| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Team: | East Carolina Pirates |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 9–2 |
| Conf Record: | 6–0 |
| Head Coach: | Sonny Randle |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Vito Ragazzo |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Ficklen Memorial Stadium |
| Champion: | SoCon champion |
The 1972 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 9–2 record.[1]