1976 East Carolina Pirates football team
| 1976 East Carolina Pirates football | |
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SoCon champion | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (4–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Ficklen Memorial Stadium |
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| East Carolina $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Pat Dye, the team compiled a 9–2 record.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Southern Miss* | W 48–0 | 17,400 | [2] | ||
| September 18 | at NC State* | W 23–14 | 49,700 | [3] | ||
| September 25 | at William & Mary | W 20–19 | 13,500 | [4] | ||
| October 2 | The Citadel |
| W 22–3 | 18,250 | [5] | |
| October 9 | Southern Illinois* |
| W 49–14 | 16,200 | [6] | |
| October 16 | at VMI | W 17–3 | 7,700 | [7] | ||
| October 23 | at North Carolina* | No. 20 | L 10–12 | 49,000 | [8] | |
| October 30 | Western Carolina* |
| W 24–17 | 21,506 | [9] | |
| November 6 | at Richmond* | W 20–10 | 15,500 | [10] | ||
| November 13 | at Furman | L 10–17 | 13,600 | [11] | ||
| November 25 | Appalachian State |
| W 35–7 | 15,335 | [12] | |
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Roster
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References
[edit]- ^ "1976 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "East Carolina blitzes Golden Eagles in 48–0 shocker". Hattiesburg American. September 12, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tricky Pirates dazzle gutty Pack". The News and Observer. September 19, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina nips W&M 20–19". The Danville Register. September 26, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense sparks ECU's 4th win". The News and Observer. October 3, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Salukis fall". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 10, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ECU Bucs unbeaten". The Daily Times-News. October 17, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carolina halts Pirates' streak, 12–10". The News and Observer. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fourth quarter gives ECU 24–17 win". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 31, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ECU tops Richmond 20–10 in error-plagued game". Daily Press. November 7, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins surprise ECU". The Greenville News. November 14, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina defeats Apps". Johnson City Press. November 26, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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