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NC State

ACC · 1966 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–2 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
629–593–46
0.514 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1910
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare NC State head-to-head · History & Eras

1966 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 20Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB109–0–1L 10–28
5Week 5 · Sep 27North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC2–8L 7–10
6Week 6 · Oct 4Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–7W 15–12
7Week 7 · Oct 11South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HACC1–9L 21–31
8Week 8 · Oct 18Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC9–2L 10–17
9Week 9 · Oct 25Duke (DUKE)H2HACC5–5W 33–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–6W 42–21
11Week 11 · Nov 8Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC4–6W 24–21
12Week 12 · Nov 15Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 6–7
13Week 13 · Nov 22Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC6–4W 23–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.439
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-1
-23+22
  • Clemson +6
  • Duke +5
  • Virginia +4
  • Maryland +4
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Michigan State 0
  • Florida -2
  • Southern Miss -4
  • North Carolina -8
  • South Carolina -9

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #60Better than 57%
Win % Place 55thBetter than 61%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#60Regular Season Final#60Post-Season W1#60Post-Season W2#60Post-Season W3#60Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-18
-3
+3
-10
-7
+26
+21
+3
-1
+9

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#691961#911962#231963#551964#551965

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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