1968 East Carolina Pirates football team
| 1968 East Carolina Pirates football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (2–2 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Ficklen Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Clarence Stasavich, the team compiled a 4–6 record.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | Parsons* | W 37–7 | 16,687 | [2] | |
| September 21 | William & Mary |
| L 0–14 | 14,500 | [3] |
| September 28 | at Louisiana Tech* | L 7–35 | 12,000 | [4] | |
| October 5 | at Southern Miss* | L 0–65 | 12,500 | [5] | |
| October 26 | Richmond |
| L 7–31 | 12,500 | [6] |
| November 2 | at Furman | W 24–13 | 6,500 | [7] | |
| November 9 | Tampa* |
| L 21–28 | 15,000 | [8] |
| November 16 | Marshall* |
| W 49–20 | 7,500 | [9] |
| November 23 | at The Citadel | W 24–13 | 6,500 | [10] | |
| November 30 | at East Tennessee State* |
| L 7–17 | 2,000 | [11] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "1968 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Parsons gets lead then swoons, 37–7". The Des Moines Register. September 15, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W&M upsets East Carolina, 14–0". Daily Press. September 22, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech Bulldogs make debut in new stadium with win". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern humiliates East Carolinans, 65–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond blasts East Carolina, 31–7". Daily Press. October 27, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina whips Furman for first conference win". The High Point Enterprise. November 3, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bounce-back Spartans nip Pirates 28–21". Tampa Bay Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall fails again, East Carolina wins 49–20". Beckley Post-Herald and Register. November 17, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pirates rally to down Cadets". The Times and Democrat. November 24, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs close season with 5–5 record". Johnson City Press. December 1, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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