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-
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 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.