1974 NC State Wolfpack football team

1974 NC State Wolfpack football

Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, T 31–31 vs. Houston
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#11
1974 record	9–2–1 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach	Lou Holtz
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium (Capacity: 45,600)

1974 ACC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#13 Maryland $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#11 NC State	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Duke	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	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-A 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–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 7	at Wake Forest	#18	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 33–15
September 14	Duke	#16	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	W 35–21
September 21	Clemson	#15	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	W 31–10
September 28	at Syracuse*	#13	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	W 28–22
October 5	East Carolina*	#8	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	W 24–20
October 12	at Virginia	#11	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 22–21
October 19	at North Carolina	#10	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 14–33
October 26	at #15 Maryland*	#17	Byrd Stadium • College Park	L 10–20
November 2	South Carolina*		Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	W 42–27
November 9	#7 Penn State*		Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	W 12–7
November 16	at Arizona State*	#16	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 35–14
December 23	vs. Houston*	#13	Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	T 31–31
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Source: ^[2]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Stan Fritts	Running Back	4	97	Cincinnati Bengals
Roland Hooks	Running Back	10	253	Buffalo Bills
Frank Haywood	Defensive Tackle	14	351	Cincinnati Bengals

Source: ^[3]

References

↑ "1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina-state/1974-schedule.html
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1975.htm

NC State Wolfpack football

Venues	Riddick Stadium (1907–1965) Carter–Finley Stadium (1966–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson: Textile Bowl (Textile Bowl Trophy) East Carolina (Victory Barrel) North Carolina South Carolina

Culture & lore	Mr. Wuf "Fight Song" Norris Cup The Power Sound of the South

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1922 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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