East Carolina vs. William & Mary

East Carolina and William & Mary have 18 meetings on file, the first in 1966; East Carolina leads the series 13–⁠4–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s East Carolina 8–⁠2, and East Carolina has won the last 4.

East Carolina wins
13
William & Mary wins
4
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1966
Longest streak
5 East Carolina
Current streak
4 East Carolina
Last 10 meetings
East Carolina 8–⁠2
Most recent
2019

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠1–⁠1
1970s7–⁠2
1980s3–⁠1
2000s1–⁠0
2010s1–⁠0
Average margin
14.4 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At East Carolina
7–⁠4 East Carolina’s record at home
At William & Mary
0–⁠6–⁠1 William & Mary’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. East Carolina’s biggest win1983: East Carolina 40, William & Mary 6by 34 points
  2. William & Mary’s biggest win1971: William & Mary 28, East Carolina 10by 18 points
  3. Upset1977: William & Mary 21, East Carolina 17William & Mary had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1981: William & Mary 31, East Carolina 21William & Mary had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1967: East Carolina 27, William & Mary 7East Carolina had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsEast CarolinaSeriesWilliam & Mary
1966–⁠1968Clarence Stasavich1–⁠1–⁠1Marv Levy
1974–⁠1979Pat Dye5–⁠1Jim Root

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from East Carolina’s side (Stasavich 1–⁠1–⁠1 against Levy). 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 William & Mary, 1966 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Sep 21, 2019East Carolina 19, William & Mary 7at East Carolina
Sep 22, 2001East Carolina 38, William & Mary 23at East Carolina
Nov 12, 1983East Carolina 40, William & Mary 6at East Carolina
Nov 13, 1982East Carolina 31, William & Mary 27at William & Mary
Nov 14, 1981William & Mary 31, East Carolina 21at East Carolina
Nov 1, 1980East Carolina 31, William & Mary 23at East Carolina
Nov 24, 1979East Carolina 38, William & Mary 14at William & Mary
Nov 11, 1978East Carolina 20, William & Mary 3at East Carolina
Nov 12, 1977William & Mary 21, East Carolina 17at East Carolina
Sep 25, 1976East Carolina 20, William & Mary 19at William & Mary
Sep 20, 1975East Carolina 20, William & Mary 0at East Carolina
Nov 16, 1974East Carolina 31, William & Mary 10at William & Mary
Nov 3, 1973East Carolina 34, William & Mary 3at East Carolina
Nov 11, 1972East Carolina 21, William & Mary 15at William & Mary
Sep 18, 1971William & Mary 28, East Carolina 10at East Carolina
Sep 21, 1968William & Mary 14, East Carolina 0at East Carolina
Sep 16, 1967East Carolina 27, William & Mary 7at William & Mary
Sep 17, 1966William & Mary 7, East Carolina 7at William & Mary

Every game is listed as played on the field.