1974 NC State Wolfpack football team
American college football season
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The 1974 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head coach was Lou Holtz. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1974 at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina.
| 1974 NC State Wolfpack football | |
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, T 31–31 vs. Houston | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 9–2–1 (4–2 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brian Burke (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Carter Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Maryland $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | at Wake Forest | No. 18 | W 33–15 | 22,500 | [2] | |
| September 14 | Duke | No. 16 | W 35–21 | 42,200 | [3] | |
| September 21 | Clemson | No. 15 |
| W 31–10 | 38,800 | [4] |
| September 28 | at Syracuse* | No. 13 | W 28–22 | 17,997 | [5] | |
| October 5 | East Carolina* | No. 8 |
| W 24–20 | 42,800 | [6] |
| October 12 | at Virginia | No. 11 | W 22–21 | 27,100 | [7] | |
| October 19 | at North Carolina | No. 10 | L 14–33 | 47,400 | [8] | |
| October 26 | at No. 15 Maryland | No. 17 | L 10–20 | 49,674 | [9] | |
| November 2 | South Carolina* |
| W 42–27 | 41,500 | [10] | |
| November 9 | No. 7 Penn State* |
| W 12–7 | 47,700 | [11] | |
| November 16 | at Arizona State* | No. 16 | W 35–14 | 50,000 | [12][13] | |
| December 23 | vs. Houston* | No. 13 | T 31–31 | 35,122 | [14] | |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Stan Fritts | Running back | 4 | 97 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Roland Hooks | Running back | 10 | 253 | Buffalo Bills |
| Frank Haywood | Defensive tackle | 14 | 351 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Source: [16]
