1941 NC State

4–⁠5–⁠2 (3–⁠4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Doc Newton.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1941, game by game: won vs. Richmond 14–7; tied vs. Davidson 6–6; lost vs. Clemson 6–27; tied at Furman 0–0; lost vs. Wake Forest 0–7; won vs. Newberry 44–0; won at North Carolina 13–7; lost vs. Virginia Tech 13–14; lost at Georgetown 7–20; lost vs. No. 3 Duke 6–55; won at William & Mary 13–0+44−49Won 14–7 vs. Richmond+7RichmondTied 6–6 vs. Davidson0DavidsonLost 6–27 vs. Clemson-21ClemsonTied 0–0 at Furman0FurmanLost 0–7 vs. Wake Forest-7Wake ForestWon 44–0 vs. Newberry+44NewberryWon 13–7 at North Carolina+6North CarolinaLost 13–14 vs. Virginia Tech-1Virginia TechLost 7–20 at Georgetown-13GeorgetownLost 6–55 vs. No. 3 Duke-49No. 3 DukeWon 13–0 at William & Mary+13William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat William & Mary 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠4–⁠2 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
122–⁠143
Coach
Doc Newton
Elo
1454 +42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.6 No. 92 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1941 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠09–⁠12
South Carolina4–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Clemson5–⁠17–⁠2
William & Mary4–⁠18–⁠2
Virginia Tech4–⁠26–⁠4
VMI4–⁠24–⁠6
Wake Forest4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
NC State3–⁠4–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Furman2–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Washington and Lee1–⁠2–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠43–⁠7
Maryland1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠5–⁠21–⁠6–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
George Washington0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond0–⁠62–⁠7

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