1960 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 1960 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1960 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by seventh-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

1960 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–3–1 (4–1–1 ACC)
Head coach	Earle Edwards (7th season)
Home stadium	Riddick Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Duke $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
NC State	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Maryland	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Virginia	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Virginia Tech*	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 29–14		[2]
September 24	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 3–0	41,000	[3]
October 1	Virginia	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 26–7	14,500	[4]
October 8	Maryland	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 13–10	14,000	[5]
October 15	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 13–17	28,000	[6]
October 22	at Mississippi Southern*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 20–13	16,100	[7]
October 29	at UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–7	27,637	[8]
November 5	at Wake Forest	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 14–12	14,500	[9]
November 12	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 22–25	27,400	[10]
November 19	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	T 8–8	23,000	[11]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "1960 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
2. "State Tackles VPI in Home Opener". The Technician. North Carolina State University. September 15, 1960. p. 13 (B-1). Retrieved November 30, 2017.
3. "'Pack upsets Tar Heels, 3–0". The Miami News. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Gabriel hurls 26–7 triumph over Virginia". Florence Morning News. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "State stops Maryland, 13–10". The News and Observer. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Duke edges Wolfpack, 17 to 13". The Progress-Index. October 16, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wolfpack posts 20–13 win over Southerners". The News and Observer. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "UCLA Bruins outlasts Wolfpack, 7–0". Independent Star-News. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "N.C. State takes measure of Wake Forest, 14 to 12". The Times and Democrat. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "ASU upsets Wolfpack, 25–22". The Arizona Daily Star. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Wolfpack, Gamecocks play to 8–8 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 20, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1960 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2018.