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American college football season
The 1981 NC State Wolfpack football team represented
North Carolina State University during the
1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was
Monte Kiffin. 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 1981 at
Carter–Finley Stadium in
Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | |
Richmond* | | | W 27–21 | 40,400 |
[1] |
September 12 | | at
Wake Forest | | | W 28–23 | 29,000 |
[2] |
September 19 | |
East Carolina* | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC (
rivalry)
| | W 31–10 | 52,200 |
[3] |
September 26 | |
Maryland | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| | L 9–34 | 47,500 |
[4] |
October 3 | |
Virginia | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| | W 30–24 | 42,200 |
[5] |
October 17 | | No. 4
North Carolina | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC (
rivalry)
| | L 10–21 | 56,200 |
[6] |
October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 4
Clemson | | | L 7–17 | 62,727 |
[7] |
October 31 | | at
South Carolina* | |
ABC | L 12–20 | 56,517 |
[8] |
November 7 | | No. 6
Penn State* | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| | L 15–22 | 48,800 |
[9] |
November 14 | | at
Duke | | | L 7–17 | 26,750 |
[10] |
November 21 | | No. 11
Miami (FL)* | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| | L 6–14 | 36,500 |
[11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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[12]
Roster
1981 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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"McIntosh sparks Pack by Spiders". The News and Observer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Freshman guns Wolfpack 28–23". The State. September 13, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Late Pack spurt zaps pesky Bucs". The News and Observer. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Maryland clobbers N.C. State". Fort Myers News-Press. September 27, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"State defense holds off late Cavalier rally". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 4, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"UNC rallies for victory, 21–10". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Clemson rallies to trip Pack 17–7". Greensboro News & Record. October 25, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"South Carolina stops bumbling Wolfpack". The News and Observer. November 1, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Lions stave off Wolfpack". The Tampa Tribune. November 8, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Sub Ron Sally sparks Duke over Wolfpack". Daily Press. November 15, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Convincing win for Hurricanes". St. Petersburg Times. November 22, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1981 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
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