1954 NC State
2–8 (0–4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Earle Edwards. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat William & Mary 26–0Oct 9
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at Virginia Tech | L 21–30 | 31% |
| Sep 25 | at North Carolina | L 6–20 | 26% |
| Oct 2 | at Wake Forest | L 0–26 | 25% |
| Oct 9 | at William & Mary | W 26–0 | 22% |
| Oct 16 | vs Florida State | L 7–13 | 54% |
| Oct 23 | vs 19Duke | L 7–21 | 23% |
| Oct 30 | vs Furman | L 6–7 | 40% |
| Nov 6 | at Maryland | L 14–42 | 8% |
| Nov 13 | vs Richmond | W 14–6 | 39% |
| Nov 20 | at 14West Virginia | L 3–28 | 12% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 28–3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Led the nationGeorge Marinkov: kickoff return average (35.8)
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 0–4 tied for 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 104–193
- Coach
- Earle Edwards
- Elo
- 1354 −6 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −6.5 No. 74 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-ACC
1 first teamFirst team
George MarinkovB
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 4–0 | 8–2–1 | 14 |
| Maryland | 4–0–1 | 7–2–1 | 8 |
| North Carolina | 4–2 | 4–5–1 | |
 South Carolina | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
 Clemson | 1–2 | 5–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
 Virginia | 0–2 | 3–6 | |
| NC State | 0–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.