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.