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1966 NC State Wolfpack football team

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The 1966 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by 13th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at the newly-constructed Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

Record5–5 (5–2 ACC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumCarter Stadium
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1966 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
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1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Clemson $6–1–06–4–0
NC State5–2–05–5–0
Maryland3–3–04–6–0
Virginia3–3–04–6–0
Duke2–3–05–5–0
Wake Forest2–4–03–7–0
South Carolina1–3–01–9–0
North Carolina1–4–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at No. 2 Michigan State*L 10–2855,418[1][2]
September 24at North CarolinaL 7–1047,000[3]
October 1at Wake ForestW 15–1211,000[4]
October 8South CarolinaL 21–3135,200[5]
October 15No. 8 Florida*
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 10–1741,378[6]
October 22at DukeW 33–727,000[7]
October 29Virginia
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 42–2128,000[8]
November 5Maryland
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 24–2123,500[9]
November 12vs. Southern Miss*L 6–722,000[10]
November 19Clemson
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 23–1431,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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