1979 East Carolina Pirates football team

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1979 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
Home stadium Ficklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1978
1980  
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Florida State    11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh    11 1 0
UNLV    9 1 2
No. 17 Temple    10 2 0
Tulane    9 3 0
Rutgers    8 3 0
Tennessee State    8 3 0
East Carolina    7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State    8 4 0
South Carolina    8 4 0
Navy    7 4 0
Notre Dame    7 4 0
Southern Miss    6 4 1
Syracuse    7 5 0
Colgate    5 4 1
Boston College    5 6 0
Holy Cross    5 6 0
Memphis State    5 6 0
Miami (FL)    5 6 0
North Texas State    5 6 0
Villanova    5 6 0
Virginia Tech    5 6 0
West Virginia    5 6 0
Georgia Tech    4 6 1
Louisville    4 6 1
William & Mary    4 7 0
Illinois State    3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana    3 8 0
Army    2 8 1
Air Force    2 9 0
Cincinnati    2 9 0
Richmond    0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Pat Dye, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 Western Carolina W 31–625,500 [2]
September 8at NC State L 20–3453,400 [3]
September 15at Duke L 14–2833,800 [4]
September 22at Wake Forest L 20–2328,751 [5]
September 29 VMI
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 45–1020,201 [6]
October 13 The Citadel
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 49–728,751 [7]
October 27at No. 15 North Carolina T 24–2449,700 [8]
November 3at Appalachian State W 38–2113,815 [9]
November 10 Richmond
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 52–1018,741 [10]
November 17 North Texas State
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 49–1623,500 [11]
November 24at William & Mary W 38–149,100 [12]

References

  1. "1979 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. "East Carolina stuns scouts, wins in air". The Charlotte Observer. September 2, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wolfpack comeback topples ECU". The News and Observer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "QB Driskell leaves bench to direct Duke to 28–14 win over East Carolina". The Times and Democrat. September 16, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wake downs E. Carolina". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 23, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "East Carolina unleashes frustration on VMI 45–10". Daily Press. September 30, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "East Carolina stuns The Citadel, 49–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Smoocher! Heels, Bucs tie one on". The News and Observer. October 28, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Pirates outscore ASU". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 4, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Richmond falls". The News Leader. November 11, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Eagles fall to Pirates". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "ECU strikes early, rips W&M 38–14". Daily Press. November 25, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.