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: Pat Dye Conference: Southern-
1976 Season Highlights
Pat Dye enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
The Pirates won the Southern Conference Championship.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Southern Mississippi
48
0
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
North Carolina State
23
14
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @ William & Mary
20
19
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Citadel
22
3
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Southern Illinois
49
14
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Virginia Military Institute
17
3
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
North Carolina
10
12
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Western Carolina
24
17
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @ Richmond
20
10
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @ Furman
10
17
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Appalachian State
35
7
W
1976 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 278
Scoring Average 25.3
Points Allowed 116
Defense Average 10.5
Opponents Record 21-22
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 5-2
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 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.