1958 NC State Wolfpack football team

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1958

| team = NC State Wolfpack

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference

| short_conf = ACC

| record = 2–7–1

| conf_record = 2–5

| head_coach = Earle Edwards

| hc_year = 5th

| captain =

| stadium = Riddick Stadium

}}

{{1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}

The 1958 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1958 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by fifth-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in seventh.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1958

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = North Carolina

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 21–14

| attend = 41,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-tar-heels-jolted-211/138987374/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=Tar Heels jolted, 21–14, by underdog Wolfpack|date=September 21, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| w/l = l

| opponent = Maryland

| site_stadium = Riddick Stadium

| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC

| score = 6–21

| attend = 11,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-terps-throttle-wolfpack-21/138988900/|work=Daily Press|title=Terps throttle Wolfpack, 21–6|date=September 28, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Scott Stadium

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| score = 26–14

| attend = 16,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-state-rally-tops-v/138990381/|work=Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel|title=State rally tops Virginia, 26–14|date=October 5, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Wake Forest

| site_stadium = Bowman Gray Stadium

| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–13

| attend = 18,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-wake-forest-beats-nc-state-w/138989972/|work=The State|title=Wake Forest beats N.C. State with breath-taking pass play|date=October 12, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = William & Mary

| site_stadium = Cary Field

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 6–13

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-william-and-mary-beats-state-1/138978593/|work=The State|title=William and Mary beats State 13–6|date=October 19, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Duke

| site_stadium = Duke Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 13–20

| attend = 20,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-duke-edges-ncs-2/138986809/|work=The Chattanooga News|title=Duke edges NCS 20–13|date=October 26, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = t

| nonconf = y

| opponent = VPI

| site_stadium = Riddick Stadium

| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC

| score = 14–14

| attend = 13,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-state-vpi-strugg/138975285/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=State, VPI struggle to 14 to 14 tie|date=November 2, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Mississippi Southern

| opprank = 1 (small)

| site_stadium = Ladd Stadium

| site_cityst = Mobile, AL

| score = 14–26

| attend = 18,987

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74687334/state-bows-2614|work=The News and Observer|title=State bows, 26–14|date=November 9, 1958|accessdate=March 29, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = l

| opponent = Clemson

| site_stadium = Riddick Stadium

| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 6–13

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-clemson-tops-state-t/138980625/|work=The Virginian-Pilot|title=Clemson tops State to win ACC title|date=November 16, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = South Carolina

| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 7–12

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-gamecocks-keep-gator/138982097/|work=The Greenville News|title=Gamecocks keep Gator berth hopes alive, 12–6|date=November 23, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

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{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina-state/1958-schedule.html |title=1958 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results |work=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=May 28, 2018}}

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