1980 East Carolina Pirates football team

1980 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Ed Emory (1st season)
Home stadium	Ficklen Memorial Stadium

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				9	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ed Emory, the team compiled a 4–7 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 35–10	27,400	[2]
September 13	Southwestern Louisiana	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 21–27	29,631	[3]
September 20	at No. 9 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	WITN	L 7–63	50,547	[4]
September 27	Southern Miss	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	WITN	L 7–35	20,037	[5]
October 11	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA		W 24–22	10,600	[6]
October 18	Western Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 24–14	21,300	[7]
October 25	at No. 7 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 3–31	48,100	[8]
November 1	William & Mary	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 31–23	18,600	[9]
November 8	at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 10–23	11,048	[10]
November 15	Eastern Kentucky	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 16–28	10,021	[11]
November 22	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		L 14–36	46,200	[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1980 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
2. "East Carolina routs Duke". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cajuns pulls stunning upset". Daily World. September 14, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Seminoles bust it all loose 63–7". Tallahassee Democrat. September 21, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "'Sammy Winder night' gives USM easy win". Hattiesburg American. September 28, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "ECU edges Spiders as run by Collins seals 24–22 scrap". Daily Press. October 12, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Nelson sparks East Carolina win". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "No. 7 Tar Heels clip East Carolina 31–3". News-Press. October 26, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Sutton leads East Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Roan smokes for record 249 yards as UM wins, 23–10, before 11,048". The Miami Herald. November 9, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Eastern stuns East Carolina 28–16". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 16, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Pack belts ECU". The News and Observer. November 23, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.