1970 East Carolina

3–⁠8 (2–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Mike McGee.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1970, game by game: lost at Toledo 2–35; lost vs. East Tennessee State 0–10; lost at The Citadel 0–31; lost at West Texas 30–42; lost at NC State 6–23; lost vs. Southern Illinois 12–14; lost at Richmond 12–38; won at Furman 7–0; lost vs. West Virginia 14–28; won vs. Marshall 17–14; won vs. Davidson 36–18+18−33Lost 2–35 at Toledo-33ToledoLost 0–10 vs. East Tennessee State-10East Tennessee …Lost 0–31 at The Citadel-31The CitadelLost 30–42 at West Texas-12West TexasLost 6–23 at NC State-17NC StateLost 12–14 vs. Southern Illinois-2Southern Illino…Lost 12–38 at Richmond-26RichmondWon 7–0 at Furman+7FurmanLost 14–28 vs. West Virginia-14West VirginiaWon 17–14 vs. Marshall+3MarshallWon 36–18 vs. Davidson+18Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 36–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
136–⁠253
Coach
Mike McGee
Elo
1273 −51 this season
SP+ rating
-14.8 No. 102 of 117; offense No. 106, defense No. 96
SRS
−22.7 No. 112 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1970 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary3–⁠15–⁠7
The Citadel4–⁠25–⁠6
Furman3–⁠28–⁠3
Richmond3–⁠34–⁠6
East Carolina2–⁠23–⁠8
Davidson2–⁠42–⁠8
VMI1–⁠41–⁠10

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