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NC State

ACC · 1974 Season · Final

Developing
Record
9–2–1
0.792 Win %
Conference
1st
4–2 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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC1–10W 33–15
4Week 4 · Sep 17Duke (DUKE)H2HACC6–5W 35–21
5Week 5 · Sep 24Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–4W 31–10
6Week 6 · Oct 1Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 28–22
7Week 7 · Oct 8East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON7–4W 24–20
8Week 8 · Oct 15Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–7W 22–21
9Week 9 · Oct 22North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC7–5L 14–33
10Week 10 · Oct 29Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4L 10–20
11Week 11 · Nov 5South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 42–27
12Week 12 · Nov 12Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2W 12–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC7–5W 35–14
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 24Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI8–3–1T 31–31

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
1.505
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+39
-9+48
  • Penn State +10
  • Clemson +7
  • East Carolina +7
  • Arizona State +7
  • Duke +6
  • Virginia +4
  • South Carolina +4
  • Syracuse +2
  • Wake Forest +1
  • Houston 0
  • Maryland -4
  • North Carolina -5

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 #12Better than 92%
Win % Place 14thBetter than 91%

0.792 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#10Regular Season Final#10Post-Season W1#10Post-Season W2#11Post-Season W3#12Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+18
+14
+21
+6
+4
+1
-19
-10
+15
+5
+21
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#821969#1031970#1101971#151972#161973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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