1971 East Carolina
4–6 (3–2 Southern Conference), coached by Sonny Randle. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat NC State 31–15Oct 23
By 16 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs Toledo | L 0–45 | 18% |
| Sep 18 | vs William & Mary | L 10–28 | 46% |
| Sep 25 | at Bowling Green | L 21–47 | 25% |
| Oct 2 | vs The Citadel | W 31–25 | 43% |
| Oct 9 | vs Richmond | L 7–14 | 49% |
| Oct 16 | at West Virginia | L 21–44 | 10% |
| Oct 23 | at NC State | W 31–15 | 32% |
| Oct 30 | vs Furman | W 26–13 | 72% |
| Nov 6 | vs Davidson | W 27–26 | 76% |
| Nov 13 | atTampa | L 7–43 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tampa 43–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 3–2 4th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 181–300
- Coach
- Sonny Randle
- Elo
- 1324 −24 this season
- SP+ rating
- -12.5 No. 103 of 120; offense No. 70, defense No. 112
- SRS
- −15.6 No. 112 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Vito Ragazzo
1971 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5–1 | 5–6 | |
| William & Mary | 4–1 | 5–6 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
 East Carolina | 3–2 | 4–6 | |
| Furman | 2–3 | 5–5–1 | |
 VMI | 1–4 | 1–10 | |
| Davidson | 0–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.