American college football team season
The 1998 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season with Mike O'Cain as its head coach. 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 1998 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 7:30 pm | Ohio* | | | | W 34–31 | 35,500 | [1] |
September 12 | 3:30 pm | No. 2 Florida State | | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| ABC | W 24–7 | 50,800 | [2] |
September 19 | 12:30 pm | at Baylor* | No. 20 | | FSN | L 30–33 | 28,734 | [3] |
October 1 | 8:00 pm | No. 11 Syracuse* | | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| ESPN | W 38–17 | 51,200 | [4] |
October 10 | 3:30 pm | Georgia Tech | No. 23 | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| ABC | L 24–47 | 48,600 | [5] |
October 17 | 12:00 pm | Duke | | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
| JPS | W 27–24 | 50,200 | [6] |
October 24 | 3:30 pm | at No. 16 Virginia | | | ABC | L 13–23 | 45,900 | [7] |
October 31 | 12:00 pm | at Clemson | | | JPS | W 46–39 | 63,624 | [8] |
November 7 | 12:00 pm | Wake Forest | | - Carter–Finley Stadium
- Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
| JPS | W 32–14 | 51,500 | [9] |
November 21 | 1:00 pm | at Maryland | | | | W 35–21 | 21,589 | [10] |
November 28 | 1:00 pm | vs. North Carolina | | | ABC | L 34–37 OT | 68,797 | [11] |
December 29 | 7:30 pm | vs. No. 24 Miami (FL)* | | | TBS | L 23–46 | 44,387 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | 20 | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | RV | — |
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Coaches | — | — | 24 | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | — |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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- ^ "Blocked punt leads to Wolfpack's win over OU". Marysville Journal-Tribune. September 4, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Picked off; N.C. State intercepts 6 passes, stuns No. 2 Florida State". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor bumps Wolfpack". Austin American-Statesman. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Barnette leads N.C. State past 11th-ranked Syracuse". Indiana Gazette. October 2, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 23 N.C. State stung hard by Georgia Tech, 47–24". Martinsville Bulletin. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State's Holt sparks Wolfpack past Duke". The State. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs hold off Pack". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holt, N.C. State give Clemson slip, 46–39". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack WR Holt catches 15". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps toppled by Wolfpack". The Daily Times. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC bounces back to nip N.C. State 37–34 in overtime". The Clarion-Ledger. November 29, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Canes double their fun". South Florida Sun Sentinel. December 30, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1998 North Carolina State Wolfpack". Total Football Stats. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
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