1966 East Carolina

4–⁠5–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Clarence Stasavich.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1966, game by game: tied at William & Mary 7–7; lost vs. UL Monroe 14–21; won vs. Furman 17–0; won vs. Davidson 50–7; lost at George Washington 7–20; won at The Citadel 27–17; lost at Southern Illinois 13–31; won vs. Richmond 28–16; lost vs. Southern Miss 14–35; lost at Louisville 7–21+43−21Tied 7–7 at William & Mary0William & MaryLost 14–21 vs. UL Monroe-7UL MonroeWon 17–0 vs. Furman+17FurmanWon 50–7 vs. Davidson+43DavidsonLost 7–20 at George Washington-13George Washingt…Won 27–17 at The Citadel+10The CitadelLost 13–31 at Southern Illinois-18Southern Illino…Won 28–16 vs. Richmond+12RichmondLost 14–35 vs. Southern Miss-21Southern MissLost 7–21 at Louisville-14Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Southern Conference champions4–⁠1–⁠1 in the conference, shared with William & Mary

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
184–⁠175
Coach
Clarence Stasavich
Elo
1375 −133 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.6 No. 104 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1966 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia3–⁠03–⁠5–⁠2
William & Mary4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
East Carolina4–⁠1–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
George Washington4–⁠34–⁠6
Davidson2–⁠34–⁠5
The Citadel3–⁠54–⁠6
Richmond2–⁠42–⁠8
VMI1–⁠32–⁠8
Furman1–⁠42–⁠7–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.