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1948 NC State

3–⁠6–⁠1 (1–⁠4–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Beattie Feathers.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1948, game by game: tied vs. Duke 0–0; lost at Clemson 0–6; won at Davidson 40–0; lost at No. 1 North Carolina 0–14; won at Chattanooga 7–0; lost at Wake Forest 13–34; lost vs. Virginia 14–21; won at Duquesne 20–6; lost at William & Mary 6–26; lost vs. Villanova 7–21+40−21Tied 0–0 vs. Duke0DukeLost 0–6 at Clemson-6ClemsonWon 40–0 at Davidson+40DavidsonLost 0–14 at No. 1 North Carolina-14No. 1 North CarolinaWon 7–0 at Chattanooga+7ChattanoogaLost 13–34 at Wake Forest-21Wake ForestLost 14–21 vs. Virginia-7VirginiaWon 20–6 at Duquesne+14DuquesneLost 6–26 at William & Mary-20William & MaryLost 7–21 vs. Villanova-14Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsDukeT 0–⁠060%
Oct 2atClemsonL 0–⁠649%
Oct 9atDavidsonW 40–⁠057%
Oct 16at1North CarolinaL 0–⁠1423%
Oct 23atChattanoogaW 7–⁠067%
Oct 30atWake ForestL 13–⁠3443%
Nov 6vsVirginiaL 14–⁠2162%
Nov 16atDuquesneW 20–⁠664%
Nov 20atWilliam & MaryL 6–⁠2631%
Nov 27vsVillanovaL 7–⁠2141%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠4–⁠1 tied for 13th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
107–⁠128
Coach
Beattie Feathers
Elo
1486 −62 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.5 No. 52 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Bernie WattsOGAP-1

Second team

  • Charley MusserOGAP-2
  • Hal SaundersCAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1948 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson5–⁠011–⁠011
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠13
VMI5–⁠16–⁠3
William & Mary5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠217
Wake Forest5–⁠26–⁠420
Maryland4–⁠26–⁠4
Duke3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Richmond3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Washington and Lee2–⁠24–⁠6
George Washington2–⁠44–⁠6
Furman2–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson2–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠5
NC State1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Virginia Tech0–⁠6–⁠10–⁠8–⁠1
The Citadel0–⁠52–⁠7

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