1953 NC State
1–9 (0–3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Horace Hendrickson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Davidson 27–7Oct 10
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at North Carolina | L 7–29 | 31% |
| Oct 3 | atGeorge Washington | L 7–20 | 25% |
| Oct 10 | vs Davidson | W 27–7 | 66% |
| Oct 17 | vs Wake Forest | L 7–20 | 39% |
| Oct 24 | at 16Duke | L 0–31 | 11% |
| Oct 31 | vs William & Mary | L 6–7 | 35% |
| Nov 7 | at Army | L 7–27 | 19% |
| Nov 14 | at Pittsburgh | L 6–40 | 23% |
| Nov 21 | vs 19West Virginia | L 0–61 | 21% |
| Nov 28 | at Florida State | L 13–23 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Florida State 23–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 0–3 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 80–265
- Coach
- Horace Hendrickson
- Elo
- 1290 −104 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.6 No. 101 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-ACC
1 second teamSecond team
Eddie WestBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1953 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1953 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 4–0 | 7–2–1 | 18 |
 Maryland | 3–0 | 10–1 | 1 |
 South Carolina | 2–3 | 7–3 | |
| North Carolina | 2–3 | 4–6 | |
| Wake Forest | 2–3 | 3–6–1 | |
 Clemson | 1–2 | 3–5–1 | |
| NC State | 0–3 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.