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

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.