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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: Ed Emory
Conference: Independent-

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1932 <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

1983 Season Highlights

Ed Emory enters his 4th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.

1983 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	@ Florida State	46	47	L
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. North Carolina State	22	16	W
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Murray State	50	25	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Missouri	13	6	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Louisiana Lafayette	21	18	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Temple	24	10	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Florida	17	24	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. East Tennessee State	21	9	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Miami	7	12	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. William & Mary	40	6	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Southern Mississippi	10	6	W

1983 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	271
Scoring Average	24.6
Points Allowed	179
Defense Average	16.3
Opponents Record	50-30
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	3-3

1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
20	8-3-0	AP
25	8-3-0	USA Today/CNN

1983 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Boston College	9-3	351	190	Lost 18-19				Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Virginia Tech	9-2	301	91					Bill Dooley
West Virginia	9-3	322	189	Won 20-16				Don Nehlen
Akron	8-3	210	104					Jim Dennison
Buffalo	8-2	232	150					Bill Dando
East Carolina	8-3	271	179					Ed Emory
Florida State	8-4	381	312	Won 28-3				Bobby Bowden
Penn State	8-4-1	320	312	Won 13-10				Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	8-3-1	288	165	Lost 23-28				Serafino Foge Fazio
Southern Mississippi	8-3	235	128					Jim Carmody
Notre Dame	7-5	316	177	Won 19-18				Gerry Faust
Georgia Southern	6-5	262	206					Erk Russell
Memphis	6-4-1	274	205					Rex Dockery
Syracuse	6-5	178	200					Dick MacPherson
Central Florida	5-6	283	306					Louis H. Lou Saban
South Carolina	5-6	231	237					Joe Morrison
Cincinnati	4-6-1	208	234					Watson Brown
Louisiana	4-6	194	212					Sam Robertson
Temple	4-7	170	241					Bruce Arians
James Madison	3-8	230	266					Challace McMillin
Louisville	3-8	157	351					Bob Weber
Navy	3-8	202	272					Gary Tranquill
Rutgers	3-8	195	258					Frank R. Burns
Army	2-9	140	304					Jim Young
Liberty	2-9	181	316					Tom Dowling
Western Kentucky	2-8-1	147	203					Jimmy Feix
Tulane	0-11	192	241					Wally English

1983 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1983 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.