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-
1988 Season Highlights
Art Baker enters his 4th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs. Tennessee Tech
52
13
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Virginia Tech
16
27
L
Sat., Sep. 17 @
South Carolina
0
17
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Southern Mississippi
42
45
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
36
48
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
West Virginia
10
30
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Florida State
21
45
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Syracuse
14
38
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Miami
7
31
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Temple
34
17
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Cincinnati
49
14
W
1988 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 281
Scoring Average 25.5
Points Allowed 325
Defense Average 29.5
Opponents Record 71-34
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-5
Away Record 2-3
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 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.