1966 East Carolina Pirates football team

1966 East Carolina Pirates football
SoCon co-champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–5–1 (4–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Clarence Stasavich (5th season)
Home stadium	Ficklen Memorial Stadium

1966 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina +	4	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
William & Mary +	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
West Virginia	3	–	0	–	0			3	–	5	–	2
George Washington	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Davidson	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Richmond	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
VMI	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1966 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina College—now known as East Carolina University—during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Attendance
September 17	at William & Mary‡	Williamsburg, Virginia	T 7-7	10,000
September 24	Northeast Louisiana State	Greenville, North Carolina	L 14-21	14,003
October 1	Furman	Greenville, North Carolina	W 17-10	8,235
October 8	Davidson	Greenville, North Carolina	W 10-7	16,903
October 15	at George Washington	Washington, D.C.	L 7-20	7,200
October 22	at The Citadel	Charleston, South Carolina	W 27-17	10,400
October 29	at Southern Illinois	Carbondale, Illinois	L 13-31	14,000
November 12	Richmond	Greenville, North Carolina	W 28-16	8,212
November 19	Southern Miss	Greenville, North Carolina	L 14-35	12,811
November 25	at Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky	L 7-21	4,000

^‡William & Mary were Southern Conference Co-Champions