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
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike McGee (1st season)
Home stadium	Ficklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
William & Mary $	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Furman	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Davidson	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
VMI	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 2–35	14,106	[2]
September 19	East Tennessee State*	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 0–10	13,042	[3]
September 26	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–31	17,420	[4]
October 3	at West Texas State*	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	L 30–42	11,000	[5]
October 10	at NC State*	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 6–23	28,350	[6]
October 17	Southern Illinois*	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 12–14	16,271	[7]
October 24	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	L 12–38	14,500	[8]
October 31	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 7–0	5,000	[9]
November 7	West Virginia*	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 14–28	10,240	[10]
November 14	Marshall*	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC (rivalry)	W 17–14	8,711	[11]
November 28	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 36–18	2,500	[12]
*Non-conference game