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1982 NC State

6–⁠5 (3–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Monte Kiffin.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1982, game by game: won vs. Furman 26–0; won vs. East Carolina 33–26; won vs. Wake Forest 30–0; lost at Maryland 6–23; won at Virginia 16–13; lost at No. 11 North Carolina 9–41; lost vs. No. 18 Clemson 29–38; won vs. South Carolina 33–3; lost at No. 7 Penn State 0–54; won vs. Duke 21–16; lost at Miami 3–41+30−54Won 26–0 vs. Furman+26FurmanWon 33–26 vs. East Carolina+7East CarolinaWon 30–0 vs. Wake Forest+30Wake ForestLost 6–23 at Maryland-17MarylandWon 16–13 at Virginia+3VirginiaLost 9–41 at No. 11 North Carolina-32No. 11 North CarolinaLost 29–38 vs. No. 18 Clemson-9No. 18 ClemsonWon 33–3 vs. South Carolina+30South CarolinaLost 0–54 at No. 7 Penn State-54No. 7 Penn StateWon 21–16 vs. Duke+5DukeLost 3–41 at Miami-38Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsFurmanW 26–⁠050%
Sep 11vsEast CarolinaW 33–⁠2665%
Sep 18vsWake ForestW 30–⁠066%
Sep 25atMarylandL 6–⁠2346%
Oct 2atVirginiaW 16–⁠1367%
Oct 16at11North CarolinaL 9–⁠4122%
Oct 23vs18ClemsonL 29–⁠3833%
Oct 30vsSouth CarolinaW 33–⁠357%
Nov 6at7Penn StateL 0–⁠5415%
Nov 13vsDukeW 21–⁠1655%
Nov 20atMiamiL 3–⁠4127%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 41–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 59th-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 1982.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
206–⁠255
Coach
Monte Kiffin
Elo
1511 +38 this season
SP+ rating
3.9 No. 50 of 109; offense No. 45, defense No. 57
SRS
2.0 No. 51 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 6Eric Williams DBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Perry Williams DBNew York Giants

All-ACC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1982 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson6–⁠09–⁠1–⁠18
Maryland5–⁠18–⁠420
North Carolina3–⁠38–⁠418
NC State3–⁠36–⁠5
Duke3–⁠36–⁠5
Virginia1–⁠52–⁠9
Wake Forest0–⁠63–⁠8

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