1978 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1978 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Pat Dye, the team compiled a 9–3 record.[1]

1978 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State       11 1 0
North Texas State       9 2 0
East Carolina       9 3 0
Navy       9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame       9 3 0
Rutgers       9 3 0
Florida State       8 3 0
Tennessee State       8 3 0
Temple       7 3 1
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Holy Cross       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 0
UNLV       7 4 0
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana       6 4 1
Georgia Tech       7 5 0
Hawaii       6 5 0
Miami (FL)       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 5 1
William & Mary       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Villanova       5 6 0
Army       4 6 1
Memphis State       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Virginia Tech       4 7 0
Air Force       3 8 0
Colgate       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Syracuse       3 8 0
Illinois State       2 9 0
West Virginia       2 9 0
Boston College       0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Western CarolinaW 14–631,251[2]
September 9at NC StateL 13–2950,800[3]
September 16at North CarolinaL 10–1451,150[4]
September 23at Southwestern LouisianaW 38–914,103[5]
September 30Texas–Arlington
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 23–1725,986[6]
October 7at VMIW 19–66,900[7]
October 14at Southern MissL 16–1715,632[8]
October 21vs. RichmondW 21–1423,000[9]
November 4Appalachian State
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 33–819,726[10]
November 11William & Mary
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 20–326,231[11]
November 18Marshall
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 45–022,450[12]
December 16vs. Louisiana TechW 35–1318,200[13]

References edit

  1. ^ "1978 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pirates win stadium opener 14–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 3, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "N.C. State stops East Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fumbling Pirates fall short, Carolina wins opener 14–10". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 17, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Buc deam, USL nightmare". Daily World. September 24, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucs dodge bullet from Movin' Mavs". The News and Observer. October 1, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pirates defeat VMI". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "USM slips by East Carolina". Enterprise-Journal. October 15, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Green of East Carolina stops Spiders' upset bid". Daily Press. October 22, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "East Carolina whips Apps 33–8". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Pirates defense W&M 20–3". Daily Press. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "ECU crushes Herd, 45–0". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 19, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Sutton helps ECU win Independence". The News and Observer. December 17, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.