1944 NC State
7–2 (3–2 Southern Conference), coached by Beattie Feathers. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Richmond 39–0Nov 18
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsMilligan | W 27–7 | 80% |
| Sep 30 | vs Virginia | W 13–0 | 50% |
| Oct 7 | vs Clemson | L 7–13 | 50% |
| Oct 14 | vsCatawba | W 12–7 | 83% |
| Oct 21 | vs Wake Forest | L 7–21 | 36% |
| Oct 28 | vs William & Mary | W 19–2 | 33% |
| Nov 4 | at VMI | W 21–6 | 76% |
| Nov 10 | at Miami | W 28–7 | 59% |
| Nov 18 | vs Richmond | W 39–0 | 82% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Richmond 39–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The tied 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 7–2
- Conference
- 3–2 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 173–63
- Coach
- Beattie Feathers
- Elo
- 1482 +95 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.9 No. 54 of 95 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Howie TurnerBAP-1
Second team
- Paul GibsonEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1944 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 4–0 | 6–4 | 11 |
| Wake Forest | 6–1 | 8–1 | |
| Clemson | 3–1 | 4–5 | |
| William & Mary | 2–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| NC State | 3–2 | 7–2 | |
 Maryland | 1–1 | 1–7–1 | |
 South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–4–2 | |
| VMI | 1–5 | 1–8 | |
 North Carolina | 0–3–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| Richmond | 0–4 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.