| 1971 East Carolina Pirates football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (3–2 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Vito Ragazzo (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Ficklen Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 4–6 record.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Toledo* | L 0–45 | 15,000 | [2] | |
| September 18 | William & Mary |
| L 10–28 | 15,200 | [3] |
| September 25 | at Bowling Green* | L 21–47 | 14,689 | [4] | |
| October 2 | The Citadel |
| W 31–25 | 12,232 | [5] |
| October 9 | Richmond |
| L 7–14 | 14,235 | [6] |
| October 16 | at West Virginia* | L 21–44 | 27,000 | [7] | |
| October 23 | at NC State* | W 31–15 | 18,000 | [8] | |
| October 30 | Furman |
| W 26–13 | 13,186 | [9] |
| November 6 | Davidson |
| W 27–26 | 17,732 | [10] |
| November 13 | at Tampa* | L 7–43 | 17,002 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1971 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Toledo wallops outmanned East Carolina". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 12, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W&M whips East Carolina". Daily Press. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowling Green soars by Pirates, 47–21". The News and Observer. September 26, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crumpler powers Bucs over Citadel". The Greenville News. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders top Pirates 14–7 in loop tilt". The Danville Register. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WVU defense intercepts four E. Carolina passes". Beckley Post-Herald and Register. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina wins easily over Wolfpack, 31–15". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 24, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina downs Furman, 26–13, on Casazza passes, Crumpler runs". Daily Press. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ECU rallies over Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. November 7, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spartans snap losing streak". The Tampa Tribune. November 14, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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