1980 East Carolina Pirates football team

1980 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
  –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 9 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ed Emory, the team compiled a 4–7 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Duke
W 35–1027,400[2]
September 13Southwestern Louisiana
L 21–2729,631[3]
September 20at No. 9 Florida State
WITNL 7–6350,547[4]
September 27Southern Miss
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WITNL 7–3520,037[5]
October 11at Richmond
W 24–2210,600[6]
October 18Western Carolina
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 24–1421,300[7]
October 25at No. 7 North Carolina
L 3–3148,100[8]
November 1William & Mary
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 31–2318,600[9]
November 8at Miami (FL)
L 10–2311,048[10]
November 15Eastern Kentucky
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 16–2810,021[11]
November 22at NC State
L 14–3646,200[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1980 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "East Carolina routs Duke". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cajuns pulls stunning upset". Daily World. September 14, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Seminoles bust it all loose 63–7". Tallahassee Democrat. September 21, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Sammy Winder night' gives USM easy win". Hattiesburg American. September 28, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "ECU edges Spiders as run by Collins seals 24–22 scrap". Daily Press. October 12, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Nelson sparks East Carolina win". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "No. 7 Tar Heels clip East Carolina 31–3". News-Press. October 26, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sutton leads East Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Roan smokes for record 249 yards as UM wins, 23–10, before 11,048". The Miami Herald. November 9, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Eastern stuns East Carolina 28–16". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 16, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Pack belts ECU". The News and Observer. November 23, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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