1979 East Carolina Pirates football team

1979 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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

References

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  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.