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: Sonny Randle Conference: Southern-
1972 Season Highlights
Sonny Randle enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
The Pirates won the Southern Conference Championship.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @ Virginia Military Institute
30
3
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Southern Illinois
16
0
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Appalachian State
35
7
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Richmond
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Citadel
27
21
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
North Carolina State
16
38
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Furman
27
21
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
33
7
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @ William & Mary
21
15
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. Dayton
24
22
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
North Carolina
19
42
L
1972 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 269
Scoring Average 24.5
Points Allowed 176
Defense Average 16.0
Opponents Record 24-9
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 4-2
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 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).