1973 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1973 NC State Wolfpack football Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 9–3 6–0 16 Lou Holtz 2nd Brian Burke 2nd Carter Stadium ACC championLiberty Bowl champion Liberty Bowl W 31–18 vs. Kansas The 1973 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina-state/1973-schedule.html 1973 North Carolina State Wolfpack College Football at Sports-Reference.com 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 1973 AP September 8 w y 17 East Carolina Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 57–8 45,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72597054/wolfpack-smashes-ecus-bucs-578/ The News and Observer Wolfpack smashes ECU's Bucs, 57–8 September 9, 1973 March 3, 2021 Newspapers.com September 15 w 17 Virginia Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC 43–23 36,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-wolfpack-hands-vir/139562690/ Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel Wolfpack hands Virginia 43–23 shellacking September 16, 1973 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 22 l y y 14 Nebraska 2 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 14–31 75,925 https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-herald-nu-escapes-wolfpacks-bite-t/139562829/ Scottsbluff Star-Herald NU escapes Wolfpack's bite to triumph 31–14 September 23, 1973 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 29 l y y 19 Georgia Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 12–31 52,700 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-georgia-upsets-pac/134134344/ The Daily Advertiser Georgia upsets 'Pack, 31–12 September 30, 1973 October 26, 2023 Newspapers.com October 6 w North Carolina Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 28–26 50,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-states-offense-f/139562988/ The Charlotte Observer State's offense finally outdoes scrappy UNC October 7, 1973 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 13 w Maryland Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC 24–22 39,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-wolfpack-outlasts-terp-rally/139563127/ The State Wolfpack outlasts Terp rally, 24–22 October 14, 1973 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 27 w y Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC rivalry 29–6 34,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-nc-state-cru/139563310/ The Danville Register N.C. State crushes Clemson by 29 to 6 in league contest October 28, 1973 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 3 w y y South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC 56–35 52,320 https://www.newspapers.com/article/anderson-independent-mail-state-blasts-u/139558572/ Anderson Independent-Mail State blasts USC November 4, 1973 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 10 l y y Penn State 6 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA 29–35 59,184–59,424 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-phew-penn-state-squeaks-by/139563482/ Sunday News Phew! Penn State squeaks by 35–29 November 11, 1973 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 17 w y 20 Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC rivalry 21–3 40,380 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-state-tops-duke/139563637/ Greensboro Daily News State tops Duke November 18, 1973 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 24 w 16 Wake Forest Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry 52–13 31,100 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-wolfpack-crushes-de/139563806/ The Daily Advertiser Wolfpack crushes Deacons, 52–13 November 25, 1973 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com December 17 Monday w y y 16 Kansas 19 Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Liberty Bowl 31–18 50,011 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-wolfpack-runs-thro/139563940/ The Kansas City Times Wolfpack runs through Kansas, 31–18 December 18, 1973 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com References NC State Category:NC State Wolfpack football seasons Category:Atlantic Coast Conference football champion seasons Category:Liberty Bowl champion seasons NC State Wolfpack football