1943 NC State

3–⁠6 (1–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Doc Newton.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1943, game by game: won vs. Newport News 18–0; lost vs. Clemson 7–19; lost at Camp Davis 0–27; lost vs. Wake Forest 6–54; won at Greenville Field 7–6; lost at North Carolina 13–27; lost vs. No. 9 Duke 0–75; won vs. Davidson 20–0; lost vs. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7–21+20−75Won 18–0 vs. Newport News+18Newport NewsLost 7–19 vs. Clemson-12ClemsonLost 0–27 at Camp Davis-27Camp DavisLost 6–54 vs. Wake Forest-48Wake ForestWon 7–6 at Greenville Field+1Greenville FieldLost 13–27 at North Carolina-14North CarolinaLost 0–75 vs. No. 9 Duke-75No. 9 DukeWon 20–0 vs. Davidson+20DavidsonLost 7–21 vs. North Carolina Pre-Flight-14North Carolina …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina Pre-Flight 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 122nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠4 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
78–⁠229
Coach
Doc Newton
Elo
1330 −116 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.5 No. 71 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1944

The 1944 draft
Rd 7Mike Andrews EBoston Yanks

1943 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠08–⁠17
Maryland2–⁠04–⁠5
South Carolina2–⁠15–⁠2
Wake Forest3–⁠24–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠26–⁠3
Richmond1–⁠16–⁠1
Clemson2–⁠32–⁠6
VMI2–⁠32–⁠6
NC State1–⁠43–⁠6
Davidson0–⁠30–⁠3

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