1986 NC State Wolfpack football team

1986 NC State Wolfpack football
Peach Bowl, L 24–25 vs. Virginia Tech
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–3–1 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Clemson $ 5 1 1 8 2 2
NC State 5 2 0 8 3 1
North Carolina 5 2 0 7 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 3 0 5 5 1
Maryland 2 3 1 5 5 1
Wake Forest 2 5 0 5 6 0
Duke 2 5 0 4 7 0
Virginia 2 5 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Dick Sheridan. 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 1986 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.