Earle Edwards

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.

Earle Edwards

Edwards pictured in The Agromeck 1955, NC State yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1908-11-10)November 10, 1908
Died	February 25, 1997(1997-02-25) (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

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
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
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.