East Carolina Football Team History
East Carolina Pirates
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Founded: 1907 Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Capacity: 45,000 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: Mike McGee Conference: Southern-
1970 Season Highlights
Mike McGee enters his 1st season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
1970 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Toledo
2
35
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. East Tennessee State
0
10
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @ Citadel
0
31
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @ West Texas A&M
30
42
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
North Carolina State
6
23
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Southern Illinois
12
14
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @ Richmond
12
38
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @ Furman
7
0
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
West Virginia
14
28
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Marshall
17
14
W
Sat., Nov. 28 Davidson
36
18
W
neutral
1970 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 136
Scoring Average 12.4
Points Allowed 253
Defense Average 23.0
Opponents Record 26-16
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-3
Away Record 1-5
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1970 Southern- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
East Carolina
3-8 136 253
Mike McGee
1970 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1970 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).