1930 NC State

2–⁠8 (1–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by John Van Liew.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1930, game by game: won vs. High Point 34–0; lost vs. Davidson 0–12; lost at Florida 0–27; lost at Clemson 0–27; lost vs. Wake Forest 0–7; won vs. Mississippi State 14–0; lost vs. Presbyterian 0–2; lost at North Carolina 6–13; lost vs. Duke 0–18; lost at South Carolina 0–19+34−27Won 34–0 vs. High Point+34High PointLost 0–12 vs. Davidson-12DavidsonLost 0–27 at Florida-27FloridaLost 0–27 at Clemson-27ClemsonLost 0–7 vs. Wake Forest-7Wake ForestWon 14–0 vs. Mississippi State+14Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–2 vs. Presbyterian-2PresbyterianLost 6–13 at North Carolina-7North CarolinaLost 0–18 vs. Duke-18DukeLost 0–19 at South Carolina-19South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 19–⁠0; tied for 19th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 124th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠5 tied for 19th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
54–⁠125
Coach
John Van Liew
Elo
1298 −81 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.6 No. 98 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1930 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠19–⁠1
Duke4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠28–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠3
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠32–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Virginia2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
NC State1–⁠52–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠63–⁠7
Washington and Lee0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI0–⁠53–⁠6

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