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1991 NC State

9–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dick Sheridan, finished No. 24 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1991, game by game: won vs. Virginia Tech 7–0; won vs. Kent State 47–0; won at Wake Forest 30–3; won vs. No. 23 North Carolina 24–7; won vs. No. 21 Georgia Tech 28–21; won vs. Marshall 15–14; lost at No. 19 Clemson 19–29; won at South Carolina 38–21; lost vs. No. 24 Virginia 10–42; won at Duke 32–31; won vs. Maryland 20–17; lost vs. No. 12 East Carolina 34–37+47−32Won 7–0 vs. Virginia Tech+7Virginia TechWon 47–0 vs. Kent State+47Kent StateWon 30–3 at Wake Forest+27Wake ForestWon 24–7 vs. No. 23 North Carolina+17No. 23 North CarolinaWon 28–21 vs. No. 21 Georgia Tech+7No. 21 Georgia TechWon 15–14 vs. Marshall+1MarshallLost 19–29 at No. 19 Clemson-10No. 19 ClemsonWon 38–21 at South Carolina+17South CarolinaLost 10–42 vs. No. 24 Virginia-32No. 24 VirginiaWon 32–31 at Duke+1DukeWon 20–17 vs. Maryland+3MarylandLost 34–37 vs. No. 12 East Carolina-3No. 12 East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsVirginia TechW 7–⁠057%
Sep 14vsKent StateW 47–⁠083%
Sep 21atWake ForestW 30–⁠362%
Sep 28vs23North CarolinaW 24–⁠769%
Oct 5vs21Georgia TechW 28–⁠2154%
Oct 19vsMarshallW 15–⁠1488%
Oct 26at19ClemsonL 19–⁠2941%
Nov 2atSouth CarolinaW 38–⁠2152%
Nov 9vs24VirginiaL 10–⁠4261%
Nov 16atDukeW 32–⁠3164%
Nov 23vsMarylandW 20–⁠1782%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs12East CarolinaPeach BowlL 34–⁠3745%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 37–⁠34 in the Peach Bowl; No. 24 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 19
  2. Wk 7: 16
  3. Wk 8: 11
  4. Wk 9: 12
  5. Wk 10: 19
  6. Wk 11: 18
  7. Wk 12: 24
  8. Wk 13: 22
  9. Wk 14: 21
  10. Wk 15: 21
  11. Final: 24

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 1991.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 24 peak No. 11
Points
304–⁠222
Coach
Dick Sheridan
Elo
1593 +52 this season
SP+ rating
9.2 No. 32 of 104; offense No. 34, defense No. 39
SRS
6.6 No. 35 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Buddy Green

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 4Mark Thomas DESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4Charles Davenport WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 5Todd Harrison TEChicago Bears

All-ACC

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠2–⁠118
NC State5–⁠29–⁠324
Georgia Tech5–⁠28–⁠5
Virginia4–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠47–⁠4
Maryland2–⁠52–⁠9
Duke1–⁠64–⁠6–⁠1
Wake Forest1–⁠63–⁠8

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