1970 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1970 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 1970 college football season. The team's game against the Marshall Thundering Herd preceded the crash of Southern Airways Flight 932, in which 37 members of the Thundering Herd football team were killed that night.

1970 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1970 record3–8 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coachMike McGee (1st season)
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1970 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
William & Mary $  3 1     5 7  
The Citadel  4 2     5 6  
Furman  3 2     8 3  
East Carolina  2 2     3 8  
Richmond  3 3     4 6  
Davidson  2 4     2 8  
VMI  1 4     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12at ToledoL 2–35
September 19East Tennessee State
L 0–10
September 26at The CitadelL 0–31
October 3at West Texas StateL 30–42
October 10at NC StateL 6–23
October 17Southern Illinois
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, North Carolina
L 12–14
October 24at RichmondL 12–38
October 31at FurmanW 7–0
November 7West Virginia
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, North Carolina
L 14–28
November 14Marshall
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, North Carolina
W 17–14
November 28at DavidsonW 36–18
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