1984 East Carolina Pirates football team

1984 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Throckmorton (2nd season)
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boston College       10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina       10 2 0
Army       8 3 1
Rutgers       7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State       7 3 2
Virginia Tech       8 4 0
West Virginia       8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)       8 5 0
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Penn State       6 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
Temple       6 5 0
Memphis State       5 5 1
Navy       4 6 1
Southern Miss       4 7 0
Pittsburgh       3 7 1
Tulane       3 8 0
Cincinnati       2 9 0
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Ed Emory, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1at No. 20 Florida StateWITNL 17–4854,211[2]
September 8TempleL 0–1731,479[3]
September 15at Central MichiganL 12–1723,249[4]
September 22Georgia Southern
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 34–2725,137[5]
September 29at NC StateL 22–3157,300[6]
October 6at PittsburghKATZL 10–1726,475[7]
October 13at TulsaL 20–3116,674[8]
October 20East Tennessee State
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 24–627,119[9]
October 27at No. 9 South CarolinaL 20–4273,800[10]
November 3at Southwestern LouisianaL 24–4223,357[11]
November 10Southern Miss
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 27–3121,237[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1984 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Stunning - Seminoles overwhelm Pirates with tough defense and offense". Tallahassee Democrat. September 2, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Temple clamps down on East Carolina, 17–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 9, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "CMU wins game, loses quarterback". Detroit Free Press. September 16, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "East Carolina survives Georgia Southern 34–27". The Atlanta Constitution. September 23, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wolfpack rushes past ECU, 31–22". The News and Observer. September 30, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pitt beats East Carolina, 17–10, talks bowl". The Pittsburgh Press. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stephenson's 3 TD passes carry TU to 31–20 victory". The Daily Oklahoman. October 14, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bucs stay in pattern in defeat". Johnson City Press. October 21, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gamecocks rout East Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cajuns shoot down Pirates". Daily World. November 4, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Time to sing a different song at USM". Hattiesburg American. November 11, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.