North Carolina State University. Athletics.
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1892:
The first official football game at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts is played against a local prep school, Raleigh Male Academy. -
1893:
The North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts play their first intercollegiate game against Tennessee. -
1895:
The now traditional red and white colored uniforms are adopted, a change from the school's original pink and blue uniforms. -
1907:
The first on-campus football game is played on the field that would later become Riddick Stadium -
1918:
John Ripple becomes the first athlete at North Carolina State College to be named an All-American in any sport. -
1921:
The football team adopts the nickname “Wolfpack”. -
1930:
The first night game is played at Riddick Stadium, ending in a 37-0 victory against High Point. -
1947:
The football team play in their first post-season bowl game, the Gator Bowl, against the University of Oklahoma. -
October 21, 1950:
The football team play in their first televised game, against the University of Maryland. -
October 8, 1966:
Carter Stadium opens. -
1967:
Marcus Martin becomes the first African-American member of the football team. -
1967:
The football team wins their first bowl game (the Liberty Bowl) against Georgia, by a score of 14-7. -
1978:
Ted Brown becomes the first African-American to be named an All-American in football at North Carolina State University. -
1979:
Carter Stadium is renamed Carter-Finley Stadium. -
1979:
The football team wins their first Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship.
From the guide to the North Carolina State University, Athletics, Football Audio/Visual Materials, 1937-1992, undated, (Special Collections Research Center)
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associatedWith | Case, Everett N. (Everett Norris), 1900-1966 | person |
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associatedWith | North Carolina State College. Athletics. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | North Carolina State University | corporateBody |
associatedWith | North Carolina State University. Office of the Chancellor. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | North Carolina State University. Office of the Chancellor. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | North Carolina State Wolfpack (Football team) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Schmidt, Don | person |
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