1992 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 1992 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1992 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 1992 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

1992 NC State Wolfpack football
Gator Bowl, L 10–27 vs. Florida
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 17
Record9–3–1 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBuddy Green (3rd season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Florida State $ 8 0 0 11 1 0
No. 17 NC State 6 2 0 9 3 1
No. 19 North Carolina 5 3 0 9 3 0
No. 25 Wake Forest 4 4 0 8 4 0
Virginia 4 4 0 7 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 4 0 5 6 0
Clemson 3 5 0 5 6 0
Maryland 2 6 0 3 8 0
Duke 0 8 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 299:00 p.m.vs. No. 16 Iowa*NBCW 24–1446,251[1]
September 5Appalachian State*No. 18W 35–1041,095[2]
September 12at MarylandNo. 19W 14–1027,550[3]
September 1912:00 p.m.No. 3 Florida StateNo. 16
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
JPSL 13–3453,900[4]
September 26at North CarolinaNo. 23JPSW 27–2053,725[5]
October 3at No. 23 Georgia TechNo. 21RaycomL 13–1640,761[6]
October 101:00 p.m.Texas Tech*No. 25
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 48–1341,800[7]
October 171:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech*No. 21T 13–1343,628[8]
October 2412:00 p.m.No. 18 ClemsonNo. 23
JPSW 20–653,676[9]
November 7at VirginiaNo. 17W 31–741,400[10]
November 14DukeNo. 14
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 45–2746,350[11]
November 211:00 p.m.No. 25 Wake ForestNo. 13
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 42–1446,121[12]
December 31vs. No. 14 Florida*No. 12TBSL 10–2771,233[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mike Reid Defensive back 3 77 Philadelphia Eagles
Sebastian Savage Defensive back 5 139 Buffalo Bills
David Merritt Linebacker 7 191 Miami Dolphins

Source: [15]

References

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  1. ^ "Late theft dooms Hawkeyes". The Gazette. August 30, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "George inspires Wolfpack". The News and Observer. September 6, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wolfpack foils Terps in final stand, 14–10". The Baltimore Sun. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack bombed; Seminoles last only TNT in blow out". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 20, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wolfpack flies 'Friendly skies'". The Herald-Sun. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jones, Tech stun Pack, 16–13". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wolfpack pummel Red Raiders". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 11, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Videtich's knuckler gives Pack tie". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "NCSU pounds Clemson". The Chapel Hill News. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "An end to a trend; Virginia falls to Wolfpack". The News and Observer. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Duke makes State work for victory". Greensboro News & Record. November 15, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "N.C. State QB gets mad, leads his team to win". The Index-Journal. November 22, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "It's Gators' bowl: Florida, fog roll". The News and Observer. January 1, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1992 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  15. ^ "1993 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.