1955 NC State

4–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠2–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Earle Edwards.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1955, game by game: lost at Florida State 0–7; lost vs. Duke 7–33; lost vs. North Carolina 18–25; tied vs. Wake Forest 13–13; won at Villanova 34–13; won at Furman 33–7; won at Boston University 40–13; lost vs. Virginia Tech 26–34; won vs. William & Mary 28–21; lost vs. No. 19 West Virginia 7–27+27−26Lost 0–7 at Florida State-7Florida StateLost 7–33 vs. Duke-26DukeLost 18–25 vs. North Carolina-7North CarolinaTied 13–13 vs. Wake Forest0Wake ForestWon 34–13 at Villanova+21VillanovaWon 33–7 at Furman+26FurmanWon 40–13 at Boston University+27Boston Universi…Lost 26–34 vs. Virginia Tech-8Virginia TechWon 28–21 vs. William & Mary+7William & MaryLost 7–27 vs. No. 19 West Virginia-20No. 19 West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

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 team

First team

  • Al D’AngeloOGAP-2; UP-1

Second team

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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland4–⁠010–⁠13
Duke4–⁠07–⁠2–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠17–⁠3
Wake Forest3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠33–⁠7
South Carolina1–⁠53–⁠6
NC State0–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Virginia0–⁠41–⁠9

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