The 1952 NC State Wolfpack football team represented

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during the

1952 college football season The 1952 college football season ended with the unbeaten Michigan State Spartans (9–0) and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (12–0) each claiming a national championship from different polls. Michigan State finished first according to two of the "w ...

. The Wolfpack were led by first-year head coach

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and played their home games at

Riddick Stadium Riddick Stadium (opened 1907, closed 1965) was a college football stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, and home to the North Carolina State University Wolfpack football team. When the stadium was first opened, it was referred to as New Athletic Par ...

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. They competed as members of the

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for the final year before joining six other larger SoCon schools in creating the

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in 1953.

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NC State Wolfpack football seasons

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