1953 NC State Wolfpack football team
The 1953 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1953 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by second-year head coach Horace Hendrickson and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the league's inaugural year, after NC State and the other ACC schools split off from the Southern Conference. They finished winless in conference with a 0–3 record, and a 1–9 record overall. Hendrickson resigned as head coach following the end of the season.[2]
| 1953 NC State Wolfpack football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1953 record | 1–9 (0–3 ACC) |
| Head coach | Horace Hendrickson (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Riddick Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Maryland + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Duke + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | at North Carolina | L 7–29 | |
| October 3 | at George Washington* |
| L 7–20 |
| October 10 | Davidson* | W 27–7 | |
| October 17 | Wake Forest |
| L 7–20 |
| October 24 | at No. 16 Duke |
| L 0–31 |
| October 31 | William & Mary* |
| L 6–7 |
| November 7 | at Army* | L 7–27 | |
| November 14 | at Pittsburgh* | L 6–40 | |
| November 21 | No. 19 West Virginia* |
| L 0–61 |
| November 28 | at Florida State* | L 13–23 | |
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References
- "1953 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- "Hendrickson Quits as 'Pack Coach". The Atlanta Constitution. December 30, 1953. p. 10.
- Heft, Herb (October 3, 1953). "G.W. Six-Point Favorite Over N.C. State Today". The Washington Post. p. 11.
- "1953 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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