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1973 NC State Wolfpack football
1973 NC State Wolfpack football
ACC champion; Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 31–18 vs. Kansas
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 16
Record	9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Burke (2nd season)
Home stadium	Carter Stadium
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 NC State $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Maryland	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Duke	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
North Carolina	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	5	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1973 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.^[2] The Wolfpack were led by second-year head coach Lou Holtz and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, winning the conference with a perfect 6–0 record. The Wolfpack were invited to the 1973 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Kansas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	East Carolina*	No. 17	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 57–8	45,500	^[3]
September 15	Virginia	No. 17	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 43–23	36,200	^[4]
September 22	at No. 2 Nebraska*	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 14–31	75,925	^[5]
September 29	at Georgia*	No. 19	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 12–31	52,700	^[6]
October 6	North Carolina		Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 28–26	50,200	^[7]
October 13	Maryland		Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 24–22	39,200	^[8]
October 27	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	W 29–6	34,000	^[9]
November 3	at South Carolina*		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	W 56–35	52,320	^[10]
November 10	at No. 6 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 29–35	59,184–59,424	^[11]
November 17	at Duke	No. 20	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 21–3	40,380	^[12]
November 24	Wake Forest	No. 16	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 52–13	31,100	^[13]
December 17	vs. No. 19 Kansas*	No. 16	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	W 31–18	50,011	^[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
^ "1973 North Carolina State Wolfpack". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "Wolfpack smashes ECU's Bucs, 57–8". The News and Observer. September 9, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wolfpack hands Virginia 43–23 shellacking". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 16, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NU escapes Wolfpack's bite to triumph 31–14". Scottsbluff Star-Herald. September 23, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia upsets 'Pack, 31–12". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "State's offense finally outdoes scrappy UNC". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wolfpack outlasts Terp rally, 24–22". The State. October 14, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "N.C. State crushes Clemson by 29 to 6 in league contest". The Danville Register. October 28, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "State blasts USC". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 4, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Phew! Penn State squeaks by 35–29". Sunday News. November 11, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "State tops Duke". Greensboro Daily News. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wolfpack crushes Deacons, 52–13". The Daily Advertiser. November 25, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wolfpack runs through Kansas, 31–18". The Kansas City Times. December 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.