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1965 NC State

6–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Earle Edwards. The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–⁠3, over the same number of games, so a result differs.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1965, game by game: lost at Clemson 7–21; won vs. Wake Forest 13–11; lost at South Carolina 7–13; lost vs. North Carolina 7–10; lost at No. 9 Florida 6–28; won at Maryland 29–7; won at Virginia 13–0; won vs. Duke 21–0; won vs. Florida State 3–0; won at Iowa 28–20+22−22Lost 7–21 at Clemson-14ClemsonWon 13–11 vs. Wake Forest+2Wake ForestLost 7–13 at South Carolina-6South CarolinaLost 7–10 vs. North Carolina-3North CarolinaLost 6–28 at No. 9 Florida-22No. 9 FloridaWon 29–7 at Maryland+22MarylandWon 13–0 at Virginia+13VirginiaWon 21–0 vs. Duke+21DukeWon 3–0 vs. Florida State+3Florida StateWon 28–20 at Iowa+8Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atClemsonL 7–⁠2147%
Sep 25vsWake ForestW 13–⁠1161%
Oct 2atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠1345%
Oct 9vsNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠1046%
Oct 16at9FloridaL 6–⁠2818%
Oct 23atMarylandW 29–⁠732%
Oct 30atVirginiaW 13–⁠044%
Nov 6vsDukeW 21–⁠055%
Nov 13vsFlorida StateW 3–⁠047%
Nov 20atIowaW 28–⁠2064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 28–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 35th-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 1965.

Atlantic Coast Conference champions4–⁠3 in the conference, shared with Clemson

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
134–⁠110
Coach
Earle Edwards
Elo
1561 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.8 No. 39 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1966

The 1966 draft
Rd 7Dave Ellis DEBaltimore Colts

All-ACC

6 first team

First team

  • Dave EllisOTUPI-1
  • John StecOGAP-1; UPI-1
  • Shelby MansfieldBAP-1
  • Pete SokalskyDEAP-1; UPI-1
  • Dennis ByrdDTAP-1; UPI-1
  • Tony GolmontDBAP-1; UPI-1

From Wikipedia’s 1965 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1965 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠26–⁠4
South Carolina4–⁠25–⁠5
NC State4–⁠36–⁠4
Clemson4–⁠35–⁠5
Maryland3–⁠34–⁠6
North Carolina3–⁠34–⁠6
Virginia2–⁠44–⁠6
Wake Forest1–⁠53–⁠7

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