1992 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season

1992 NC State Wolfpack football
Gator Bowl, L 10–27 vs. Florida
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 17
Record	9–3–1 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Dick Sheridan (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Buddy Green (3rd season)
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	9:00 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Iowa*		Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	NBC	W 24–14	46,251	^[1]
September 5		Appalachian State*	No. 18	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 35–10	41,095	^[2]
September 12		at Maryland	No. 19	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 14–10	27,550	^[3]
September 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 3 Florida State	No. 16	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	JPS	L 13–34	53,900	^[4]
September 26		at North Carolina	No. 23	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 27–20	53,725	^[5]
October 3		at No. 23 Georgia Tech	No. 21	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	Raycom	L 13–16	40,761	^[6]
October 10	1:00 p.m.	Texas Tech*	No. 25	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 48–13	41,800	^[7]
October 17	1:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech*	No. 21	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		T 13–13	43,628	^[8]
October 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 Clemson	No. 23	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	JPS	W 20–6	53,676	^[9]
November 7		at Virginia	No. 17	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 31–7	41,400	^[10]
November 14		Duke	No. 14	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		W 45–27	46,350	^[11]
November 21	1:00 p.m.	No. 25 Wake Forest	No. 13	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		W 42–14	46,121	^[12]
December 31		vs. No. 14 Florida*	No. 12	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	TBS	L 10–27	71,233	^[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

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

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

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