| NC State Wolfpack | |
|---|---|
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| University | North Carolina State University |
| Conference | ACC |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Boo Corrigan |
| Location | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 22 |
| Football stadium | Carter–Finley Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Lenovo Center (men) Reynolds Coliseum (women) |
| Baseball stadium | Doak Field |
| Softball stadium | Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | Dail Soccer Field |
| Aquatics center | Willis R. Casey Aquatics Center |
| Other venues | Reynolds Coliseum Paul Derr Track & Field Facility J. W. Isenhour Tennis Center Lonnie Poole Golf Course |
| Mascot | Mr. Wuf & Ms. Wuf |
| Nickname | Wolfpack |
| Colors | Red and white[1] |
| Website | gopack |
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The NC State Wolfpack is the nickname of the athletic teams representing North Carolina State University. The Wolfpack competes at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for college football) as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for all sports since the 1953–54 season. The athletic teams of the Wolfpack compete in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports. NC State is a founding member of the ACC and has won eleven national championships: five NCAA championships, two AIAW championships, and four titles under other sanctioning bodies. Most NC State fans and athletes recognize the rivalry with the North Carolina Tar Heels as their biggest.
The logo for NC State athletics is a wolf head wearing a sailor cap. The wolf depicted is known by NC State fans as "Tuffy" (not to be confused with the on-site mascots, Mr. and Ms. Wuf), and has been the primary athletic logo since 2021. The wolf head logo was preceded by the block S logo, which consisted of an 'N' and a 'C' inscribed in a larger 'S'.
NC State athletic teams are nicknamed the 'Wolfpack'. The name was unofficially adopted by the football program in 1921 following an unsigned letter to the NC State Alumni News suggesting the moniker "Wolf Pack".[2][3] Other varsity teams of that era were called the "Red Terrors" until 1948, when a campus-wide vote chose "Wolfpack" as the nickname for all varsity teams. Prior to the adoption of the current nickname, North Carolina State athletic teams went by such names as the Aggies, the Techs, the Red Terrors, and Farmers.[4]
- ^ NC State Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Why Is NC State Called the Wolfpack?". NC State University. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Origin of the Wolfpack". NC State University Athletics.
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ncst/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/history1-10.pdf [bare URL PDF]