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-
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
Record 2-9
Points Scored 161
Scoring Average 14.6
Points Allowed 281
Defense Average 25.5
Opponents Record 66-47
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 1-5
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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.
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.