1981 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1981 NC State Wolfpack football Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 4–7 2–4 Monte Kiffin 2nd Carter Stadium The 1981 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Monte Kiffin. 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 1981 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966. Schedule 1981 AP Eastern September 5 w y Richmond Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC 27–21 40,400 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112192893/mcintosh-sparks-pack-by-spiders/ The News and Observer McIntosh sparks Pack by Spiders September 6, 1981 October 28, 2022 Newspapers.com September 12 w y Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC rivalry 28–23 29,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-freshman-guns-wolfpack-2823/139767941/ The State Freshman guns Wolfpack 28–23 September 13, 1981 January 28, 2024 Newspapers.com September 19 w y East Carolina Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 31–10 52,200 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72673627/late-pack-spurt-zaps-pesky-bucs/ The News and Observer Late Pack spurt zaps pesky Bucs September 20, 1981 March 4, 2021 Newspapers.com September 26 l Maryland Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC 9–34 47,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-maryland-clobbers-nc-state/139765804/ Fort Myers News-Press Maryland clobbers N.C. State September 27, 1981 January 28, 2024 Newspapers.com October 3 w Virginia Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC 30–24 42,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-state-defense-holds/139768062/ The Rocky Mount Telegram State defense holds off late Cavalier rally October 4, 1981 January 28, 2024 Newspapers.com October 17 l North Carolina 4 Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 10–21 56,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-unc-rallies-for-victo/139764773/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle UNC rallies for victory, 21–10 October 18, 1981 January 28, 2024 Newspapers.com October 24 1:00 p.m. l y Clemson 4 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC rivalry 7–17 62,727 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-clemson-rallies-to-trip/139763538/ Greensboro News & Record Clemson rallies to trip Pack 17–7 October 25, 1981 January 28, 2024 Newspapers.com October 31 l y y South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ABC 12–20 56,517 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-south-carolina-sto/139762280/ The News and Observer South Carolina stops bumbling Wolfpack November 1, 1981 January 28, 2024 Newspapers.com November 7 l y Penn State 6 Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC 15–22 48,800 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-lions-stave-off-wolfpa/139768213/ The Tampa Tribune Lions stave off Wolfpack November 8, 1981 January 28, 2024 Newspapers.com November 14 l y Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC rivalry 7–17 26,750 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-sub-ron-sally-sparks-duke-ov/139767520/ Daily Press Sub Ron Sally sparks Duke over Wolfpack November 15, 1981 January 28, 2024 Newspapers.com November 21 l y Miami (FL) 11 Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC 6–14 36,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-convincing-win-for-hurri/139768384/ St. Petersburg Times Convincing win for Hurricanes November 22, 1981 January 28, 2024 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina-state/1981-schedule.html 1981 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com 2017-10-08 Roster 1981 NC State Wolfpack f 70 Sr Todd Eckerson T 43 Fr Joe McIntosh Joe McIntosh (American football) RB y 22 Sr Mike Quick WR y 46 Sr Dwight Sullivan FB y 53 Sr Robert Abraham Robert Abraham (American football) LB y 33 So Vaughan Johnson LB y 6 Jr Eric Williams Eric Williams (safety) DB y 29 Jr Perry Williams Perry Williams (cornerback) DB y *Monte Kiffin References NC State Category:NC State Wolfpack football seasons NC State Wolfpack football