The 1957 NC State Wolfpack football team represented

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during the

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. The Wolfpack were led by fourth-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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. The team competed as a member of the

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, winning the conference title with an undefeated 5–0–1 record. This was NC State's first conference title in the ACC, and the school's first title since

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, when they were members of the Southern Conference.

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