List of NC State Wolfpack football seasons

Year by year results for North Carolina State Wolfpack football, the football team representing North Carolina State University.

Seasons

National Champions †

Conference Champions *

Division Champions ‡

Bowl game berth ^

List of seasons showing head coach, conference, conference finish, division finish, wins, losses, ties, bowl games and final poll standings^{[A 1]}

Season	Head coach	Conference[1]	Conference finish[2]	Division finish	Wins	Losses	Ties	Bowl result[3]	AP Poll[4]	Coaches' Poll[5]
1892	Perrin Busbee	Independent	—	—	1	0	0	—	N/A	N/A
1893	Bart Gatling		—	—	2	0	0	—	N/A	N/A
1894			—	—	0	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1895			—	—	1	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1896	Perrin Busbee		—	—	1	0	0	—	N/A	N/A
1897			—	—	1	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1898	W. C. Riddick		—	—	0	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1899			—	—	0	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1900	John McKee		—	—	0	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1901			—	—	1	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1902	Arthur Devlin		—	—	3	4	2	—	N/A	N/A
1903			—	—	4	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1904	Willis Kienholz		—	—	3	1	2	—	N/A	N/A
1905	George S. Whitney		—	—	4	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1906	Willie Heston		—	—	3	1	4	—	N/A	N/A
1907	Mickey Whitehurst		—	—	6	0	1	—	N/A	N/A
1908			—	—	6	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1909	Edward L. Greene		—	—	6	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1910			—	—	4	0	2	—	N/A	N/A
1911			—	—	5	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1912			—	—	4	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1913			—	—	6	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1914	Jack Hegarty		—	—	2	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1915			—	—	3	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1916	Brit Patterson		—	—	2	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1917	Harry Hartsell		—	—	6	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1918	Tal Stafford		—	—	1	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1919	Bill Fetzer		—	—	7	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1920			—	—	7	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1921	Harry Hartsell		—	—	3	3	3	—	N/A	N/A
1922		Southern Conference	—	—	4	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1923			—	—	3	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1924	Buck Shaw		—	—	2	6	2	—	N/A	N/A
1925	Gus Tebell		—	—	3	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1926			—	—	4	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1927			—	—	9	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1928			—	—	4	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1929			—	—	1	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
1930	John Van Liew		—	—	2	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
1931	Clipper Smith		—	—	3	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1932			—	—	6	1	2	—	N/A	N/A
1933			10th	—	1	5	3	—	N/A	N/A
1934	Hunk Anderson		8th	—	2	6	1	—	N/A	N/A
1935			6th	—	6	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1936			10th	—	3	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1937	Doc Newton		T-5th	—	5	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1938			7th	—	3	7	1	—	N/A	N/A
1939			9th	—	2	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
1940			11th	—	3	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1941			8th	—	4	5	2	—	N/A	N/A
1942			6th	—	4	4	2	—	N/A	N/A
1943			9th	—	3	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1944	Beattie Feathers		T-3rd	—	7	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1945			8th	—	3	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1946			3rd	—	8	3	0	Lost 1947 Gator Bowl against Oklahoma Sooners, 13-34 ^	18th	N/A
1947			7th	—	5	3	1	—	17th	N/A
1948			14th	—	3	6	1	—	N/A	N/A
1949			13th	—	3	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1950			9th	—	5	4	1	—	N/A	N/A
1951			12th	—	3	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1952	Horace Hendrickson		12th	—	3	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1953		Atlantic Coast Conference	7th	—	1	9	0	—	N/A	N/A
1954	Earle Edwards		8th	—	2	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
1955			7th	—	4	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1956			6th	—	3	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1957 *			1st *	—	7	1	2	—	15th	20th
1958			7th	—	2	7	1	—	N/A	N/A
1959			8th	—	1	9	0	—	N/A	N/A
1960			2nd	—	6	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1961			5th	—	4	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1962			T-4th	—	3	6	1	—	N/A	N/A
1963 *			T–1st *	—	8	3	0	Lost 1963 Liberty Bowl against Mississippi State Bulldogs, 12-16 ^	N/A	N/A
1964 *			1st *	—	5	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1965 *			T-1st *	—	6	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1966			2nd	—	5	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1967			2nd	—	9	2	0	Won 1967 Liberty Bowl against Georgia Bulldogs, 14-7 ^	N/A	17th
1968 *			T-1st *	—	6	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1969			2nd	—	3	6	1	—	N/A	N/A
1970			5th	—	3	7	1	—	N/A	N/A
1971	Al Michaels		6th	—	3	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
1972	Lou Holtz		2nd	—	8	3	1	Won 1972 Peach Bowl against West Virginia Mountaineers, 49-13 ^	17th	N/A
1973 *			T-1st *	—	9	3	0	Won 1973 Liberty Bowl against Kansas Jayhawks, 31-18 ^	16th	N/A
1974			T-2nd	—	9	2	1	Tied 1974 Bluebonnet Bowl against Houston Cougars, 31-31 ^	11th	9th
1975			T-3rd	—	7	4	1	Lost 1975 Peach Bowl against West Virginia Mountaineers, 10-13 ^	N/A	N/A
1976	Bo Rein		5th	—	3	7	1	—	N/A	N/A
1977			T-3rd	—	8	4	0	Won 1977 Peach Bowl against Iowa State Cyclones, 24-14 ^	N/A	T-19th
1978			3rd	—	9	3	0	Won 1978 Tangerine Bowl against Pittsburgh Panthers, 30-17 ^	18th	T-19th
1979 *			1st *	—	7	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1980	Monte Kiffin		3rd	—	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1981			5th	—	4	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1982			T-3rd	—	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1983	Tom Reed		T-6th	—	3	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
1984			T-6th	—	3	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
1985			T-6th	—	3	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
1986	Dick Sheridan		T-2nd	—	8	3	1	Lost 1986 Peach Bowl against Virginia Tech Hokies, 24-25 ^	N/A	N/A
1987			T-3rd	—	4	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1988			T-2nd	—	8	3	1	Won 1988 Peach Bowl against Iowa Hawkeyes, 28-23 ^	N/A	17th
1989			T-4th	—	7	5	0	Lost 1989 Copper Bowl against Arizona Wildcats, 10-17 ^	N/A	N/A
1990			6th	—	7	5	0	Won 1990 All-American Bowl against Southern Miss Golden Eagles, 31-27 ^	N/A	N/A
1991			T-2nd	—	9	3	0	Lost 1991 Peach Bowl against East Carolina Pirates, 34-37 ^	24th	25th
1992			2nd	—	9	3	1	Lost 1992 Gator Bowl against Florida Gators, 10-27 ^	17th	15th
1993	Mike O'Cain		5th	—	7	5	0	Lost 1994 Hall of Fame Bowl against Michigan Wolverines, 7-42 ^	N/A	N/A
1994			2nd	—	9	3	0	Won 1995 Peach Bowl against Mississippi State Bulldogs, 28-24 ^	17th	17th
1995			7th	—	3	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
1996			T-6th	—	3	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
1997			T6th	—	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1998			4th	—	7	5	0	Lost 1998 MicronPC Bowl against Miami Hurricanes, 23-46 ^	N/A	N/A
1999			5th	—	6	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
2000	Chuck Amato		5th	—	8	4	0	Won 2000 MicronPC.com Bowl against Minnesota Golden Gophers, 38-30 ^	N/A	N/A
2001			4th	—	7	5	0	Lost 2001 Tangerine Bowl against Pittsburgh Panthers, 19-34 ^	N/A	N/A
2002			4th	—	11	3	0	Won 2003 Gator Bowl against Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 28-6 ^	12th	11th
2003			4th	—	8	5	0	Won 2003 Tangerine Bowl against Kansas Jayhawks, 56-26 ^	N/A	N/A
2004			T-8th	—	5	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
2005			—	4th	7	5	0	Won 2005 Meineke Car Care Bowl against South Florida Bulls, 14-0 ^	N/A	N/A
2006			—	6th	3	9	0	—	N/A	N/A
2007	Tom O'Brien		—	T-5th	5	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
2008			—	T-3rd	6	7	0	Lost 2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl against Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 23-29 ^	N/A	N/A
2009			—	T-5th	5	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
2010			—	2nd	9	4	0	Won 2010 Champs Sports Bowl against West Virginia Mountaineers, 23-7 ^	25th	N/A
2011			—	4th	8	5	0	Won 2011 Belk Bowl against Louisville Cardinals, 31-24 ^	N/A	N/A
2012			—	3rd	7	6	0	Lost 2012 Music City Bowl against Vanderbilt Commodores, 24-38 ^	N/A	N/A
2013	Dave Doeren		—	6th	3	9	0	—	N/A	N/A
2014			—	5th	8	5	0	Won 2014 St. Petersburg Bowl against Central Florida Knights, 34-27 ^	N/A	N/A
2015			—	4th	7	6	0	Lost 2015 Belk Bowl against Mississippi State Bulldogs, 28-51 ^	N/A	N/A
2016			—	4th	7	6	0	Won 2016 Independence Bowl against Vanderbilt Commodores, 41-17 ^	N/A	N/A
2017		—	2nd	9	4	0	Won 2017 Sun Bowl against Arizona State Sun Devils, 52-31 ^	23rd	23rd
2018		—	3rd	9	4	0	Lost 2018 Gator Bowl against Texas A&M Aggies, 13-52 ^	N/A	N/A
2019		—	7th	4	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
2020		—	4th	8	4	0	Lost 2020 Gator Bowl against Kentucky Wildcats, 21-23 ^	N/A	N/A
2021		—	2nd	9	3	0	2021 Holiday Bowl against UCLA Bruins cancelled^	20th	19th
2022		—	T-3rd	8	5	0	Lost 2022 Duke's Mayo Bowl against Maryland Terrapins, 12–16 ^	N/A	N/A
2023		3rd	—	9	4	0	Lost 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl against Kansas State Wildcats, 19–28 ^	21st	21st
Total					605	576	54	(only includes regular season games)
					17	16	1	(only includes postseason games, 35 appearances)
					622	592	55	(includes both regular season and postseason games)

Notes

1. Statistics correct as of the end of the 2022 season.

References

1. Highlights in N.C. State History. Retrieved 2015-Oct-9.
2. N.C. State Yearly Records. Retrieved 2015-Oct-9
3. Bowl History of N.C. State. Retrieved 2015-Oct-9.
4. Wolfpack in the AP Poll. Retrieved 2015-Oct-9.
5. College Football Poll History. Retrieved 2015-Oct-10.