1973 East Carolina Pirates football team

1973 East Carolina Pirates football
Southern Conference Champions
Conference	Southern Conference
1973 record	9–2 (7–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Sonny Randle
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium

1973 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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 represented the East Carolina University during the 1973 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 8	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina		L 8–57
September 15	Southern Miss	Hattiesburg, Mississippi		W 13–0
September 22	Southern Illinois	Carbondale, Illinois		W 42–25
September 29	Furman	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 14–3
October 6	Davidson	Davidson, North Carolina		W 45–0
October 13	VMI	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 42–7
October 20	The Citadel	Charleston, South Carolina		W 34–0
October 27	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina		L 27–28
November 3	William & Mary	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 34–3
November 10	Richmond	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 44–14
November 17	Appalachian State	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 49–14
All times are in Eastern.