1981 East Carolina Pirates football team

1981 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 17 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
  –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Richmond   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Ed Emory, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5Western CarolinaW 42–624,873[2]
September 12at No. 13 North CarolinaL 0–5651,300[3]
September 19at NC StateL 10–3152,200[4]
September 26Toledo
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 28–2421,137[5]
October 3at DukeL 14–2418,250[6]
October 10at RichmondW 17–1312,621[7]
October 17at Southwestern LouisianaW 35–3113,378[8]
October 24Miami (FL)
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WITNL 6–3520,282[9]
October 31at West VirginiaL 3–2041,364[10]
November 7East Tennessee State
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 66–2321,342[11]
November 14William & Mary
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 21–3115,842[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1981 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "East Carolina rips Catamounts 42–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bryant's 6 TDs paste Pirates". The News and Observer. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Late Pack spurt zaps pesky Bucs". The News and Observer. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bucs hold on, 28–24". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 27, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke uses 'wheels' to roll past ECU". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fourth quarter key as Pirates rally past Spiders". Daily Press. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "East Carolina Pirates nip USL Ragin' Cajuns 35–31". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 18, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Richt sparks Miami to 31–6 victory". The Palm Beach Post. October 25, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "W. Virginia gets by East Carolina, 20–3". The Pittsburgh Press. November 1, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bucs fall again". Kingsport Times-News. November 8, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "W&M shocks East Carolina". Daily Press. November 15, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.