
1955 NC State
4–5–1 (0–2–1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Earle Edwards. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Boston University 40–13Nov 5
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at | L 0–7 | 33% |
| Sep 24 | vs | L 7–33 | 27% |
| Oct 1 | vs | L 18–25 | 45% |
| Oct 15 | vs | T 13–13 | 42% |
| Oct 22 | at | W 34–13 | 44% |
| Oct 29 | at | W 33–7 | 60% |
| Nov 5 | atBoston University | W 40–13 | 33% |
| Nov 12 | vs | L 26–34 | 40% |
| Nov 19 | vs | W 28–21 | 67% |
| Nov 25 | vs | L 7–27 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 27–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1955.
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 0–2–1 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 206–193
- Coach
- Earle Edwards
- Elo
- 1441 +38 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.9 No. 68 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-ACC
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Al D’AngeloOGAP-2; UP-1
Second team
Dick ChristyBUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4–0 | 10–1 | 3 | |
| 4–0 | 7–2–1 | ||
| 3–1 | 7–3 | ||
| 3–3–1 | 5–4–1 | ||
| 3–3 | 3–7 | ||
| 1–5 | 3–6 | ||
| 0–2–1 | 4–5–1 | ||
| 0–4 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.