1966 NC State Wolfpack football team

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.

1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
NC State	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at No. 2 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 10–28	55,418	^[1]
September 24	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 7–10	47,000	^[2]
October 1	at Wake Forest	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 15–12	11,000	^[3]
October 8	South Carolina	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 21–31	35,200	^[4]
October 15	No. 8 Florida*	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 10–17	41,378	^[5]
October 22	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 33–7	27,000	^[6]
October 29	Virginia	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 42–21	28,000	^[7]
November 5	Maryland	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 24–21	23,500	^[8]
November 12	vs. Southern Miss*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 6–7	22,000	^[9]
November 19	Clemson	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 23–14	31,500	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Jones, Apisa, Raye spark MSU, 28–10". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 18, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Carolina rally defeats State 10–7". Greensboro Daily News. September 25, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "State nips Wake Forest". The Greenville News. October 2, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "South Carolina stuns Wolfpack". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 9, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Steve springs Trapp on 'Pack 17–10". St. Petersburg Times. October 16, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "N.C. State routs Duke by 33 to 7". The Danville Register. October 23, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "DeArment, Noggle pace 'Pack, 42–21". Pensacola News Journal. October 30, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland rally fails as Wolfpack wins 24–21". The Staunton News Leader. November 6, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rowe 'Outstanding Player,' but Southerners capture top prize, 7–6 Oyster Bowl victory". Daily Press. November 13, 1966. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "N.C. State tops Clemson, 23–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 20, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1966 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.