East Carolina vs. The Citadel

East Carolina and The Citadel have 17 meetings on file, the first in 1951; East Carolina leads the series 13–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s East Carolina 8–⁠2, and East Carolina has won the last 8.

East Carolina wins
13
The Citadel wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1951
Longest streak
8 East Carolina
Current streak
8 East Carolina
Last 10 meetings
East Carolina 8–⁠2
Most recent
1979

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s0–⁠1
1960s5–⁠2
1970s8–⁠1
Average margin
16.2 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At East Carolina
6–⁠2 East Carolina’s record at home
At The Citadel
2–⁠7 The Citadel’s record at home
Shutouts
4

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

Games that tell the story

  1. East Carolina’s biggest win1979: East Carolina 49, The Citadel 7by 42 points
  2. The Citadel’s biggest win1970: The Citadel 31, East Carolina 0by 31 points
  3. Upset1967: The Citadel 21, East Carolina 19The Citadel had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1963: East Carolina 20, The Citadel 6East Carolina had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsEast CarolinaSeriesThe Citadel
1963–⁠1965Clarence Stasavich3–⁠0Eddie Teague
1966–⁠1969Clarence Stasavich2–⁠2Red Parker
1974–⁠1977Pat Dye4–⁠0Bobby Ross

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from East Carolina’s side (Stasavich 3–⁠0 against Teague). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of East Carolina and The Citadel, 1951 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 13, 1979East Carolina 49, The Citadel 7at East Carolina
Oct 22, 1977East Carolina 34, The Citadel 16at The Citadel
Oct 2, 1976East Carolina 22, The Citadel 3at East Carolina
Oct 11, 1975East Carolina 3, The Citadel 0at The Citadel
Nov 2, 1974East Carolina 41, The Citadel 21at East Carolina
Oct 20, 1973East Carolina 34, The Citadel 0at The Citadel
Oct 14, 1972East Carolina 27, The Citadel 21at East Carolina
Oct 2, 1971East Carolina 31, The Citadel 25at East Carolina
Sep 26, 1970The Citadel 31, East Carolina 0at The Citadel
Oct 4, 1969The Citadel 31, East Carolina 13at East Carolina
Nov 23, 1968East Carolina 23, The Citadel 14at The Citadel
Oct 28, 1967The Citadel 21, East Carolina 19at East Carolina
Oct 22, 1966East Carolina 27, The Citadel 17at The Citadel
Oct 23, 1965East Carolina 21, The Citadel 0at East Carolina
Oct 31, 1964East Carolina 19, The Citadel 10at The Citadel
Nov 2, 1963East Carolina 20, The Citadel 6at The Citadel
Nov 24, 1951The Citadel 21, East Carolina 7at The Citadel

Every game is listed as played on the field.