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American college football season

1945 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons← 19441946 →
1945 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Duke $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Wake Forest 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
William & Mary 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Maryland 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
VMI 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
VPI 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 0 – 3 – 2 2 – 4 – 3
Richmond 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1945 college football season. In its second season under head coach Beattie Feathers, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 144 to 131.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Milligan*W 47–125,000
September 29vs. Virginia*L 6–2620,000
October 6Clemson
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 0–135,000
October 13VMI
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 14–217,500
October 20Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 18–1917,000
October 26vs. William & Mary
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
W 20–615,000
November 3VPI
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 6–09,000
November 10at No. 16 DukeL 13–2615,000
November 16at Miami (FL)*L 7–2118,864
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1945 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  3. "Carolina State romps over Milligan College Buffs 47–12". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 23, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "State loses; Cavaliers topples Wolfpack". Greensboro Daily News. September 30, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Clemson scores twice to beat Wolfpack, 13–0". Winston-Salem Journal. October 7, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Techs and Cadets stage hot battle under lights". The News and Observer. October 14, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "N.C. State bows to Wake Forest". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Wolfpack Take Conference Win". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 27, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Agromeck 1946". Agromeck. 1946. p. 196. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  10. "Duke doubles score score, 26–13, on NC Staters". The State. November 11, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Thompson, Woody (November 17, 1945). "Jones Sparks U-M's 21-7 Triumph Over N. C. State". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 10A. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. "Miami beats State, 21–7". Winston-Salem Journal. November 17, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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