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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Wake Forest	No. 18	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 33–15	22,500	[2]
September 14	Duke	No. 16	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 35–21	42,200	[3]
September 21	Clemson	No. 15	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 31–10	38,800	[4]
September 28	at Syracuse*	No. 13	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 28–22	17,997	[5]
October 5	East Carolina*	No. 8	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 24–20	42,800	[6]
October 12	at Virginia	No. 11	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 22–21	27,100	[7]
October 19	at North Carolina	No. 10	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 14–33	47,400	[8]
October 26	at No. 15 Maryland	No. 17	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 10–20	49,674	[9]
November 2	South Carolina*		Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 42–27	41,500	[10]
November 9	No. 7 Penn State*		Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 12–7	47,700	[11]
November 16	at Arizona State*	No. 16	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 35–14	50,000	[12][13]
December 23	vs. Houston*	No. 13	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	T 31–31	35,122	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players drafted into the NFL

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