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 StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina L 12–14  
October 24 Richmond City StadiumRichmond, Virginia (Tobacco Bowl) L 12–38  
October 31 Furman Greenville, South Carolina W 7–0  
November 7 West Virginia Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina L 14–28  
November 14 Marshall Ficklen StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina L 0–45  
September 18 William & Mary Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina L 10–28  
September 25 Bowling Green Bowling Green, Ohio L 21–47  
October 2 Citadel Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 31–25  
October 9 Richmond Ficklen StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 26–13  
November 6 Davidson Ficklen StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 16–0  
September 23 Appalachian State Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 35–7  
October 7 Richmond Richmond, Virginia W 21–0  
October 14 Citadel Ficklen StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 33–7  
November 11 William & Mary Cary FieldWilliamsburg, Virginia W 21–15  
November 18 Dayton Ficklen StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 14–3  
October 6 Davidson Davidson, North Carolina W 45–0  
October 13 VMI Ficklen StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 34–3  
November 10 Richmond Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 44–14  
November 17 Appalachian State Ficklen StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 24–6  
September 21 East Tennessee State University Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 24–8  
September 28 Southern Illinois Ficklen StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 34–6  
November 2 Citadel Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 41–21  
November 9 Richmond Richmond, Virginia L 20–28  
November 16 William & Mary Cary FieldWilliamsburg, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 20–0  
September 27 Southern Illinois Carbondale, Illinois W 41–7  
October 4 Richmond Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina L 14–17  
October 11 Citadel Charleston, South Carolina W 3–0  
October 18 Western Carolina Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 42–14  
October 25 North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina W 38–17  
November 1 Furman Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 21–10  
November 8 at Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia W 61–10  
November 15 VMI Ficklen StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 48–0  
September 18 NC State Raleigh, North Carolina W 23–14  
September 25 William & Mary Cary FieldWilliamsburg, Virginia W 20–19  
October 2 Citadel Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 22–3  
October 9 Southern Illinois Ficklen StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 14–13  
October 1 at South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina L 16–19  
October 8 Southern Illinois Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 33–0  
October 15 Richmond Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 35–14  
October 22 at Citadel Charleston, South Carolina W 34–16  
October 29 Louisiana-Lafayette Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina L 7–9  
November 5 at Appalachian State Boone, North Carolina W 45–14  
November 12 vs. William & Mary S. B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, 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 StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 33–8  
November 11 William & Mary Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 20–3  
November 18 Marshall Ficklen StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 45–10  
October 13 Citadel Ficklen StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 52–10  
November 17 North Texas Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 49–16  
November 24 at William & Mary Cary FieldWilliamsburg, Virginia W 38–14  
All times are in Eastern.

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