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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: Pat Dye
Conference: Independent-

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1932 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Pat Dye enters his 5th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	@ Western Carolina	14	6	W
Sat., Sep. 9	@ North Carolina State	13	29	L
Sat., Sep. 16	@ North Carolina	10	14	L
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Louisiana Lafayette	38	9	W
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Texas-Arlington	23	17	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Virginia Military Institute	19	6	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Southern Mississippi	16	17	L
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Richmond	21	14	W	@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Appalachian State	33	8	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. William & Mary	20	3	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Marshall	45	0	W
Sat., Dec. 16	Louisiana Tech	35	13	W	@ Shreveport, LA	Independence Bowl

1978 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	287
Scoring Average	23.9
Points Allowed	136
Defense Average	11.3
Opponents Record	35-32
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-0
Away Record	5-3

1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1978 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	6-4-1	190	144					John David Crow
Nevada	11-1	413	121					Chris Ault
Penn State	11-1	333	111	Lost 7-14				Joe Paterno
East Carolina	9-3	287	136	Won 35-13				Pat Dye
Navy	9-3	260	136	Won 23-16				George Welsh
North Texas	9-2	277	150					Hayden Fry
Notre Dame	9-3	293	197	Won 35-34				Dan Devine
Rutgers	9-3	284	165	Lost 18-34				Frank R. Burns
Florida State	8-3	312	208					Bobby Bowden
James Madison	8-2	236	124					Challace McMillin
Pittsburgh	8-4	263	187	Lost 17-30				Jackie Sherrill
Louisville	7-4	319	202					Vince Gibson
Nevada Las Vegas	7-4	249	182					Tony Knap
Southern Mississippi	7-4	213	185					Bobby Collins
Temple	7-3-1	280	203					Wayne Hardin
Akron	6-5	221	232					Jim Dennison
Cincinnati	5-6	279	224					Ralph Staub
South Carolina	5-5-1	238	181					Jim Carlen
Army	4-6-1	184	255					Homer Smith
Liberty	4-5-1	186	264					Tom Dowling
Memphis	4-7	200	297					Richard Williamson
Tulane	4-7	183	211					Larry Smith
Virginia Tech	4-7	162	225					Bill Dooley
Air Force	3-8	215	328					Bill Parcells
Buffalo	3-6	164	211					Bill Dando
Syracuse	3-8	192	295					Frank Maloney
West Virginia	2-9	167	364					Frank Cignetti
Boston College	0-11	153	294					Ed Chlebek

1978 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1978 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.