Part 1: Top Games in Carter-Finley Stadium History
10/3/2016 11:49:00 AM | Football
Leading up to the 50th Anniversary celebration of Carter-Finley Stadium this Saturday against Notre Dame, GoPack.com will recall some of the top games in the history of the Wolfpack's Stadium. Today, we look at five games from 1966 to 1975.
NC State 42, Virginia 21, Oct. 29, 1966
Carter Stadium opened two weeks earlier with a 31-21 loss to South Carolina. On this day, however, head coach Earle Edwards, who long pined for a modern stadium to replace the crumbling on-campus Riddick Stadium got his first victory at the Wolfpack's new home.
NC State 13, North Carolina 7, Sept. 16, 1967
The night before this season-opening contest, Wolfpack linebacker Chuck Amato convinced his teammates on defense to paint their shoes white with the case of shoe polished he bought from the Man-Mur Barber Shop on Hillsborough Street. Thus inspired, the Wolfpack beat the Tar Heels for the first win in an eight-game winning streak, thanks to a 55-yard touchdown pass from Jim Donnan to Harry Martell. It was the first of eight games that year that the "White Shoes Defense" held an opponent under 10 points. It was also the first game in a day-night double-header at Carter Stadium, with Duke and Wake Forest playing later in the day, the first only time in the history of the Big Four that the quartet played each other on the same day in the same location.
NC State 28, North Carolina 26, Oct. 6, 1973
Out to a 21-3 lead behind the leadership of quarterback Dave Buckey, NC State needed fourth-quarter, fourth-and-one touchdown by running back Willie Burden to seal the win over the Tar Heels, to break a two-game losing streak. The win sparked a four-game winning streak that season to give the Wolfpack its only ACC Championship of the Lou Holtz era.
NC State 12, Penn State 7, Nov. 9, 1974
Coming into the game, the Nittany Lions had the nation's top-ranked rushing defense, but it was a third-quarter defensive stand that won this game for the Wolfpack, ending an 11-game losing streak to Penn State. Running back Stan Fritts gained 112 yards, rushing for one touchdown and throwing an option pass to Pat Hovence for the other. The Wolfpack defense - guided by coordinator Al Michaels, a Penn State grad - stopped the Nittany Lions on four straight plays after a first-and-goal on the 6-yard line. Michaels received the game ball for his defensive squad's performance.
NC State 8, Florida 7, Sept. 20, 1975
Trailing the 13th-ranked Gators 7-0 with less than four minutes to play, Wolfpack defensive back Dan Meier recovered a fumble on the Florida 38-yard line. On the next play, Dave Buckey hit Elijah Marshall on a post pattern for a late touchdown. Holtz sent sophomore Johnny Evans in as a fullback, and he took the pitch in for a two-point conversion to give the Wolfpack a much-needed win.
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NC State 42, Virginia 21, Oct. 29, 1966
Carter Stadium opened two weeks earlier with a 31-21 loss to South Carolina. On this day, however, head coach Earle Edwards, who long pined for a modern stadium to replace the crumbling on-campus Riddick Stadium got his first victory at the Wolfpack's new home.
NC State 13, North Carolina 7, Sept. 16, 1967
The night before this season-opening contest, Wolfpack linebacker Chuck Amato convinced his teammates on defense to paint their shoes white with the case of shoe polished he bought from the Man-Mur Barber Shop on Hillsborough Street. Thus inspired, the Wolfpack beat the Tar Heels for the first win in an eight-game winning streak, thanks to a 55-yard touchdown pass from Jim Donnan to Harry Martell. It was the first of eight games that year that the "White Shoes Defense" held an opponent under 10 points. It was also the first game in a day-night double-header at Carter Stadium, with Duke and Wake Forest playing later in the day, the first only time in the history of the Big Four that the quartet played each other on the same day in the same location.
NC State 28, North Carolina 26, Oct. 6, 1973
Out to a 21-3 lead behind the leadership of quarterback Dave Buckey, NC State needed fourth-quarter, fourth-and-one touchdown by running back Willie Burden to seal the win over the Tar Heels, to break a two-game losing streak. The win sparked a four-game winning streak that season to give the Wolfpack its only ACC Championship of the Lou Holtz era.
NC State 12, Penn State 7, Nov. 9, 1974
Coming into the game, the Nittany Lions had the nation's top-ranked rushing defense, but it was a third-quarter defensive stand that won this game for the Wolfpack, ending an 11-game losing streak to Penn State. Running back Stan Fritts gained 112 yards, rushing for one touchdown and throwing an option pass to Pat Hovence for the other. The Wolfpack defense - guided by coordinator Al Michaels, a Penn State grad - stopped the Nittany Lions on four straight plays after a first-and-goal on the 6-yard line. Michaels received the game ball for his defensive squad's performance.
NC State 8, Florida 7, Sept. 20, 1975
Trailing the 13th-ranked Gators 7-0 with less than four minutes to play, Wolfpack defensive back Dan Meier recovered a fumble on the Florida 38-yard line. On the next play, Dave Buckey hit Elijah Marshall on a post pattern for a late touchdown. Holtz sent sophomore Johnny Evans in as a fullback, and he took the pitch in for a two-point conversion to give the Wolfpack a much-needed win.
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