1972 East Carolina Pirates football team

1972 East Carolina Pirates football
Southern Conference Champions
Conference	Southern Conference
1972 record	9–2 (6–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Sonny Randle
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium

1972 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Richmond	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Davidson	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
VMI	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Furman	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Appalachian State	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1972 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 1972 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 9	VMI	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia		W 30–3
September 16	Southern Illinois	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 16–0
September 23	Appalachian State	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 35–7
October 7	Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia		W 21–0
October 14	The Citadel	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 27–21
October 21	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina		L 16–38
October 28	Furman	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, South Carolina		W 27–21
November 4	Chattanooga	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 33–7
November 11	William & Mary	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia		W 21–15
November 18	Dayton	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 24–22
November 25	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina		L 19–42
All times are in Eastern.