1961 NC State
4–6 (3–4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Earle Edwards. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Carolina 38–14Nov 18
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at Wyoming | L 14–15 | 24% |
| Sep 30 | at North Carolina | L 22–27 | 46% |
| Oct 7 | at Virginia | W 21–14 | 65% |
| Oct 14 | at Alabama | L 7–26 | 21% |
| Oct 21 | vs Wake Forest | W 7–0 | 67% |
| Oct 28 | vs Duke | L 6–17 | 50% |
| Nov 4 | vs Southern Miss | W 7–6 | 46% |
| Nov 11 | at Maryland | L 7–10 | 33% |
| Nov 18 | vs South Carolina | W 38–14 | 62% |
| Nov 25 | at Clemson | L 0–20 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Clemson 20–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 77th-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 1961.
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 129–149
- Coach
- Earle Edwards
- Elo
- 1466 −26 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.1 No. 40 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Roman Gabriel
Drafted in 1962
The 1962 draft| Rd 1 | Roman Gabriel QB | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 1 | Roman Gabriel QB | Oakland Raiders (AFL) |
| Rd 5 | Tom Dellinger RB | Buffalo Bills (AFL) |
All-ACC
2 first teamFirst team
Johnny MorrisEUPI-1; ACSWA-1
Roman GabrielB
From Wikipedia’s 1961 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 5–1 | 7–3 | 20 |
| North Carolina | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Maryland | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Clemson | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| South Carolina | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Wake Forest | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| NC State | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Virginia | 2–4 | 4–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.