1962 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 1962 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by ninth-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth.

1962 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–6–1 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach	Earle Edwards (9th season)
Home stadium	Riddick Stadium

1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Duke $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Clemson	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
NC State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Virginia	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 7–6	42,000
September 29	Clemson	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 0–7	14,000
October 6	Maryland	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 6–14	13,000
October 13	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 14–19	36,867
October 20	at Southern Miss*	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	L 0–30	10,502
October 27	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 14–21	23,000
November 3	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	T 10–10	31,000
November 10	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 6–17	19,938
November 17	Virginia	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 24–12	16,500
November 22	at Wake Forest	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 27–3	5,000
*Non-conference game