The 1965 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina College (now known as East Carolina University) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Clarence Stasavich, the team compiled a 9–1 record.[1]
| 1965 East Carolina Pirates football | |
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Tangerine Bowl champion | |
Tangerine Bowl, W 31–0 vs. Maine | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (3–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Ficklen Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | West Chester* | W 27–6 | 13,500 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | at Furman | No. 8 | L 7–14 | 4,000 | [3] | |
| October 9 | at Richmond | W 34–13 | 5,500 | [4] | ||
| October 16 | at Louisville* | W 34–20 | 8,800 | [5] | ||
| October 23 | The Citadel |
| W 21–0 | 13,800 | [6] | |
| October 30 | at Northeast Louisiana State* | W 45–0 | 2,000 | [7] | ||
| November 6 | Lenoir Rhyne* | No. 10 |
| W 44–0 | 16,332 | [8] |
| November 13 | George Washington | No. 6 |
| W 21–20 | 13,202 | [9] |
| November 20 | at Howard (AL)* | No. 5 | W 35–10 | 3,000 | [10] | |
| December 11 | vs. No. 7 Maine* | No. 8 | W 31–0 | 8,350 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1965 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "East Carolina takes 27–6 victory". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 26, 1965. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman's inspired Paladins shock East Carolina, 14–7". The Greenville News. October 3, 1965. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ECC routs Richmond by 34–13". The Progress-Index. October 10, 1965. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fullback Flinger is thorn for UL in 34–20 defeat". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1965. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina blanks Citadel in 21–0 tilt". Kingsport Times-News. October 24, 1965. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pirates post 4th straight victory". The News and Observer. October 31, 1965. p. 17. Retrieved January 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina bangs Lenoir Rhyne, 44–0". Daily Press. November 7, 1965. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big ECC rally wins 21–20". The News and Observer. November 14, 1965. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina spills Howard". The News and Observer. November 21, 1965. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs top Maine in bowl 31–0". Tallahassee Democrat. December 12, 1965. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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