NC State Athletic Hall of Fame
Earle Edwards
- Induction:
- 2013
Awards
- Four-time ACC Coach of the Year (1957, 1963, 1965, 1967)
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1974)
- Two-time NCAA District III Coach of the Year (1965, 1967)
Individual Records
- NC State career leader for football wins (77)
- Overall record: 77-88-8; ACC record: 55-45-5
- Five ACC football championships, second in ACC history to only Florida State's Bobby Bowden
- Four ACC runner-up finishes
- Longest tenured football coach in NC State history at 17 seasons
General Information
- Father of modern-day NC State football.
- Played no more than four home games per season, and usually only three, in order to raise money for the replacement of Riddick Stadium.
- Carter Stadium was named for Harry Carter in 1966, but was built because of Edwards' work, success and sacrifice.
- Won NC State's first ACC football championship with 18 scholarship players (1957).
- Coached NC State to its first ever bowl victory, 14-7 over Georgia in 1967 Liberty Bowl.
- Guided NC State to 1963 and 1967 Liberty Bowls, and qualified for 1957 Orange Bowl, but was unable to participate because of basketball probation.
- Coached NC State to its highest ever football ranking, No. 2 on Nov. 1, 1967.
- Recruited and coached All-Americans Dick Christy, Roman Gabriel, Dennis Byrd, Don Montgomery, Fred Combs, Gerald Warren, Ron Carpenter, and Carey Metts.
- Only NC State coach to serve as President of America Football Coaches Association (1971).
- Born: Nov. 10, 1908; Died: Feb. 25, 1997.
ACC Tipoff Q&A
Tuesday, October 07
Zoe Brooks and Zamareya Jones on ACCN Set at ACC Tipoff
Tuesday, October 07
Coach Moore ACCN Interview at ACC Tipoff
Tuesday, October 07
S2E6 Pulse Of The Pack
Monday, October 06
