1978 East Carolina Pirates football team

1978 East Carolina Pirates football
Independence Bowl, W 35–13 vs. Louisiana Tech
Conference	Independent
Record	9–3
Head coach	Pat Dye (5th season)
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium

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 represented the East Carolina University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 2	Western Carolina	Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina	W 14–6
September 9	at NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina	L 13–29
September 16	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 10–14
September 23	at SW Louisiana	Lafayette, Louisiana	W 38–9
September 30	Texas–Arlington	Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina	W 23–17
October 7	at VMI	Lexington, Virginia	W 19–6
October 14	at Southern Miss	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	L 16–17
October 21	vs. Richmond	Norfolk, Virginia	W 21–14
November 4	Appalachian State	Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina	W 33–8
November 11	William & Mary	Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina	W 20–3
November 18	Marshall	Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina	W 45–0
December 16	vs. Louisiana Tech	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana (Independence Bowl)	W 35–13