1973 NC State Wolfpack football team
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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.
1973 NC State Wolfpack football | |
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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 |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian Burke (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Carter Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | East Carolina* | No. 17 | W 57–8 | 45,500 | [3] | |
September 15 | Virginia | No. 17 |
| W 43–23 | 36,200 | [4] |
September 22 | at No. 2 Nebraska* | No. 14 | L 14–31 | 75,925 | [5] | |
September 29 | at Georgia* | No. 19 | L 12–31 | 52,700 | [6] | |
October 6 | North Carolina |
| W 28–26 | 50,200 | [7] | |
October 13 | Maryland |
| W 24–22 | 39,200 | [8] | |
October 27 | at Clemson | W 29–6 | 34,000 | [9] | ||
November 3 | at South Carolina* | W 56–35 | 52,320 | [10] | ||
November 10 | at No. 6 Penn State* | L 29–35 | 59,184–59,424 | [11] | ||
November 17 | at Duke | No. 20 | W 21–3 | 40,380 | [12] | |
November 24 | Wake Forest | No. 16 |
| W 52–13 | 31,100 | [13] |
December 17 | vs. No. 19 Kansas* | No. 16 | W 31–18 | 50,011 | [14] | |
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References edit
- ^ "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.