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1924 NC State

2–⁠6–⁠2 (1–⁠4–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Buck Shaw.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1924, game by game: won vs. Duke 14–0; lost at Penn State 6–51; lost at South Carolina 0–10; lost vs. North Carolina 0–10; lost at VMI 7–17; tied vs. Davidson 10–10; won vs. Virginia Tech 6–3; tied at Maryland 0–0; lost vs. Wake Forest 0–12; lost vs. Washington and Lee 0–34+14−45Won 14–0 vs. Duke+14DukeLost 6–51 at Penn State-45Penn StateLost 0–10 at South Carolina-10South CarolinaLost 0–10 vs. North Carolina-10North CarolinaLost 7–17 at VMI-10VMITied 10–10 vs. Davidson0DavidsonWon 6–3 vs. Virginia Tech+3Virginia TechTied 0–0 at Maryland0MarylandLost 0–12 vs. Wake Forest-12Wake ForestLost 0–34 vs. Washington and Lee-34Washington and …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsDukeW 14–⁠052%
Oct 4atPenn StateL 6–⁠5126%
Oct 11atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠1038%
Oct 16vsNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠1040%
Oct 25atVMIL 7–⁠1721%
Nov 1vsDavidsonT 10–⁠1051%
Nov 8vsVirginia TechW 6–⁠326%
Nov 15atMarylandT 0–⁠028%
Nov 22vsWake ForestL 0–⁠1244%
Nov 27vsWashington and LeeL 0–⁠3432%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington and Lee 34–⁠0; 18th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠4–⁠1 18th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
43–⁠147
Coach
Buck Shaw
Elo
1367 −55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.7 No. 93 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.