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1988 NC State

8–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠2–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dick Sheridan.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1988, game by game: won vs. Western Carolina 45–6; won vs. Wake Forest 14–6; lost at Maryland 26–30; won at Georgia Tech 14–6; won vs. East Tennessee State 49–0; won at North Carolina 48–3; won vs. No. 9 Clemson 10–3; lost vs. No. 17 South Carolina 7–23; lost at Virginia 14–19; tied vs. Duke 43–43; won vs. Pittsburgh 14–3; won vs. Iowa 28–23+49−16Won 45–6 vs. Western Carolina+39Western CarolinaWon 14–6 vs. Wake Forest+8Wake ForestLost 26–30 at Maryland-4MarylandWon 14–6 at Georgia Tech+8Georgia TechWon 49–0 vs. East Tennessee State+49East Tennessee …Won 48–3 at North Carolina+45North CarolinaWon 10–3 vs. No. 9 Clemson+7No. 9 ClemsonLost 7–23 vs. No. 17 South Carolina-16No. 17 South CarolinaLost 14–19 at Virginia-5VirginiaTied 43–43 vs. Duke0DukeWon 14–3 vs. Pittsburgh+11PittsburghWon 28–23 vs. Iowa+5Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsWestern CarolinaW 45–⁠679%
Sep 17vsWake ForestW 14–⁠647%
Sep 24atMarylandL 26–⁠3045%
Oct 1atGeorgia TechW 14–⁠652%
Oct 8vsEast Tennessee StateW 49–⁠079%
Oct 15atNorth CarolinaW 48–⁠356%
Oct 22vs9ClemsonW 10–⁠339%
Oct 29vs17South CarolinaL 7–⁠2355%
Nov 5atVirginiaL 14–⁠1943%
Nov 12vsDukeT 43–⁠4363%
Nov 19vsPittsburghW 14–⁠345%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsIowaPeach BowlW 28–⁠2340%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 28–⁠23 in the Peach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-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 1988.

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
312–⁠165
Coach
Dick Sheridan
Elo
1571 +120 this season
SP+ rating
9.2 No. 34 of 102; offense No. 63, defense No. 15
SRS
9.9 No. 26 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 2Danny Peebles WRTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 3Naz Worthen WRKansas City Chiefs

All-ACC

5 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1988 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson6–⁠110–⁠29
Virginia5–⁠27–⁠4
NC State4–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Wake Forest4–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
Maryland4–⁠35–⁠6
Duke3–⁠3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina1–⁠61–⁠10
Georgia Tech0–⁠73–⁠8

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