1976 East Carolina Pirates football team

1976

1976 East Carolina Pirates football
Southern Conference Champions
Conference	Southern Conference
1976 record	9–2 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Pat Dye
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium
Seasons

1976 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Carolina †	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Furman	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
VMI	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
† – Conference champion

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 11	Southern Miss	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 48–0
September 18	NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina		W 23–14
September 25	William & Mary	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia		W 20–19
October 2	The Citadel	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 22–3
October 9	Southern Illinois	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 49–14
October 16	VMI	Lexington, Virginia		W 17–3
October 23	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina		L 10–12
October 30	Western Carolina	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 24–17
November 6	Richmond	Richmond, Virginia		W 20–10
November 13	Furman	Greenville, South Carolina		L 10–17
November 20	Appalachian State	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 35–7
All times are in Eastern.