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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1932  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 Sonny Randle enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
 The Pirates won the Southern Conference Championship.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ North Carolina State  8   57   L       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Southern Mississippi  13   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Southern Illinois  42   25   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Furman  14   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Davidson  45   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Virginia Military Institute  42   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Citadel  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ North Carolina  27   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. William & Mary  34   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Richmond  44   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Appalachian State  49   14   W       
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored352
  Scoring Average32.0
  Points Allowed151
  Defense Average13.7
  Opponents Record22-21
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record5-2
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1973 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
East Carolina 9-2352151   Sonny Randle
Appalachian State 3-7-1164255   Jim Brakefield

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1973 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.