1976 East Carolina Pirates football team

1976 East Carolina Pirates football
SoCon champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	9–2 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Pat Dye (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium

1976 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina $	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Furman	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
VMI	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1976 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 11	Southern Miss*		Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	W 48–0
September 18	at NC State*		Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 23–14
September 25	at William & Mary		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 20–19
October 2	The Citadel		Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	W 22–3
October 9	Southern Illinois*		Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	W 49–14
October 16	at VMI		Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 17–3
October 23	at North Carolina*	No. 20	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 10–12
October 30	Western Carolina*		Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	W 24–17
November 6	at Richmond*		City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 20–10
November 13	Furman		Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	L 10–17
November 20	Appalachian State		Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	W 35–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game