1973 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1973 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 9–2 record.[1]

1973 East Carolina Pirates football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–2 (7–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorVito Ragazzo (3rd season)
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1973 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Carolina $ 7 0 09 2 0
Richmond 5 1 08 2 0
William & Mary 3 2 06 5 0
Furman 3 3 07 4 0
Appalachian State 2 2 03 7 1
VMI 2 4 02 9 0
Davidson 1 6 02 8 0
The Citadel 1 6 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Frank Novak was the offensive coordinator in 1973

Carl Reese was the defensive coordinator in 1973

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 17 NC State*L 8–5745,500[2]
September 15at Southern Miss*W 13–010,800[3]
September 22at Southern Illinois*W 42–256,500[4]
September 29FurmanW 14–316,270[5]
October 6at DavidsonW 45–04,000[6]
October 13VMI
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 42–714,550[7]
October 20The CitadelW 34–013,300[8]
October 27at North Carolina*L 27–2841,500[9]
November 3William & Mary
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 34–3[10]
November 10Richmond
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 44–1421,251[11]
November 17Appalachian State
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 49–1414,182[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1973 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  2. "Wolfpack smashes ECU's Bucs, 57–8". The News and Observer. September 9, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Eagles downed 13–0 in disastrous opener". Hattiesburg American. September 16, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Pirates sink SIU 42–25". Southern Illinoisan. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pirates stop Furman". The News and Observer. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Strayhorn leads ECU over 'Cats". The Gastonia Gazette. October 7, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "ECU 42, VMI 7". The Greenville News. October 14, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "ECU Crumplers Citadel, 34–0". The Times and Democrat. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tar Heels rally by ECU". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "East Carolina turns back Indians 34–3". The High Point Enterprise. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "East Carolina beats Richmond 44–14, claims conference title". The Danville Register. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Pirates rout Apps, 49–14". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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