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1992 NC State

9–⁠3–⁠1 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dick Sheridan, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1992, game by game: won vs. No. 16 Iowa 24–14; won vs. App State 35–10; won at Maryland 14–10; lost vs. No. 3 Florida State 13–34; won at North Carolina 27–20; lost at No. 23 Georgia Tech 13–16; won vs. Texas Tech 48–13; tied at Virginia Tech 13–13; won vs. No. 18 Clemson 20–6; won at Virginia 31–7; won vs. Duke 45–27; won vs. No. 25 Wake Forest 42–14; lost vs. No. 14 Florida 10–27+35−21Won 24–14 vs. No. 16 Iowa+10No. 16 IowaWon 35–10 vs. App State+25App StateWon 14–10 at Maryland+4MarylandLost 13–34 vs. No. 3 Florida State-21No. 3 Florida StateWon 27–20 at North Carolina+7North CarolinaLost 13–16 at No. 23 Georgia Tech-3No. 23 Georgia TechWon 48–13 vs. Texas Tech+35Texas TechTied 13–13 at Virginia Tech0Virginia TechWon 20–6 vs. No. 18 Clemson+14No. 18 ClemsonWon 31–7 at Virginia+24VirginiaWon 45–27 vs. Duke+18DukeWon 42–14 vs. No. 25 Wake Forest+28No. 25 Wake ForestLost 10–27 vs. No. 14 Florida-17No. 14 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vs16IowaW 24–⁠1441%
Sep 5vsApp StateW 35–⁠1087%
Sep 12atMarylandW 14–⁠1068%
Sep 19vs3Florida StateL 13–⁠3440%
Sep 26atNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠2045%
Oct 3at23Georgia TechL 13–⁠1645%
Oct 10vsTexas TechW 48–⁠1366%
Oct 17atVirginia TechT 13–⁠1360%
Oct 24vs18ClemsonW 20–⁠656%
Nov 7atVirginiaW 31–⁠745%
Nov 14vsDukeW 45–⁠2787%
Nov 21vs25Wake ForestW 42–⁠1474%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs14FloridaGator BowlL 10–⁠2756%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 27–⁠10 in the Gator Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 18
  2. Wk 3: 19
  3. Wk 4: 16
  4. Wk 5: 23
  5. Wk 6: 21
  6. Wk 7: 25
  7. Wk 8: 21
  8. Wk 9: 23
  9. Wk 10: 21
  10. Wk 11: 17
  11. Wk 12: 14
  12. Wk 13: 13
  13. Wk 14: 13
  14. Wk 15: 13
  15. Wk 16: 12
  16. Final: 17

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 1992.

Record
9–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 12
Points
335–⁠211
Coach
Dick Sheridan
Elo
1665 +103 this season
SP+ rating
15.7 No. 17 of 105; offense No. 38, defense No. 12
SRS
12.6 No. 16 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Buddy Green

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 3Mike Reid DBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Sebastian Savage DBBuffalo Bills
Rd 7David Merritt LBMiami Dolphins

All-ACC

6 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠011–⁠12
NC State6–⁠29–⁠3–⁠117
North Carolina5–⁠39–⁠319
Wake Forest4–⁠48–⁠425
Virginia4–⁠47–⁠4
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠6
Clemson3–⁠55–⁠6
Maryland2–⁠63–⁠8
Duke0–⁠82–⁠9

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