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1974 East Carolina

7–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Pat Dye.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1974, game by game: won vs. Bowling Green 24–6; won vs. East Tennessee State 24–8; won vs. Southern Illinois 17–16; lost at No. 8 NC State 20–24; won at Furman 15–12; lost vs. App State 21–23; won at Dayton 34–6; won vs. The Citadel 41–21; lost at Richmond 24–28; won at William & Mary 31–10; lost at VMI 3–13+28−10Won 24–6 vs. Bowling Green+18Bowling GreenWon 24–8 vs. East Tennessee State+16East Tennessee …Won 17–16 vs. Southern Illinois+1Southern Illino…Lost 20–24 at No. 8 NC State-4No. 8 NC StateWon 15–12 at Furman+3FurmanLost 21–23 vs. App State-2App StateWon 34–6 at Dayton+28DaytonWon 41–21 vs. The Citadel+20The CitadelLost 24–28 at Richmond-4RichmondWon 31–10 at William & Mary+21William & MaryLost 3–13 at VMI-10VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsBowling GreenW 24–⁠662%
Sep 21vsEast Tennessee StateW 24–⁠895%
Sep 28vsSouthern IllinoisW 17–⁠1691%
Oct 5at8NC StateL 20–⁠2434%
Oct 12atFurmanW 15–⁠1268%
Oct 19vsApp StateL 21–⁠2391%
Oct 26atDaytonW 34–⁠681%
Nov 2vsThe CitadelW 41–⁠2189%
Nov 9atRichmondL 24–⁠2863%
Nov 16atWilliam & MaryW 31–⁠1070%
Nov 23atVMIL 3–⁠1366%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to VMI 13–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
254–⁠167
Coach
Pat Dye
Elo
1542 −21 this season
SP+ rating
4.0 No. 61 of 124; offense No. 60, defense No. 58
SRS
−0.6 No. 72 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1974 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI5–⁠17–⁠4
App State4–⁠16–⁠5
East Carolina3–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond3–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel3–⁠44–⁠7
William & Mary2–⁠34–⁠7
Furman2–⁠45–⁠6
Davidson0–⁠30–⁠3

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