1991 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 1991 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1991 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 1991 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

1991 NC State Wolfpack football
Peach Bowl, L 34–37 vs. East Carolina
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 24
Record	9–3 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach	Dick Sheridan (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Buddy Green (2nd season)
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 Clemson $	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 24 NC State	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
Virginia	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Duke	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Wake Forest	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	1:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 7–0	44,907	[1]
September 14		Kent State*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 47–0	42,914	[2]
September 21	12:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 30–3	24,856	[3]
September 28		No. 23 North Carolina		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina (rivalry)	JPS	W 24–7	53,928	[4]
October 5		No. 21 Georgia Tech	No. 19	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	Raycom	W 24–7	44,105	[5]
October 19		No. 8 (I-AA) Marshall*	No. 11	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 15–14	41,019	[6]
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Clemson	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ABC	L 19–29	79,832	[7]
November 2	4:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	No. 19	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 38–21	67,900	[8]
November 9		No. 24 Virginia	No. 18	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 10–42	41,109	[9]
November 16		at Duke	No. 24	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)		W 32–31	28,975	[10]
November 23		Maryland	No. 22	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 20–17	36,491	[11]
January 1	11:30 a.m.	vs. No. 12 East Carolina*	No. 21	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–37	59,322	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mark Thomas	Defensive end	4	89	San Francisco 49ers
Charles Davenport	Wide receiver	4	94	Pittsburgh Steelers
Todd Harrison	Tight end	5	134	Chicago Bears

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References

1. "Pack holds Hokies". The Charlotte Observer. September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "N.C. State's defense is no flash in pan". The Charlotte Observer. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Pack stuffs Deacs". The Herald-Sun. September 22, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Pack stops UNC once again". Greensboro News & Record. September 29, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "N.C. State remains unbeaten, stings Yellow Jackets". Tallahassee Democrat. October 6, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Fourth-quarter rally carries Wolfpack by Marshall 15–14". The State. October 20, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Clemson clamps down". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "USC tripped up; Gamecocks lose finale in series with Wolfpack". The Item. November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Virginia's Blundin finds groove in 42–10 rout of No. 18 N.C. State". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "State rallies past Duke". Winston-Salem Journal. November 17, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Wolfpack's usual rally holds off Terps, 20–17". The Orlando Sentinel. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Blake, Pirates come back on Wolfpack". The Charlotte Observer. January 2, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1991 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
14. "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.