1963 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1963 NC State Wolfpack football Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 8–3 6–1 Earle Edwards 10th Riddick Stadium ACC co-champion Liberty Bowl L 12–16 vs. Mississippi State The 1963 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina-state/1963-schedule.html 1963 North Carolina State Wolfpack College Football at Sports-Reference.com The Wolfpack were led by 10th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, winning their second ever ACC title with a record of 6–1, a title shared with North Carolina. They were invited to the 1963 Liberty Bowl, the last to be played in Philadelphia before the game moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where they were defeated by Mississippi State. The game against Wake Forest took place hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It was only of only 7 games that went ahead afterwards while all others were canceled or postponed. Schedule September 21 w y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 36–14 28,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-terps-upset-by-nc/139163179/ Florence Morning News Terps upset by N.C. State September 22, 1963 January 20, 2024 Newspapers.com September 28 w y y Southern Miss Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS 14–0 11,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74049204/state-wins-140/ The News and Observer State wins, 14–0 September 29, 1963 March 21, 2021 Newspapers.com October 5 w y Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC rivalry 7–3 28,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-wolfpack-nips-clemso/139163381/ The Palm Beach Post Wolfpack nips Clemson October 6, 1963 January 20, 2024 Newspapers.com October 12 w y South Carolina Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC 18–6 16,672 https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-nc-state-sli/139163517/ The Danville Register N.C. State slips past USC, 18–6 October 13, 1963 January 20, 2024 Newspapers.com October 19 l y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 10–31 45,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-carolinas-power/139162280/ Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel Carolina's power, passing hand State its first loss October 20, 1963 January 20, 2024 Newspapers.com October 26 w Duke Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 21–7 21,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-state-hands-duke-first-l/139163638/ Greensboro Daily News State hands Duke first loss of season 21–7 October 27, 1963 January 20, 2024 Newspapers.com November 2 w y Virginia Foreman Field Norfolk, VA 15–9 7,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-pack-edges-caval/139163774/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Pack edges Cavaliers, 15–9 November 3, 1963 January 20, 2024 Newspapers.com November 9 w y Virginia Tech Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC 13–7 20,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-state-wins-on-vpi-fu/139163912/ The Virginian-Pilot State wins on VPI fumble November 10, 1963 January 20, 2024 Newspapers.com November 16 l y y Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 0–14 23,851 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-florida-state/139164071/ The Montgomery Advertiser Florida State blanks North Carolina State November 17, 1963 January 20, 2024 Newspapers.com November 22 Friday w Wake Forest Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 42–0 15,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-nc-state-roll/139164230/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram N.C. State rolls past Deacons November 23, 1963 January 20, 2024 Newspapers.com December 21 l y y Mississippi State Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA Liberty Bowl 12–16 8,309 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/28522300/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Mississippi State stymies N.C. State rally to win, 16–12 December 22, 1963 October 13, 2023 Newspapers.com References NC State Category:NC State Wolfpack football seasons Category:Atlantic Coast Conference football champion seasons NC State Wolfpack football