East Carolina Pirates football, 1970–1979

Contents:	1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979

1970

1970 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Southern Conference
1970 record	3–8 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike McGee
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium
Seasons « 1969 1971 »

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 12	Toledo	Toledo, Ohio		L 2–35
September 19	East Tennessee State University	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		L 0–10
September 26	Citadel	Charleston, South Carolina		L 0–31
October 3	West Texas A&M	Canyon, Texas		L 30–42
October 10	NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina		L 6–23
October 17	Southern Illinois	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		L 12–14
October 24	Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (Tobacco Bowl)		L 12–38
October 31	Furman	Greenville, South Carolina		W 7–0
November 7	West Virginia	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		L 14–28
November 14	Marshall	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 17–14
November 28	Davidson	Davidson, North Carolina		W 36–18
All times are in Eastern.

1971

1971 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Southern Conference
1971 record	4–6 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Sonny Randle
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium
Seasons « 1970 1972 »

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 11	Toledo	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		L 0–45
September 18	William & Mary	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		L 10–28
September 25	Bowling Green	Bowling Green, Ohio		L 21–47
October 2	Citadel	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 31–25
October 9	Richmond	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		L 7–14
October 16	West Virginia	Morgantown, West Virginia		L 21–44
October 23	NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina		W 31–15
October 30	Furman	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 26–13
November 6	Davidson	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 27–26
November 13	Tampa	Tampa, Florida		L 7–43
All times are in Eastern.

1972

1972 East Carolina Pirates football
Southern Conference Champions
Conference	Southern Conference
1972 record	9–2 (6–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Sonny Randle
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium
Seasons « 1971 1973 »

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 9	VMI	Lexington, Virginia		W 30–3
September 16	Southern Illinois	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 16–0
September 23	Appalachian State	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 35–7
October 7	Richmond	Richmond, Virginia		W 21–0
October 14	Citadel	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 27–21
October 21	NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina		L 16–38
October 28	Furman	Greenville, South Carolina		W 27–21
November 4	Tennessee-Chattanooga	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 33–7
November 11	William & Mary	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia		W 21–15
November 18	Dayton	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 24–22
November 25	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina		L 19–42
All times are in Eastern.

1973

1973 East Carolina Pirates football
Southern Conference Champions
Conference	Southern Conference
1973 record	9–2 (7–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Sonny Randle
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium
Seasons « 1972 1974 »

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 8	at NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina		L 8–57
September 15	Southern Miss	Hattiesburg, Mississippi		W 13–0
September 22	Southern Illinois	Carbondale, Illinois		W 42–25
September 29	Furman	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 14–3
October 6	Davidson	Davidson, North Carolina		W 45–0
October 13	VMI	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 42–7
October 20	Citadel	Charleston, South Carolina		W 34–0
October 27	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina		L 27–28
November 3	William & Mary	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 34–3
November 10	Richmond	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 44–14
November 17	Appalachian State	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 49–14
All times are in Eastern.

1974

1974 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Southern Conference
1974 record	7–4 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Pat Dye
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium
Seasons « 1973 1975 »

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 14	Bowling Green	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 24–6
September 21	East Tennessee State University	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 24–8
September 28	Southern Illinois	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 17–16
October 5	at NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina		L 20–24
October 12	Furman	Greenville, South Carolina		W 15–12
October 19	Appalachian State	Boone, North Carolina		L 21–23
October 26	Dayton	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 34–6
November 2	Citadel	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 41–21
November 9	Richmond	Richmond, Virginia		L 20–28
November 16	William & Mary	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia		W 31–10
November 23	VMI	Lexington, Virginia		L 3–13
All times are in Eastern.

1975

1975 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Southern Conference
1975 record	8–3 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Pat Dye
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium
Seasons « 1974 1976 »

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 6	at NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina		L 3–26
September 13	Appalachian State	Boone, North Carolina		L 25–41
September 20	William & Mary	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 20–0
September 27	Southern Illinois	Carbondale, Illinois		W 41–7
October 4	Richmond	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		L 14–17
October 11	Citadel	Charleston, South Carolina		W 3–0
October 18	Western Carolina	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 42–14
October 25	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina		W 38–17
November 1	Furman	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 21–10
November 8	at Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia		W 61–10
November 15	VMI	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 28–12
All times are in Eastern.

1976

1976 East Carolina Pirates football
Southern Conference Champions
Conference	Southern Conference
1976 record	9–2 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Pat Dye
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium
Seasons « 1975 1977 »

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 11	Southern Miss	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 48–0
September 18	NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina		W 23–14
September 25	William & Mary	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia		W 20–19
October 2	Citadel	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 22–3
October 9	Southern Illinois	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 49–14
October 16	VMI	Lexington, Virginia		W 17–3
October 23	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina		L 10–12
October 30	Western Carolina	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 24–17
November 6	Richmond	Richmond, Virginia		W 20–10
November 13	Furman	Greenville, South Carolina		L 10–17
November 20	Appalachian State	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 35–7
All times are in Eastern.

1977

1977 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Independent
1977 record	8–3
Head coach	Pat Dye
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium
Seasons « 1976 1978 »

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 3	at NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina		W 28–23
September 10	at Duke	Durham, North Carolina		W 17–16
September 17	at Toledo	Toledo, Ohio		W 22–9
September 24	VMI	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 14–13
October 1	at South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina		L 16–19
October 8	Southern Illinois	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 33–0
October 15	Richmond	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 35–14
October 22	at Citadel	Charleston, South Carolina		W 34–16
October 29	Louisiana-Lafayette	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		L 7–9
November 5	at Appalachian State	Boone, North Carolina		W 45–14
November 12	vs. William & Mary	S. B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, Virginia (Oyster Bowl)		L 17–21
All times are in Eastern.

1978

1978 East Carolina Pirates football
Independence Bowl, Win, vs. Louisiana Tech, 35–13
Conference	Independent
1978 record	9–3
Head coach	Pat Dye
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium
Seasons « 1977 1979 »

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 2	Western Carolina	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 14–6
September 9	at NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina		L 13–29
September 16	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina		L 10–14
September 23	at Louisiana-Lafayette	Lafayette, Louisiana		W 38–9
September 30	University of Texas-Arlington	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 23–17
October 7	at VMI	Lexington, Virginia		W 19–6
October 14	at Southern Miss	Hattiesburg, Mississippi		L 16–17
October 21	vs. Richmond	Norfolk, Virginia		W 21–14
November 4	Appalachian State	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 33–8
November 11	William & Mary	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 20–3
November 18	Marshall	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 45–0
December 16	Louisiana Tech	Shreveport, Louisiana (1978 Independence Bowl)		W 35–13
All times are in Eastern.

1979

1979 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Independent
1979 record	7–3–1
Head coach	Pat Dye
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium
Seasons « 1978 1980 »

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 1	Western Carolina	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 31–6
September 8	at NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina		L 20–34
September 15	at Duke	Durham, North Carolina		L 14–28
September 22	at Wake Forest	Winston-Salem, North Carolina		L 20–23
September 29	VMI	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 45–10
October 13	Citadel	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 49–7
October 27	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina		T 24–24 OT
November 3	at Appalachian State	Boone, North Carolina		W 38–21
November 10	Richmond	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 52–10
November 17	North Texas	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 49–16
November 24	at William & Mary	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia		W 38–14
All times are in Eastern.

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