1973 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

The 1973 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented North Carolina A&T State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Hornsby Howell, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, and finished sixth in the MEAC.

1973 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–6–1 (1–4–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Hornsby Howell (6th season)
Home stadium	World War Memorial Stadium

1973 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Carolina Central $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina State	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Howard	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Morgan State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Maryland Eastern Shore	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
North Carolina A&T	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Delaware State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Elizabeth City State*	Elizabeth City, NC	W 10–0	3,300
September 15	at South Carolina State	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC (rivalry)	T 14–14	8,500–8,600
September 22	Florida A&M*	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 21–14	7,446
September 29	Johnson C. Smith*	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 11–15	6,282
October 6	at Norfolk State*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	W 26–12	5,940
October 13	Maryland Eastern Shore	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 15–22	18,940–20,000
October 20	Howard	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 7–43	7,300–7,900
October 27	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 10–16	8,490–15,445
November 3	at Grambling*	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 6–62	3,731–6,000
November 10	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 27–12	150–1,900
November 17	North Carolina Central	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC (rivalry)	L 6–16	15,730
*Non-conference game