1987 NC State Wolfpack football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1987
| team = NC State Wolfpack
| sport = football
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| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Dick Sheridan
| hc_year = 2nd
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| stadium = Carter Stadium
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{{1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
The 1987 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1987 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 1987 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1987
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = East Carolina
| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–32
| attend = 56,800
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72737599/east-carolina-rallies-past-nc-state/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=East Carolina rallies past N.C. State 32–14|date=September 6, 1987|accessdate=March 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| score = 0–34
| attend = 43,165
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-pitt-routs-winless/140090806/|work=The Greenville News|title=Pitt routs winless 'Pack|date=September 13, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Groves Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 3–21
| attend = 23,600
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-wake-reserve-prop/140088548/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=Wake reserve propels win over N.C. State|date=September 20, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| score = 42–14
| attend = 44,300
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-herald-poag-leads-pack-romp/140090884/|work=The News Herald|title=Poag leads Pack romp|date=September 27, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| tv = Raycom
| score = 17–0
| attend = 36,300
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-wolfpack-blanks-jacket/140091003/|work=The Roanoke Times & World-News|title=Wolfpack blanks Jackets for second straight win|date=October 4, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–17
| attend = 57,400
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-tar-heels-use-groun/140091091/|work=The Rocky Mount Telegram|title=Tar Heels use ground game, stop Wolfpack|date=October 18, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| gamename = Textile Bowl
| score = 30–28
| attend = 73,613
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-wolfpack-survives-l/140072078/|work=The Daily Advertiser|title=Wolfpack survives late Clemson rally|date=October 25, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = South Carolina
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| score = 0–48
| attend = 74,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesville-record-and-landmark-gamecock/140071030/|work=Statesville Record and Landmark|title=Gamecock's defense leads way in 48–0 victory over Wolfpack|date=November 1, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| score = 14–29
| attend = 35,400
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-item-east-tennessee-upsets-wolfpack/140091229/|work=The Item|title=East Tennessee upsets Wolfpack|date=November 8, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 47–45
| attend = 24,700
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-pack-outscores-duke/140091355/|work=Greensboro News & Record|title=Pack outscores Duke|date=November 15, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| score = 31–34
| attend = 35,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-cavs-survive-pac/140073595/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Cavs survive Pack passing, prevail 34–31|date=November 22, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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