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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: Art Baker
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1932  <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024
1985 Season Highlights
 Art Baker enters his 1st season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
 
1985 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ North Carolina State  33   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Texas State  27   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Penn State  10   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Temple  7   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Miami  15   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Louisiana Lafayette  14   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. South Carolina  10   52   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Southern Mississippi  0   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Auburn  10   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Tulsa  20   21   L       
 Sat., Dec. 7  @ Louisiana State  15   35   L       
 
1985 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored161
  Scoring Average14.6
  Points Allowed281
  Defense Average25.5
  Opponents Record66-47
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record1-5
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1985 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Southern 13-2460293   Erk Russell
Penn State 11-1275153Lost  10-25  Joe Paterno
Army 9-3396232Won  31-29  Jim Young
Florida State 9-3402258Won  34-23  Bobby Bowden
Akron 8-4258186   Jim Dennison
Southern Mississippi 7-4255159   Jim Carmody
Syracuse 7-5284195Lost  18-35  Dick MacPherson
West Virginia 7-3-1189158   Don Nehlen
Virginia Tech 6-5274219   Bill Dooley
Cincinnati 5-6199261   Dave Currey
James Madison 5-6163177   Joe Purzycki
Notre Dame 5-6230234   Gerry Faust
Pittsburgh 5-5-1202187   Serafino Foge Fazio
South Carolina 5-6269290   Joe Morrison
Boston College 4-8222307   Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo 4-6188206   Bill Dando
Central Florida 4-7266386   Gene McDowell
Louisiana 4-7162306   Sam Robertson
Navy 4-7253239   Gary Tranquill
Temple 4-7233223   Bruce Arians
Western Kentucky 4-7232313   Dave Roberts
Liberty 3-4-1121103   Morgan Hout
East Carolina 2-9161281   Art Baker
Louisville 2-9199429   Howard Schnellenberger
Memphis 2-7-2180243   Rey Dempsey
Rutgers 2-8-1149266   Dick Anderson
Tulane 1-10166334   Mack Brown

1985 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1985 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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