Earle Edwards (November 10, 1908 – February 25, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Carolina State University from 1954 to 1970, compiling a record of 77–88–8. Edwards is the longest tenured coach in NC State Wolfpack football history and holds the program records for games coached and losses; he held the record for wins from November 2, 1963 (when he passed Beattie Feathers with his 38th victory) until November 4, 2023 when Dave Doernen passed him. His teams won five Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) titles and made two Liberty Bowl appearances. Four times he was named the ACC Coach of the Year.
.jpg) Edwards pictured in The Agromeck 1955, NC State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 1908 |
| Died | February 25, 1997 (aged 88) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1928–1930 | Penn State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1934–1935 | Ebensburg-Cambria HS (PA) |
| 1936–1948 | Penn State (assistant) |
| 1949–1953 | Michigan State (ends) |
| 1954–1970 | NC State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 77–88–8 (college) |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 ACC (1957, 1963–1965, 1968) | |
| Awards | |
| 4× ACC Coach of the Year (1957, 1963, 1965, 1967) | |
A native of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Edwards attended Pennsylvania State University, where he lettered in football and later served as an assistant coach. He died on February 25, 1997, in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| NC State Wolfpack (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1954–1970) | |||||||||
| 1954 | NC State | 2–8 | 0–4 | T–8th | |||||
| 1955 | NC State | 4–5–1 | 0–2–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1956 | NC State | 3–7 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1957 | NC State | 7–1–2 | 5–0–1 | 1st | 20 | 15 | |||
| 1958 | NC State | 2–7–1 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1959 | NC State | 1–9 | 0–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1960 | NC State | 6–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1961 | NC State | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1962 | NC State | 3–6–1 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1963 | NC State | 8–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | L Liberty | ||||
| 1964 | NC State | 5–5 | 5–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1965 | NC State | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–1st | |||||
| 1966 | NC State | 5–5 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1967 | NC State | 9–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | W Liberty | 17 | |||
| 1968 | NC State | 6–4 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1969 | NC State | 3–6–1 | 3–2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1970 | NC State | 3–7–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| NC State: | 77–88–8 | 55–45–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 77–88–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "N.C. State football coach, PSU Graduate". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. February 28, 1997. p. 20. Retrieved May 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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