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East Carolina

SOCON · 1972 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–2
0.818 Win %
Conference
1st
6–0 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
62
1965–2026
All-Time Record
362–341–3
0.515 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1991
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 10
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 17 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare East Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 30–3
4Week 4 · Sep 19Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI1–8–1W 16–0
5Week 5 · Sep 26App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON5–5–1W 35–7
7Week 7 · Oct 10Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON6–4W 21–0
8Week 8 · Oct 17Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON5–6W 27–21
9Week 9 · Oct 24NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC8–3–1L 16–38
10Week 10 · Oct 31Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 27–21
11Week 11 · Nov 7Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 33–7
12Week 12 · Nov 14William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON5–6W 21–15
13Week 13 · Nov 21Dayton (DAYTON)H2HIND FBSI4–6–1W 24–22
14Week 14 · Nov 28North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC11–1L 19–42

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.825
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+28
-4+32
  • Richmond +6
  • App State +5
  • Citadel +5
  • William & Mary +5
  • Dayton +4
  • Virginia Military Institute +2
  • Furman +2
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +2
  • Southern Illinois +1
  • North Carolina -1
  • NC State -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 15thBetter than 90%

0.818 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#21Regular Season Final#21Post-Season W1#21Post-Season W2#21Post-Season W3#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
+16
+28
+21
+6
-22
+6
+26
+6
+2
-23

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#281967#971968#1141969#1091970#831971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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