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The '''1978 East Carolina Pirates football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[East Carolina University]] as an [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|independent]] during the [[1978 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. In their fifth season under head coach [[Pat Dye]], the team compiled a 9–3 record.<ref>{{cite news|title=1978 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=March 4, 2021|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/east-carolina/1978-schedule.html}}</ref>
The '''1978 East Carolina Pirates football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[East Carolina University]] as an [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|independent]] during the [[1978 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. In their fifth season under head coach [[Pat Dye]], the team compiled a 9–3 record.<ref>{{cite news|title=1978 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=March 4, 2021|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/east-carolina/1978-schedule.html}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| rankyear = 1978
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
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| opponent = [[1978 Western Carolina Catamounts football team|Western Carolina]]
| site_stadium = [[Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium|Ficklen Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium|Ficklen Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville, NC]]
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| site_stadium = [[Carter–Finley Stadium|Carter Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Carter–Finley Stadium|Carter Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]
| site_cityst = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]
| gamename = [[East Carolina–NC State rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 13–29
| score = 13–29
| attend = 50,800
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| opponent = [[1978 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]]
| site_stadium = [[Alumni Memorial Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Alumni Memorial Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Lexington, Virginia|Lexington, VA]]
| site_cityst = [[Lexington, Virginia|Lexington, VA]]
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| opponent = [[1978 Richmond Spiders football team|Richmond]]
| site_stadium = [[S.B. Ballard Stadium|Foreman Field]]
| site_stadium = [[S.B. Ballard Stadium|Foreman Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk, VA]]
| site_cityst = [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk, VA]]
| gamename = [[Oyster Bowl]]
| score = 21–14
| score = 21–14
| attend = 23,000
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 17 August 2023

1978 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State       11 1 0
North Texas State       9 2 0
East Carolina       9 3 0
Navy       9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame       9 3 0
Rutgers       9 3 0
Florida State       8 3 0
Tennessee State       8 3 0
Temple       7 3 1
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Holy Cross       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 0
UNLV       7 4 0
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana       6 4 1
Georgia Tech       7 5 0
Hawaii       6 5 0
Miami (FL)       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 5 1
William & Mary       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Villanova       5 6 0
Army       4 6 1
Memphis State       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Virginia Tech       4 7 0
Air Force       3 8 0
Colgate       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Syracuse       3 8 0
Illinois State       2 9 0
West Virginia       2 9 0
Boston College       0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Pat Dye, the team compiled a 9–3 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Western CarolinaW 14–631,251[2]
September 9at NC StateL 13–2950,800[3]
September 16at North CarolinaL 10–1451,150[4]
September 23at Southwestern LouisianaW 38–914,103[5]
September 30Texas–Arlington
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 23–1725,986[6]
October 7at VMIW 19–66,900[7]
October 14at Southern MissL 16–1715,632[8]
October 21vs. RichmondW 21–1423,000[9]
November 4Appalachian State
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 33–819,726[10]
November 11William & Mary
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 20–326,231[11]
November 18Marshall
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 45–022,450[12]
December 16vs. Louisiana TechW 35–1318,200[13]

References

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  1. ^ "1978 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pirates win stadium opener 14–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 3, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "N.C. State stops East Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fumbling Pirates fall short, Carolina wins opener 14–10". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 17, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Buc deam, USL nightmare". Daily World. September 24, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucs dodge bullet from Movin' Mavs". The News and Observer. October 1, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pirates defeat VMI". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "USM slips by East Carolina". Enterprise-Journal. October 15, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Green of East Carolina stops Spiders' upset bid". Daily Press. October 22, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "East Carolina whips Apps 33–8". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Pirates defense W&M 20–3". Daily Press. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "ECU crushes Herd, 45–0". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 19, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Sutton helps ECU win Independence". The News and Observer. December 17, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.