1961 NC State Wolfpack football team

1961 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainRoman Gabriel
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Duke $   5 1     7 3  
North Carolina   4 3     5 5  
Maryland   3 3     7 3  
Clemson   3 3     5 5  
NC State   3 4     4 6  
South Carolina   3 4     4 6  
Wake Forest   3 4     4 6  
Virginia   2 4     4 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1961 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University (NC State) as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1961 college football season. In their eighth year head coach Earle Edwards, the Wolfpack compiled a 4–6 record (3–4 in conference games), tied for fifth place in the ACC, and were outscored by a total of 149 to 129.[2]

Senior quarterback Roman Gabriel set 22 NC State records, was selected as the 1961 ACC Player of the Year and a first-team All-American, and had his jersey retired (the first in program history) in a January 1962 ceremony. Gabriel was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

The team played its home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina.

  1. ^ "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "1961 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 23, 2024.