1958 NC State
2–7–1 (2–5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Earle Edwards. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 10 North Carolina 21–14Sep 20
North Carolina was ranked No. 10, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at 10North Carolina | W 21–14 | 50% |
| Sep 27 | vs Maryland | L 6–21 | 72% |
| Oct 4 | at Virginia | W 26–14 | 56% |
| Oct 11 | at Wake Forest | L 7–13 | 61% |
| Oct 18 | at William & Mary | L 6–13 | 61% |
| Oct 25 | at Duke | L 13–20 | 39% |
| Nov 1 | vs Virginia Tech | T 14–14 | 62% |
| Nov 8 | vs Southern Miss | L 14–26 | 55% |
| Nov 15 | vs Clemson | L 6–13 | 42% |
| Nov 22 | at South Carolina | L 7–12 | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 12–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 2–5 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 120–160
- Coach
- Earle Edwards
- Elo
- 1431 −124 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.2 No. 72 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-ACC
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Bill RearickOGUPI-1; AP-2
Second team
- Bob PepeEUPI-2
- Joe RodriOGUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1958 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1958 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 5–1 | 8–3 | 12 |
| South Carolina | 5–2 | 7–3 | 15 |
| Duke | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
| North Carolina | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Maryland | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| Wake Forest | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| NC State | 2–5 | 2–7–1 | |
| Virginia | 1–5 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.