1959 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 1959 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth-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 in last with an 0–6 conference record.

1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
North Carolina	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Duke	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
NC State	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Virginia	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	vs. VPI*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	W 15–13	12,000	^[1]
October 3	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 12–20	38,000	^[2]
October 10	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	L 0–23	19,000	^[3]
October 17	Wake Forest	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 14–17	16,000	^[4]
October 24	Duke	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 15–17	14,000	^[5]
October 31	Wyoming*	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–26	13,500	^[6]
November 7	at No. 2 Mississippi Southern*	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	L 14–19	12,000	^[7]
November 13	at UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 12–21	21,112	^[8]
November 21	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–12	28,000	^[9]
December 5	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 28–33	15,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game