NC State
ACC · 1973 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare NC State head-to-head · History & Eras
1973 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND SOCON | 9–2 | W 57–8 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 4–7 | W 43–23 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 9–2–1 | L 14–31 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 7–4–1 | L 12–31 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | W 28–26 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 8–4 | W 24–22 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | W 29–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 56–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 29–35 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 2–8–1 | W 21–3 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 1–9–1 | W 52–13 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 18 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 7–4–1 | W 31–18 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- East Carolina +9
- Maryland +8
- South Carolina +7
- Kansas +7
- Clemson +5
- Virginia +4
- North Carolina +4
- Duke +2
- Wake Forest +1
- Penn State 0
- Nebraska -2
- Georgia -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.