1970 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1970 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Mike McGee, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1] The team's game against the Marshall Thundering Herd preceded the crash of Southern Airways Flight 932, in which 37 members of the Thundering Herd football team were killed that night.

1970 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1970 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
William & Mary $ 3 –1 –05 –7 –0
The Citadel 4 –2 –05 –6 –0
Furman 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
East Carolina 2 –2 –03 –8 –0
Richmond 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Davidson 2 –4 –02 –8 –0
VMI 1 –4 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Toledo*
L 2–3514,106[2]
September 19East Tennessee State*
L 0–1013,042[3]
September 26at The Citadel
L 0–3117,420[4]
October 3at West Texas State*
L 30–4211,000[5]
October 10at NC State*
L 6–2328,350[6]
October 17Southern Illinois*
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 12–1416,271[7]
October 24at Richmond
L 12–3814,500[8]
October 31at Furman
W 7–05,000[9]
November 7West Virginia*
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 14–2810,240[10]
November 14Marshall*
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC (rivalry)
W 17–148,711[11]
November 28at Davidson
W 36–182,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1970 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. "Toledo cracks Pirates". The News and Observer. September 13, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "For openers Bucs clip ECU, 10–0". Johnson City Press. September 20, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "The Citadel ends 2-game drought, defeats ECU". The Times and Democrat. September 27, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Buffaloes take second home stand win, 42–30". The Canyon News. October 4, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "State downs Pirates". The News and Observer. October 11, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Perfect SIU wins fourth". Southern Illinoisan. October 18, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Spiders bomb East Carolina". The Palm Beach Post. October 25, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "East Carolina shuts out Furman, 7–0". The Greenville News. November 1, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Sherwood tosses four TD passes in 28–14 victory". Beckley Post-Herald and Register. November 8, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Marshall beaten by Pirates, 17–14". The News and Observer. November 15, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "East Carolina rolls past Davidson, 36–18". The Charlotte Observer. November 29, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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