967-schedule.html 1967 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC May 25, 2018 References NC State Category:NC State Wolfpack football seasons Category:Liberty Bowl champion seasons NC State Wolfpack football