| Year: | 1978 |
| Team: | NC State Wolfpack |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 19 |
| Aprank: | 18 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Conf Record: | 4–2 |
| Head Coach: | Bo Rein |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Carter Stadium |
| Bowl: | Tangerine Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 30–17 vs. Pittsburgh |
The 1978 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bo Rein. 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 1978 at Carter Stadium (now Carter - Finley Stadium) in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.