1974 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 11
Record9–2–1 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Burke (3rd season)
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
1974 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Maryland $ 6 0 08 4 0
No. 11 NC State 4 2 09 2 1
Clemson 4 2 07 4 0
North Carolina 4 2 07 5 0
Duke 2 4 06 5 0
Virginia 1 5 04 7 0
Wake Forest 0 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1974 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head coach was Lou Holtz. 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 1974 at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Wake ForestNo. 18W 33–1522,500
September 14DukeNo. 16W 35–2142,200
September 21ClemsonNo. 15
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 31–1038,800
September 28at Syracuse*No. 13W 28–2217,997
October 5East Carolina*No. 8
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 24–2042,800[2]
October 12at VirginiaNo. 11W 22–2127,100
October 19at North CarolinaNo. 10L 14–33
October 26at No. 15 MarylandNo. 17L 10–2049,647
November 2South Carolina*dagger
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 42–2741,500
November 9No. 7 Penn State*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 12–741,500
November 16at Arizona State*No. 16W 35–14
December 23vs. Houston*No. 13T 31–3135,122
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Stan FrittsRunning back497Cincinnati Bengals
Roland HooksRunning back10253Buffalo Bills
Frank HaywoodDefensive tackle14351Cincinnati Bengals

Source: [4]

References

  1. "1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. "State escapes ECU scare". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1974 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results".
  4. "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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