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American college football season

1939 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons← 19381940 →
1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Clemson 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
VMI 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Richmond 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
Furman 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
VPI 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Maryland 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 2–8 record (2–4 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 191 to 49.

NC State was ranked at No. 119 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23vs. DavidsonW 18–1411,000
September 29Tennessee*L 0–1312,000
October 7vs. ClemsonL 6–2515,000
October 14Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 0–3215,000
October 21at Detroit*L 6–21
November 4at No. 9 North CarolinaL 0–1714,000
November 11 No. 12 Duquesne*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 0–713,000
November 18at FurmanW 12–77,500
November 25 No. 8 Duke
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 0–2812,000
December 18:15 p.m.at Miami (FL)*L 7–2711,420
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "1939 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "State wins, 18–14". The News and Observer. September 24, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tennessee gets scores early in 13–0 victory over Wolfpack". The News and Observer. September 30, 1939. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "M'Fadden brilliant in Tiger rout". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wake Forest beats N.C. State by 32–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 15, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. W. W. Edgar (October 22, 1939). "Titan Eleven Scores 21-6 Triumph over North Carolina State". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tar Heels wallop State in rain, 17–0". The Charlotte News. November 5, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Dukes beat N.C. State, 7–0". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 12, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "State boys defeat Furman gridders by 12 to 7". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 19, 1939. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Blue Devils smack Wolfpack, 28–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Crippled Hurricanes Play N. C. State Tonight". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. December 1, 1939. p. 12B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  14. "Wolfpack Play Miami U. Tonight (continued)". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. December 1, 1939. p. 13B. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  15. Clay, Everett (December 1, 1939). "Hurricanes Click; Crush Wolfpack, 27 To 7". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2C. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
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