1973 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season

1973 East Carolina Pirates football

SoCon champion

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 9–2 (7–0 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Sonny Randle (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Vito Ragazzo (3rd season)
Home stadium| Ficklen Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1974 ->

1973 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
East Carolina $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Richmond | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
William & Mary | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Furman | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Appalachian State | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
VMI | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Davidson | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
The Citadel | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1973 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 9–2 record.[1]

Frank Novak was the offensive coordinator in 1973

Carl Reese was the defensive coordinator in 1973

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 8| | at No. 17 NC State*|

* Carter Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| L 8–57| 45,500| [2]
September 15| | at Southern Miss*|

* Faulkner Field
* Hattiesburg, MS

| W 13–0| 10,800| [3]
September 22| 8:30 p.m.| at Southern Illinois*|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 42–25| 6,500–9,500| [4]
September 29| | Furman|

* Ficklen Memorial Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| W 14–3| 16,270| [5]
October 6| | at Davidson|

* Richardson Stadium
* Davidson, NC

| W 45–0| 4,000| [6]
October 13| | VMI|

* Ficklen Memorial Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| W 42–7| 14,550| [7]
October 20| | The Citadel|

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC

| W 34–0| 13,300| [8]
October 27| | at North Carolina*|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| L 27–28| 41,500| [9]
November 3| | William & Mary|

* Ficklen Memorial Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| W 34–3| | [10]
November 10| | Richmond|

* Ficklen Memorial Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| W 44–14| 21,251| [11]
November 17| | Appalachian State|

* Ficklen Memorial Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| W 49–14| 14,182| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Roster

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1973 East Carolina Pirates football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `10` | Carl Summerell
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Sonny Randle

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "1973 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
2. ^ "Wolfpack smashes ECU's Bucs, 57–8". The News and Observer. September 9, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Eagles downed 13–0 in disastrous opener". Hattiesburg American. September 16, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Pirates sink SIU 42–25". Southern Illinoisan. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Pirates stop Furman". The News and Observer. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Strayhorn leads ECU over 'Cats". The Gastonia Gazette. October 7, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "ECU 42, VMI 7". The Greenville News. October 14, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "ECU Crumplers Citadel, 34–0". The Times and Democrat. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Tar Heels rally by ECU". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "East Carolina turns back Indians 34–3". The High Point Enterprise. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "East Carolina beats Richmond 44–14, claims conference title". The Danville Register. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Pirates rout Apps, 49–14". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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East Carolina Pirates football

Venues|

* Guy Smith Stadium (1939–1948)
* College Stadium (1949–1962)
* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Marshall
* NC State

Culture & lore|

* Marshall football plane crash

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
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* 1938
* 1939
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* 1941
* 1942–1945
* 1946
* 1947
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* 1973
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* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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Southern Conference football champions

Pre-SEC|

* Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech & North Carolina (1922)
* Vanderbilt & Washington and Lee (1923)
* Alabama (1924)
* Alabama & Tulane (1925)
* Alabama (1926)
* Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & NC State (1927)
* Georgia Tech (1928)
* Tulane (1929)
* Alabama & Tulane (1930)
* Tulane (1931)
* Tennessee & Auburn & LSU (1932)

Pre-ACC|

* Duke (1933)
* Washington and Lee (1934)
* Duke (1935)
* Duke (1936)
* Maryland (1937)
* Duke (1938)
* Duke (1939)
* Clemson (1940)
* Duke (1941)
* William & Mary (1942)
* Duke (1943)
* Duke (1944)
* Duke (1945)
* North Carolina (1946)
* William & Mary (1947)
* Clemson (1948)
* North Carolina (1949)
* Washington and Lee (1950)
* Maryland & VMI (1951)
* Duke (1952)

Post-ACC|

* West Virginia (1953)
* West Virginia (1954)
* West Virginia (1955)
* West Virginia (1956)
* VMI (1957)
* West Virginia (1958)
* VMI (1959)
* VMI (1960)
* The Citadel (1961)
* VMI (1962)
* Virginia Tech (1963)
* West Virginia (1964)
* West Virginia (1965)
* East Carolina & William & Mary (1966)
* West Virginia (1967)
* Richmond (1968)
* Davidson & Richmond (1969)
* William & Mary (1970)
* Richmond (1971)
* East Carolina (1972)
* East Carolina (1973)
* VMI (1974)
* Richmond (1975)
* East Carolina (1976)
* Chattanooga & VMI (1977)
* Chattanooga & Furman (1978)
* Chattanooga (1979)
* Furman (1980)
* Furman (1981)

I-AA/FCS|

* Furman (1982)
* Furman (1983)
* Chattanooga (1984)
* Furman (1985)
* Appalachian State (1986)
* Appalachian State (1987)
* Furman & Marshall (1988)
* Furman (1989)
* Furman (1990)
* Appalachian State (1991)
* The Citadel (1992)
* Georgia Southern (1993)
* Marshall (1994)
* Appalachian State (1995)
* Marshall (1996)
* Georgia Southern (1997)
* Georgia Southern (1998)
* Appalachian State, Furman, & Georgia Southern (1999)
* Georgia Southern (2000)
* Furman & Georgia Southern (2001)
* Georgia Southern (2002)
* Wofford (2003)
* Furman & Georgia Southern (2004)
* Appalachian State (2005)
* Appalachian State (2006)
* Appalachian State & Wofford (2007)
* Appalachian State (2008)
* Appalachian State (2009)
* Appalachian State & Wofford (2010)
* Georgia Southern (2011)
* Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, & Wofford (2012)
* Chattanooga, Furman, & Samford (2013)
* Chattanooga (2014)
* Chattanooga & The Citadel (2015)
* The Citadel (2016)
* Wofford (2017)
* East Tennessee State, Furman, & Wofford (2018)
* Wofford (2019)
* VMI (2020)
* East Tennessee State (2021)
* Samford (2022)
* Furman (2023)
* Mercer (2024)

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