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
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brian Burke (2nd season)
Home stadium Carter Stadium
Seasons
←  1972
1974  →
1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 NC State $ 6 –0 –09 –3 –0
No. 20 Maryland 5 –1 –08 –4 –0
Clemson 4 –2 –05 –6 –0
Virginia 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
Duke 1 –4 –12 –8 –1
North Carolina 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Wake Forest 0 –5 –11 –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 8 East Carolina *No. 17
W 57–845,500 [3]
September 15 Virginia No. 17
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 43–2336,200 [4]
September 22at No. 2 Nebraska *No. 14
L 14–3175,925 [5]
September 29at Georgia *No. 19
L 12–3152,700 [6]
October 6 North Carolina
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 28–2650,200 [7]
October 13 Maryland
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 24–2239,200 [8]
October 27at Clemson
W 29–634,000 [9]
November 3at South Carolina *
W 56–3552,320 [10]
November 10at No. 6 Penn State *
L 29–3559,184–59,424 [11]
November 17at Duke No. 20
W 21–340,380 [12]
November 24 Wake Forest No. 16
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 52–1331,100 [13]
December 17vs. No. 19 Kansas *No. 16
W 31–1850,011 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Related Research Articles

The 1974 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head coach was Lou Holtz. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1974 at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The 1963 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by 10th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, winning their second ever ACC title with a record of 6–1, a title shared with North Carolina. They were invited to the 1963 Liberty Bowl, the last to be played in Philadelphia before the game moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where they were defeated by Mississippi State.

The 1965 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by 12th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium for the last time before moving to Carter Stadium. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Originally finished tied for third in the conference, forfeits by South Carolina due to an ineligible player moved NC State into a tie for first and a shared conference title with Clemson.

The 1968 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by 15th-year head coach Earle Edwards 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 record of 6–1. The Wolfpack had an overall record of 6–4 and were not invited to a bowl game.

The 1957 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by fourth-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. The team competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, winning the conference title with an undefeated 5–0–1 record. This was NC State's first conference title in the ACC, and the school's first title since 1927, when they were members of the Southern Conference.

The 1977 NC State Wolfpack football team represented the North Carolina State Wolfpack during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head coach was Bo Rein. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1977 at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

The 1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Tar Heels were led by second-year head coach Bill Dooley and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last.

The 1976 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Wolfpack were led by first-year head coach Bo Rein and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fifth.

The 1975 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Lou Holtz, in his fourth and final year with the team, and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in third. NC State was invited to the 1975 Peach Bowl in Atlanta, where they lost to West Virginia. Holtz left at the conclusion of the season to accept the head coaching position with the New York Jets.

The 1972 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by first-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, finishing in second. NC State was invited to the 1972 Peach Bowl in Atlanta, where they defeated West Virginia.

The 1971 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by first-year head coach Al Michaels and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth.

The 1970 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Earle Edwards, in his 17th and final year with the team, and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in fifth.

The 1969 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by 16th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

The 1967 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by 14th-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Carter Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

The 1960 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by seventh-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

The 1959 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by sixth-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last with an 0–6 conference record.

The 1958 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. The Wolfpack were led by fifth-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in seventh.

The 1954 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1954 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by first-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the league's second year of existence. The Wolfpack once again failed to pick up their first ACC win, finishing winless in conference play for the second consecutive year.

The 1953 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1953 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by second-year head coach Horace Hendrickson and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the league's inaugural year, after NC State and the other ACC schools split off from the Southern Conference. They finished winless in conference with a 0–3 record, and a 1–9 record overall. Hendrickson resigned as head coach following the end of the season.

The 1952 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1952 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by first-year head coach Horace Hendrickson and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Southern Conference for the final year before joining six other larger SoCon schools in creating the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953.

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.
  4. ↑ "Wolfpack hands Virginia 43–23 shellacking". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 16, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "NU escapes Wolfpack's bite to triumph 31–14". Scottsbluff Star-Herald. September 23, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Georgia upsets 'Pack, 31–12". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "State's offense finally outdoes scrappy UNC". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wolfpack outlasts Terp rally, 24–22". The State. October 14, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "State blasts USC". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 4, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Phew! Penn State squeaks by 35–29". Sunday News. November 11, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "State tops Duke". Greensboro Daily News. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Wolfpack crushes Deacons, 52–13". The Daily Advertiser. November 25, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Wolfpack runs through Kansas, 31–18". The Kansas City Times. December 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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