![]() The program, led by coach Harry Hartsell at the time, joined the Southern Conference that year and would win the conference title six seasons later under coach Gus Tebell, finishing the year with a 9–1 record. In 1921 State College began wearing red sweaters and were referred to by the local media as the Wolfpack. It wasn't until 1920 that A&M defeated the rival Tar Heels for the first time. The Tar Heels won the game 13–12 in Raleigh. The following season, on October 23, the Farmers resumed play with North Carolina after a 14-year hiatus. Tackle John Ripple was named the program's first All-American. A week after practice resumed, State College, as the school was then called, led by coach Tal Stafford, was defeated 128–0 by Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The team's roster was depleted, its schedule reduced to four games, and practice was suspended for five weeks in October and November. The 1918 season, which was the school's first season with the name North Carolina State University, was cut short due to the United States' entrance into World War I and a severe flu outbreak on campus. Coach Green led team to a third conference championship in 1913, with a record of 6–1. A win over Virginia Tech in Norfolk that season was dubbed the "biggest game ever played in the South". The team won a second South Atlantic championship in 1910 under coach Edward Green, finishing with a record of 4–0–2. In addition to Pullen Park, the state fairgrounds had hosted some games prior to the opening of the new stadium. The Farmers played their home games that season on campus at the New Athletic Park, which would later be known as Riddick Stadium. That season, the program also recorded its first ever victory over Virginia. Under coach Mickey Whitehurst, A&M won the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship with a 6–0–1 record. ![]() The following season was the program's most successful yet. In 1906, in a game against Randolph-Macon in Raleigh, the Farmers attempted their first forward pass, a play that had only recently become legal and at the time was still considered a "trick" play. ![]() The football team has also only had scholarship football players since 1933, prior to that all Wolfpack athletics consisted entirely of non-scholarship student athletes. Over the next five seasons the program continued to try to establish itself, achieving only one winning season during the period. In 1895, under third-year coach Bart Gatling, the team finished 2–2–1 and wore red and white uniforms for the first time. Eight days later, the team (then called the Farmers) lost again to UNC, 16–0 in Raleigh. The program's long-standing rivalry with nearby University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill began on October 12, 1894, with a 44–0 UNC victory in Chapel Hill. The following year, the school played its first intercollegiate game: a 12–6 victory over Tennessee College. The Aggies, whose colors were blue and pink, won 12–6 in front of more than 200 spectators. The team's first head coach was Perrin Busbee, who led the team during that game. NC State (then known as The North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts) played its first football game against a team from the Raleigh Male Academy on March 12, 1892, in what is now Pullen Park. "Tuffy" was on the sidelines for the Cincinnati game that day in Raleigh and Tuffy has not missed a Wolfpack football game in Carter–Finley Stadium since. On September 16, 2010, NC State restored the tradition of having a live mascot on the field. Since 1966, the Wolfpack has played its home games at Carter–Finley Stadium, the largest college football stadium in North Carolina. As a founding member of the ACC, the Wolfpack has won seven conference championships and participated in 34 bowl games, of which the team has won 17. Prior to joining the ACC in 1953, the Wolfpack were a member of the Southern Conference. The Wolfpack competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The NC State Wolfpack football team represents North Carolina State University in the sport of American football. College Football Bowl Subdivision team member of Atlantic Coast Conference NC State Wolfpack football
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