1967 East Carolina

8–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Clarence Stasavich.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1967, game by game: won at William & Mary 27–7; won at Richmond 23–7; won vs. Davidson 42–17; won vs. Southern Illinois 21–8; won vs. Louisville 18–13; won at Parsons 27–26; lost vs. The Citadel 19–21; won vs. Furman 34–29; lost vs. West Texas 13–37; won at Marshall 29–13+25−24Won 27–7 at William & Mary+20William & MaryWon 23–7 at Richmond+16RichmondWon 42–17 vs. Davidson+25DavidsonWon 21–8 vs. Southern Illinois+13Southern Illino…Won 18–13 vs. Louisville+5LouisvilleWon 27–26 at Parsons+1ParsonsLost 19–21 vs. The Citadel-2The CitadelWon 34–29 vs. Furman+5FurmanLost 13–37 vs. West Texas-24West TexasWon 29–13 at Marshall+16Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marshall 29–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Led the nationButch Colson: rushing touchdowns (15 TD)

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
253–⁠178
Coach
Clarence Stasavich
Elo
1472 +56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.6 No. 84 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1967 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia3–⁠0–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
East Carolina4–⁠18–⁠2
Richmond5–⁠25–⁠5
William & Mary2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
VMI2–⁠36–⁠4
The Citadel2–⁠45–⁠5
Furman1–⁠35–⁠5
Davidson1–⁠54–⁠5

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