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NC State

ACC · 1990 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
5th
3–4 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

1990 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4WESTERN CAROLINAUnranked—W 67–0
3Week 3 · Sep 11Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC11–0–1L 13–21
4Week 4 · Sep 18Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–8W 20–15
5Week 5 · Sep 25Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC6–5–1L 12–13
6Week 6 · Oct 2North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC6–4–1W 12–9
7Week 7 · Oct 9APPALACHIAN STATEUnranked—W 56–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC8–4L 0–31
9Week 9 · Oct 23Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC10–2L 17–24
10Week 10 · Oct 30South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 38–29
11Week 11 · Nov 6Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 16–20
12Week 12 · Nov 13Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–7W 16–0
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI8–4W 31–27

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
2.680
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-16+27
  • Southern Miss +8
  • North Carolina +6
  • South Carolina +6
  • Duke +4
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Georgia Tech 0
  • Clemson -2
  • Virginia -4
  • Maryland -5
  • Virginia Tech -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 #41Better than 71%
Win % Place 43rdBetter than 69%

0.583 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#47Regular Season Final#47Post-Season W1#47Post-Season W2#41Post-Season W4#41Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+67
-8
+5
-1
+3
+56
-31
-7
+9
-4
+16
+4

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

Final Rank by Season
#901985#301986#761987#281988#431989

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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