Coach record book

Horace Hendrickson's Top 25 Games

The defining games from Horace Hendrickson's unambiguous full-season assignments, with the coached team identified for every result.

Games: 20
Top score: 29/100
Overtime: 0

Teams coached in this list

NC State history

National ranking

The top 20 of 20 attributable games

3 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

1953Week 7
William & Mary at NC State
William & Mary 7, NC State 6
L · Coached NC State vs. William & Mary
Unranked William & Mary vs. Unranked NC State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
29
Game score
1952Week 7
Florida State at NC State
Florida State 7, NC State 13
W · Coached NC State vs. Florida State
Unranked Florida State vs. Unranked NC State · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
29
Game score
1952Week 9
NC State at Washington and Lee
NC State 25, Washington and Lee 14
W · Coached NC State vs. Washington and Lee
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Washington and Lee · 11-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 19/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
24
Game score
1952Week 6
Duke at NC State
Duke 57, NC State 0
L · Coached NC State vs. Duke
No. 6 Duke vs. Unranked NC State · 57-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
20
Game score
1953Week 11
NC State at Florida State
NC State 13, Florida State 23
L · Coached NC State vs. Florida State
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Florida State · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
20
Game score
1953Week 5
Wake Forest at NC State
Wake Forest 20, NC State 7
L · Coached NC State vs. Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked NC State · 13-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
17
Game score
1953Week 3
NC State at George Washington
NC State 7, George Washington 20
L · Coached NC State vs. George Washington
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked George Washington · 13-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
17
Game score
1953Week 10
West Virginia at NC State
West Virginia 61, NC State 0
L · Coached NC State vs. West Virginia
No. 11 West Virginia vs. Unranked NC State · 61-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
15
Game score
1952Week 8
NC State at Wake Forest
NC State 6, Wake Forest 21
L · Coached NC State vs. Wake Forest
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 15-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 15/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
15
Game score
1953Week 4
Davidson at NC State
Davidson 7, NC State 27
W · Coached NC State vs. Davidson
Unranked Davidson vs. Unranked NC State · 20-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 10/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
15
Game score
1953Week 6
NC State at Duke
NC State 0, Duke 31
L · Coached NC State vs. Duke
Unranked NC State vs. No. 13 Duke · 31-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
13
Game score
1952Week 5
Davidson at NC State
Davidson 6, NC State 28
W · Coached NC State vs. Davidson
Unranked Davidson vs. Unranked NC State · 22-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 8/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
13
Game score
1953Week 8
NC State at Army
NC State 7, Army 27
L · Coached NC State vs. Army
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Army · 20-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 10/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
10
Game score
1953Week 2
NC State at North Carolina
NC State 7, North Carolina 29
L · Coached NC State vs. North Carolina
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked North Carolina · 22-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 8/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
8
Game score
1953Week 9
NC State at Pittsburgh
NC State 6, Pittsburgh 40
L · Coached NC State vs. Pittsburgh
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Pittsburgh · 34-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
0
Game score
1952Week 12
NC State at Texas Tech
NC State 7, Texas Tech 54
L · Coached NC State vs. Texas Tech
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 47-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
0
Game score
1952Week 11
NC State at William & Mary
NC State 6, William & Mary 41
L · Coached NC State vs. William & Mary
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked William & Mary · 35-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
0
Game score
1952Week 10
NC State at Pittsburgh
NC State 6, Pittsburgh 48
L · Coached NC State vs. Pittsburgh
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Pittsburgh · 42-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
0
Game score
1952Week 4
NC State at Georgia
NC State 0, Georgia 49
L · Coached NC State vs. Georgia
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Georgia · 49-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
0
Game score
1952Week 3
George Washington at NC State
George Washington 39, NC State 0
L · Coached NC State vs. George Washington
Unranked George Washington vs. Unranked NC State · 39-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
0
Game score

Methodology

How coach games are attributed and scored

Attribution: a team-season counts only when one coach owns the full schedule, or exactly one listed coach covers every completed game. Ambiguous split and interim seasons are excluded.

AP ranking, 50: both teams earn points from their AP rank at game time.

Closeness and overtime, 45: close finals earn up to 30 points and overtime earns up to 15.

Result, 5: a win by the coached team earns five points.

Regular-season rankings use the AP poll for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Historical poll, line-score, and video coverage varies.