1968 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1968 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Clarence Stasavich, the team compiled a 4–6 record.[1]

1968 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1968 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Richmond $ 6 0 08 3 0
The Citadel 4 2 05 5 0
East Carolina 2 2 04 6 0
William & Mary 2 2 03 7 0
Davidson 1 3 03 6 0
VMI 1 3 01 9 0
Furman 0 4 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Parsons*W 37–716,687[2]
September 21William & Mary
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 0–1414,500[3]
September 28at Louisiana Tech*L 7–3512,000[4]
October 5at Southern Miss*L 0–6512,500[5]
October 26Richmond
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 7–3112,500[6]
November 2at FurmanW 24–136,500[7]
November 9Tampa*
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 21–2815,000[8]
November 16Marshall*
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC (rivalry)
W 49–207,500[9]
November 23at The CitadelW 24–136,500[10]
November 30at East Tennessee State*
L 7–172,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1968 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. "Parsons gets lead then swoons, 37–7". The Des Moines Register. September 15, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "W&M upsets East Carolina, 14–0". Daily Press. September 22, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tech Bulldogs make debut in new stadium with win". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southern humiliates East Carolinans, 65–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Richmond blasts East Carolina, 31–7". Daily Press. October 27, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "East Carolina whips Furman for first conference win". The High Point Enterprise. November 3, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bounce-back Spartans nip Pirates 28–21". Tampa Bay Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Marshall fails again, East Carolina wins 49–20". Beckley Post-Herald and Register. November 17, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Pirates rally to down Cadets". The Times and Democrat. November 24, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Bucs close season with 5–5 record". Johnson City Press. December 1, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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