1971 East Carolina Pirates football team

1971 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Southern Conference
1971 record	4–6 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Sonny Randle
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium

1971 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion

The 1971 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 1971 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 11	Toledo	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		L 0–45
September 18	William & Mary	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		L 10–28
September 25	Bowling Green	Bowling Green, Ohio		L 21–47
October 2	The Citadel	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 31–25
October 9	Richmond	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		L 7–14
October 16	West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia		L 21–44
October 23	NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina		W 31–15
October 30	Furman	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 26–13
November 6	Davidson	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 27–26
November 13	Tampa	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, Florida		L 7–43
All times are in Eastern.