The 1974 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Pat Dye, the team compiled a 7–4 record.[1]
| 1974 East Carolina Pirates football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (3–3 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Ficklen Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | Bowling Green* | W 24–6 | 16,500 | [2] | |
| September 21 | East Tennessee State* |
| W 24–8 | 16,226 | [3] |
| September 28 | Southern Illinois* |
| W 17–16 | 15,525 | [4] |
| October 5 | at No. 8 NC State* | L 20–24 | 42,800 | [5] | |
| October 12 | at Furman | W 15–12 | 16,800 | [6] | |
| October 19 | at Appalachian State | L 21–23 | 11,259 | [7] | |
| October 26 | Dayton* |
| W 34–6 | 14,674 | [8] |
| November 2 | The Citadel |
| W 41–21 | 19,450 | [9] |
| November 9 | at Richmond | L 20–28 | 14,000 | [10] | |
| November 16 | at William & Mary | W 31–10 | 8,500 | [11] | |
| November 23 | at VMI | L 3–13 | 8,100 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1974 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "Weaver leads ECU to 24–6 opening win". The News and Observer. September 15, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs drop third straight to Pirates". Johnson City Press. September 22, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E. Carolina slips past SIU, 17–16". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 29, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State escapes ECU scare". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina rally spoils Furman upset bid, 15–12". The Greenville News. October 13, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harmon boots Apps over Pirates, 23–21". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 20, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dayton fumbles away lead and game, 34–6". Dayton Daily News. October 27, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schink leads ECU past Citadel, 41–21". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders catch ECU in web of fumbles, 28–20". The News and Observer. November 10, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina passing, defense trounce W&M by 31–10". Daily Press. November 17, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI clinches Southern crown". The News Leader. November 24, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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