1970 East Carolina Pirates football team

1970 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Southern Conference
1970 record	3–8 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike McGee
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium

1970 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
William & Mary $		3	–	1					5	–	7
The Citadel		4	–	2					5	–	6
Furman		3	–	2					8	–	3
East Carolina		2	–	2					3	–	8
Richmond		3	–	3					4	–	6
Davidson		2	–	4					2	–	8
VMI		1	–	4					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion

The 1970 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 1970 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 12	Toledo	Toledo, Ohio		L 2–35
September 19	East Tennessee State	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		L 0–10
September 26	The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina		L 0–31
October 3	West Texas A&M	Canyon, Texas		L 30–42
October 10	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina		L 6–23
October 17	Southern Illinois	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		L 12–14
October 24	Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (Tobacco Bowl)		L 12–38
October 31	Furman	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, South Carolina		W 7–0
November 7	West Virginia	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		L 14–28
November 14	Marshall	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina		W 17–14
November 28	Davidson	Davidson, North Carolina		W 36–18
All times are in Eastern.