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1987 NC State Wolfpack football team

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The 1987 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Dick Sheridan. 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 1987 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Record4–7 (4–3 ACC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumCarter Stadium
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1987 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
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1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Clemson $6–1–010–2–0
Virginia5–2–08–4–0
Wake Forest4–3–07–4–0
NC State4–3–04–7–0
Maryland3–3–04–7–0
North Carolina3–4–05–6–0
Duke2–5–05–6–0
Georgia Tech0–6–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5East Carolina*L 14–3256,800[1]
September 12at No. 18 Pittsburgh*L 0–3443,165[2]
September 19at Wake ForestL 3–2123,600[3]
September 26Maryland
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 42–1444,300[4]
October 3Georgia Tech
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
RaycomW 17–036,300[5]
October 17North Carolina
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 14–1757,400[6]
October 24at No. 7 ClemsonW 30–2873,613[7]
October 31at No. 19 South Carolina*L 0–4874,200[8]
November 7East Tennessee State*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 14–2935,400[9]
November 14at DukeW 47–4524,700[10]
November 21Virginia
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 31–3435,200[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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