1966 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 1966 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by 13th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at the newly-constructed Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

1966 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1966 record	5–5 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach	Earle Edwards (13th season)
Home stadium	Carter Stadium

1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Clemson $		6	–	1					6	–	4
NC State		5	–	2					5	–	5
Maryland		3	–	3					4	–	6
Virginia		3	–	3					4	–	6
Duke		2	–	3					5	–	5
Wake Forest		2	–	4					3	–	7
South Carolina		1	–	3					1	–	9
North Carolina		1	–	4					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 17	at No. 2 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 10–28
September 24	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 7–10
October 1	at Wake Forest	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 15–12
October 8	South Carolina	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 21–31
October 15	No. 8 Florida*	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 10–17
October 22	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 33–7
October 29	Virginia	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 42–21
November 5	Maryland	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 24–21
November 12	vs. Southern Miss*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 6–7
November 19	Clemson	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	W 23–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Source:[2]

References

1. "1966 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
2. "1966 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.