1978 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1978 NC State Wolfpack football Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 19 18 9–3 4–2 Bo Rein 3rd Carter Stadium Tangerine Bowl W 30–17 vs. Pittsburgh 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 1978 AP September 9 w y East Carolina Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 29–13 50,800 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72660844/nc-state-stops-east-carolina/ The Atlanta Constitution N.C. State stops East Carolina September 10, 1978 March 4, 2021 Newspapers.com September 16 w y Syracuse Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC 27–19 37,800 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-spirited-syracuse-exten/139703124/ The Buffalo News Spirited Syracuse extends Wolfpack September 17, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com September 23 w y West Virginia Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC 29–15 42,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-brown-paces-pack-romp/139665535/ Durham Sunday Herald Brown paces Pack romp September 24, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com September 30 w y Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC rivalry 34–10 29,700 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-state-beats-wake-scot/139703241/ The Roanoke Times State beats Wake; Scott Smith stars October 1, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com October 7 l y 20 Maryland 12 Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 7–31 45,319 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-maryland-routs-nc-state-31/139701806/ Fort Meyers News-Press Maryland routs N.C. State 31–7 October 8, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com October 21 w y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 34–7 50,250 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-brown-pack-belt-h/139703357/ Winston-Salem Journal Brown, Pack belt Heels October 22, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com October 28 l Clemson 20 Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 10–33 45,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-progress-tigers-brown-excels/139700703/ The Daily Progress Tigers' Brown excels October 29, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com November 4 w y South Carolina Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC 22–13 34,400 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-cautious-wolfpa/139663965/ The Charlotte Observer 'Cautious' Wolfpack wins November 5, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com November 11 l y y Penn State 2 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA 10–19 77,043 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-bahr-sparks-penn-st/139703484/ The Kansas City Star Bahr sparks Penn State November 12, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com November 18 w Duke Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 24–10 43,300 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-tangerines-rain-as/139703624/ The News and Observer Tangerines rain as Pack crates Devils November 19, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com November 25 w y Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 24–21 14,227 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-state-escapes-near-upse/139703763/ Greensboro Daily News State escapes near 'upset' November 26, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com December 23 w y y Pittsburgh 16 Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL Tangerine Bowl Mizlou 30–17 31,356 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-wolfpack-rips-panthers/139703886/ The Tampa Tribune Wolfpack rips Panthers, in Tangerine Bowl upset December 24, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina-state/1978-schedule.html 1978 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com 2017-10-09 Roster 1978 NC State Wolfpack f 23 Sr Ted Brown Ted Brown (American football) RB y 80 Fr Lin Dawson TE y 76 Jr Chris Dieterich T y 51 Jr Jim Ritcher C y 54 Sr Bill Cowher LB y 91 So Bubba Green DT y 95 Jr Brian O'Doherty DT *Bo Rein References NC State Wolfpack Category:NC State Wolfpack football seasons Category:Citrus Bowl champion seasons NC State Wolfpack football