1945 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
1945 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Duke $ 4 –0 –06 –2 –0
No. 19 Wake Forest 4 –1 –15 –3 –1
William & Mary 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –1 –16 –3 –1
Maryland 3 –2 –06 –2 –1
VMI 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
North Carolina 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
NC State 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
VPI 2 –5 –02 –6 –0
South Carolina 0 –3 –22 –4 –3
Richmond 0 –4 –02 –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.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Milligan*
W 47–125,000[3]
September 29vs. Virginia*
L 6–2620,000[4]
October 6Clemson
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 0–135,000[5]
October 13VMI
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 14–217,500[6]
October 20Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 18–1917,000[7]
October 26vs. William & Mary
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
W 20–615,000[8]
November 3VPI
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 6–09,000[9]
November 10at No. 16 Duke
L 13–2615,000[10]
November 16at Miami (FL)*
L 7–2118,864[11][12]
  • *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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