1975 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1975 NC State Wolfpack football Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 7–4–1 2–2–1 Lou Holtz 4th Brian Burke 4th Carter Stadium Peach Bowl L 10–13 vs. West Virginia 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 1975 AP September 6 w y 13 East Carolina Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 26–3 47,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72647337/buckey-guides-wolfpack-past-east/ Kingsport Times-News Buckey guides Wolfpack past East Carolina, 26–3 September 7, 1975 March 4, 2021 Newspapers.com September 13 l 15 Wake Forest Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 22–30 36,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-deacs-sting-wolf/139614098/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Deacs sting Wolfpack by 30–20 September 14, 1975 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com September 20 w y Florida 13 Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC 8–7 43,330 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-wolfpack-stuns-gat/134253951/ The News and Observer Wolfpack stuns Gators with late TD, PAT September 21, 1975 October 28, 2023 Newspapers.com September 27 l y y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ABC 15–37 59,111 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-spartans-overwhelm/139614200/ Lansing State Journal Spartans overwhelm NC State September 28, 1975 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 4 w y Indiana Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC 27–0 33,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-courier-and-press-hossiers-fa/139614293/ Sunday Courier and Press Hoosiers fall October 5, 1975 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 11 l y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 22–37 39,221 https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-fumbles-cost-pack/139601963/ The Rocky Mount Telegram Fumbles cost 'Pack, Terrapins win, 37–22 October 12, 1975 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 18 w North Carolina Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 21–20 50,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-two-point-convers/139614411/ The Times and Democrat Two-point conversion lifts Wolfpack to win October 19, 1975 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 25 w y Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC rivalry 45–7 42, 934 Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976 https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/60/ Clemson University 1976 2 November 9, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-state-runs-clems/139614510/ Asheville Citizen-Times State runs Clemson into 45–7 rout October 26, 1975 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com November 1 w y South Carolina Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC ABC 28–21 48,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-nc-state-nips-usc/139614610/ The Greenville News N.C. State nips USC in TV thriller, 28–21 November 2, 1975 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com November 8 w y y Penn State 8 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA 15–14 59,536 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-lions-upset-1514/139614706/ The Pittsburgh Press Lions upset, 15–14, as Bahr misfires November 9, 1975 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com November 15 t y Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC rivalry 21–21 43,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chapel-hill-news-buckey-led-comeback/139603659/ The Chapel Hill News Buckey-led comeback salvages a 21–21 tie November 16, 1975 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com December 31 Wednesday l y y West Virginia Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA Peach Bowl Mizlou 10–13 45,134 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-mounties-overtake-st/139614808/ The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Mounties overtake State, 13–10 January 1, 1976 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina-state/1975-schedule.html 1975 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC May 25, 2018 Roster 1975 NC State Wolfpack f 11 Sr Dave Buckey QB 19 Sr Don Buckey WR y 95 Sr Dan Meier DT *Lou Holtz Larry Beightol – Offensive line References NC State Category:NC State Wolfpack football seasons NC State Wolfpack football