East Carolina Football Team History
East Carolina Pirates
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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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1978 Season Highlights |
Pat Dye enters his 5th season as Head Coach at East Carolina. |
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1978 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 2 | @ Western Carolina
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14 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 9 | @
North Carolina State
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13 |
29 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 16 | @
North Carolina
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10 |
14 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 23 | @ Louisiana Lafayette
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38 |
9 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 30 | @ Texas-Arlington
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23 |
17 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 7 | @ Virginia Military Institute
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19 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 14 | @
Southern Mississippi
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16 |
17 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 28 | vs. Richmond
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21 |
14 |
W |
@ Norfolk, VA |
| Sat., Nov. 4 | @
Appalachian State
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33 |
8 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 11 | vs. William & Mary
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20 |
3 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 18 | vs.
Marshall
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45 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Dec. 16 |
Louisiana Tech
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35 |
13 |
W |
@ Shreveport, LA |
Independence Bowl |
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1978 Season Totals |
Record | 9-3
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Points Scored | 287 |
Scoring Average | 23.9 |
Points Allowed | 136 |
Defense Average | 11.3 |
Opponents Record | 35-32
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 3-0
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Away Record | 5-3
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1978 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.