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1968 East Carolina

4–⁠6 (2–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Clarence Stasavich.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1968, game by game: won vs. Parsons 37–7; lost vs. William & Mary 0–14; lost at Louisiana Tech 7–35; lost at Southern Miss 0–65; lost vs. Richmond 7–31; won at Furman 24–13; lost at Tampa 21–28; won vs. Marshall 49–20; won at The Citadel 23–14; lost at East Tennessee State 7–17+30−65Won 37–7 vs. Parsons+30ParsonsLost 0–14 vs. William & Mary-14William & MaryLost 7–35 at Louisiana Tech-28Louisiana TechLost 0–65 at Southern Miss-65Southern MissLost 7–31 vs. Richmond-24RichmondWon 24–13 at Furman+11FurmanLost 21–28 at Tampa-7TampaWon 49–20 vs. Marshall+29MarshallWon 23–14 at The Citadel+9The CitadelLost 7–17 at East Tennessee State-10East Tennessee …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsParsonsW 37–⁠784%
Sep 21vsWilliam & MaryL 0–⁠1458%
Sep 28atLouisiana TechL 7–⁠3578%
Oct 5atSouthern MissL 0–⁠6528%
Oct 26vsRichmondL 7–⁠3154%
Nov 2atFurmanW 24–⁠1377%
Nov 9atTampaL 21–⁠2837%
Nov 16vsMarshallW 49–⁠2076%
Nov 23atThe CitadelW 23–⁠1445%
Nov 30atEast Tennessee StateL 7–⁠1779%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Tennessee State 17–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
175–⁠244
Coach
Clarence Stasavich
Elo
1338 −143 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.7 No. 102 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1968 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Richmond6–⁠08–⁠3
The Citadel4–⁠25–⁠5
East Carolina2–⁠24–⁠6
William & Mary2–⁠23–⁠7
Davidson1–⁠33–⁠6
VMI1–⁠31–⁠9
Furman0–⁠41–⁠9

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