1945 NC State Wolfpack football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1945
| team = NC State Wolfpack
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 3–6
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach = Beattie Feathers
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Riddick Stadium
}}
{{1945 Southern Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|title=1945 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=November 17, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina-state/1945-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide|publisher=North Carolina State University|year=2019|page=150|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gopack.com/documents/2019/7/25/FB_Media_Guide_2019_WEB.pdf|access-date=November 17, 2019}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1945
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 22||{{cfb link|year=1945|team=Milligan Buffaloes|title=Milligan}}
|September 29|vs|Virginia
|October 6||Clemson|Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry)|L 0–13|5,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-clemson-scores-twi/137250557/|work=Winston-Salem Journal|title=Clemson scores twice to beat Wolfpack, 13–0|date=October 7, 1945|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13||VMI|Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC|L 14–21|7,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91775966/techs-and-cadets-stage-hot-battle-under/|work=The News and Observer|title=Techs and Cadets stage hot battle under lights|date=October 14, 1945|accessdate=January 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20||Wake Forest|Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry)|L 18–19|17,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-nc-state-bow/137249129/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=N.C. State bows to Wake Forest|date=October 21, 1945|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 26|vs.|William & Mary|Foreman Field|Norfolk, VA|W 20–6|15,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Wolfpack Take Conference Win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79145144/the-news-and-observer/ |newspaper=The News & Observer |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |date=October 27, 1945 |page=9 |access-date=June 7, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|November 3||VPI|Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC|W 6–0|9,000|{{Cite web|work=Agromeck|url=https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/agromeck1946nort#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=195&z=-572.0311%2C876.5533%2C3546.8008%2C1900.5336|title=Agromeck 1946|page=196|date=1946|access-date=July 30, 2017}}
|November 10|at|No. 16 Duke|Duke Stadium|Durham, NC (rivalry)|L 13–26|15,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-duke-doubles-score-score-261/137248838/|work=The State|title=Duke doubles score score, 26–13, on NC Staters|date=November 11, 1945|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 16|at|Miami (FL)
}}