Davidson vs. East Carolina

Davidson and East Carolina have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1957; East Carolina leads the series 5–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s East Carolina 5–⁠2, and East Carolina has won the last 3.

Davidson wins
2
East Carolina wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1957
Longest streak
3 East Carolina
Current streak
3 East Carolina
Last 10 meetings
East Carolina 5–⁠2
Most recent
1973

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s1–⁠0
1960s1–⁠2
1970s0–⁠3
Average margin
22.9 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Davidson
0–⁠1 Davidson’s record at home
At East Carolina
3–⁠2 East Carolina’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Davidson first
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Davidson’s biggest win1969: Davidson 42, East Carolina 27by 15 points
  2. East Carolina’s biggest win1973: East Carolina 45, Davidson 0by 45 points

Coach against coach

YearsDavidsonSeriesEast Carolina
1966–⁠1969Homer Smith1–⁠2Clarence Stasavich

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Davidson’s side (Smith 1–⁠2 against Stasavich). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Davidson and East Carolina, 1957 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 6, 1973East Carolina 45, Davidson 0at Davidson
Nov 6, 1971East Carolina 27, Davidson 26at East Carolina
Nov 28, 1970East Carolina 36, Davidson 18Neutral site
Nov 8, 1969Davidson 42, East Carolina 27at East Carolina
Sep 30, 1967East Carolina 42, Davidson 17at East Carolina
Oct 8, 1966East Carolina 50, Davidson 7at East Carolina
Sep 28, 1957Davidson 19, East Carolina 6at East Carolina

Every game is listed as played on the field.