1978 NC State Wolfpack football team

1978 NC State Wolfpack football
Tangerine Bowl, W 30–17 vs. Pittsburgh
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record9–3 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 1 09 3 0
No. 18 NC State 4 2 09 3 0
North Carolina 3 3 05 6 0
Duke 2 4 04 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 01 10 0
Virginia 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bo Rein. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1978 at Carter Stadium (now CarterFinley Stadium) in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.