East Carolina Football Team History
East Carolina Pirates
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Founded: 1907 Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Capacity: 45,000 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: Ed Emory Conference: Independent-
1981 Season Highlights
Ed Emory enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. Western Carolina
42
6
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
North Carolina
0
56
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
North Carolina State
10
31
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Toledo
28
24
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Duke
14
24
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Richmond
17
13
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
35
31
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Miami
6
31
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
West Virginia
3
20
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @ East Tennessee State
66
23
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. William & Mary
21
31
L
1981 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 242
Scoring Average 22.0
Points Allowed 290
Defense Average 26.4
Opponents Record 47-22
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-4
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.