1975 East Carolina Pirates football team

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1975 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–3 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Richmond $ 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Appalachian State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
The Citadel 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Furman 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Davidson 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Pat Dye, the team compiled a 8–3 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at No. 13 NC State*
L 3–2647,500[2]
September 13at Appalachian State
L 25–4113,000[3]
September 20William & Mary
W 20–015,542[4]
September 27at Southern Illinois*
W 41–78,614[5]
October 4Richmond
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 14–1716,542[6]
October 11at The Citadel
W 3–016,842[7]
October 18Western Carolina*
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 42–1416,487[8]
October 25at North Carolina*
W 38–1742,000[9]
November 1Furman
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 21–1015,414[10]
November 8at Virginia*
W 61–1021,950[11]
November 22VMI
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 28–1213,689[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1975 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Buckey guides Wolfpack past East Carolina, 26–3". Kingsport Times-News. September 7, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Appalachian wins, 42–25". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 14, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "East Carolina tops Indians". The Progress-Index. September 21, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "No suspense this time, East Carolina 41, SIU 7". Southern Illinoisan. September 28, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Reserve quarterback rallies Richmond by East Carolina". The News and Observer. October 5, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "East Carolina nips Citadel". The High Point Enterprise. October 12, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "East Carolina rolls, 42–14". Daily Press. October 19, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pirates totally eclipse UNC, 38–17". The News and Observer. October 26, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bullish Strayhorn keys ECU over Furman, 21–10". The Greenville News. November 2, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UVA ripped by East Carolina". The News Leader. November 9, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "East Carolina whips Keydets". The High Point Enterprise. November 23, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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