The 1972 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by first-year head coach Lou Holtz and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second. NC State was invited to the 1972 Peach Bowl in Atlanta, where they defeated West Virginia.
| 1972 NC State Wolfpack football | |
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Peach Bowl champion | |
Peach Bowl, W 49–13 vs. West Virginia | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 8–3–1 (4–1–1 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brian Burke (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Carter Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 NC State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | Maryland | T 24–24 | 31,000 | [2] | |
| September 16 | Syracuse* |
| W 43–20 | 27,100 | [3] |
| September 23 | at North Carolina | L 33–34 | 47,000 | [4] | |
| September 30 | at Georgia* | L 22–28 | 56,613 | [5] | |
| October 7 | Duke |
| W 17–0 | 38,200 | [6] |
| October 14 | at Wake Forest | W 42–13 | 25,000 | [7] | |
| October 21 | East Carolina* |
| W 38–16 | 39,300 | [8] |
| October 28 | South Carolina* |
| W 42–24 | 32,200 | [9] |
| November 4 | at Virginia | W 35–14 | 17,500 | [10] | |
| November 11 | at No. 10 Penn State* | L 22–37 | 54,274 | [11][12] | |
| November 18 | Clemson |
| W 42–17 | 31,000 | [13] |
| December 29 | vs. No. 18 West Virginia* | W 49–13 | 52,671 | [14] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Terps, Wolfpack tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 10, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State tops Syracuse". Democrat and Chronicle. September 17, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pack gamble fails, UNC victor, 34 to 33". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 24, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack explosion falls short, 28–22". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense arrives for N.C. State win". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 8, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State rips Deacons 42–13". Tallahassee Democrat. October 15, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack bounces E. Carolina, 38–16". The News and Observer. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State drubs Gamecocks, 42–24". Daily Press. October 29, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fritts runs TD total to 15 as Wolfpack rolls, 35–14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 5, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State mauls N.C. State". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State Halts Wolfpack". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 12, 1972. p. 2B. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Pack machine blasts Clemson 42–17". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 19, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia joy silenced". The Atlanta Journal. December 30, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1972 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
