1973 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1973 NC State Wolfpack football
ACC champion
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 31–18 vs. Kansas
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
1973 record9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
  • Lou Holtz (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorBrian Burke (2nd season)
Home stadiumCarter Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8East Carolina*No. 17
W 57–845,500[3]
September 15VirginiaNo. 17
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 43–2336,200
September 22at No. 2 Nebraska*No. 14
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
L 14–3175,925
September 29at Georgia*No. 19
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 12–3152,700
October 6North Carolina
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 28–26
October 13Maryland
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 24–22
October 27at Clemson
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
W 29–634,000
November 3at South Carolina*
W 56–3552,320
November 10at No. 6 Penn State*
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 29–3559,424
November 17at DukeNo. 20
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 21–340,380
November 24Wake ForestNo. 16
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 52–1331,100
December 17vs. No. 19 Kansas*No. 16
W 31–1850,011
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "1973 North Carolina State Wolfpack". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Wolfpack smashes ECU's Bucs, 57–8". The News and Observer. September 9, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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