1980 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh      11 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
East Carolina      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 DukeW 35–1027,400[2]
September 13Southwestern LouisianaL 21–2729,631[3]
September 20at No. 9 Florida StateWITNL 7–6350,547[4]
September 27Southern Miss
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WITNL 7–3520,037[5]
October 11at RichmondW 24–2210,600[6]
October 18Western Carolina
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 24–1421,300[7]
October 25at No. 7 North CarolinaL 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 StateL 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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