1988 East Carolina Pirates football team

1988 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Art Baker (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Gilbride (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Ficklen Memorial Stadium

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 West Virginia		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Syracuse		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Art Baker, the team compiled a 3–8 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Tennessee Tech	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 52–13	29,702	[2]
September 10	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 16–27	37,200	[3]
September 17	at No. 14 South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 0–17	66,000	[4]
September 24	Southern Miss	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 42–45	28,240	[5]
October 1	Southwestern Louisiana	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 36–48	18,750	[6]
October 8	No. 7 West Virginia	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	WITN	L 10–30	33,786	[7]
October 15	at No. 5 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	WITN	L 21–45	56,391	[8]
October 22	No. 19 Syracuse	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	WITN	L 14–38	16,450	[9]
October 29	No. 4 Miami (FL)	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 7–31	29,400	[10]
November 5	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 34–17	8,018	[11]
November 19	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 49–14	2,364	[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1988 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
2. "East Carolina tumbles Tech in 52–13 rout". The Tennessean. September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Virginia Tech rolls by East Carolina". The News Leader. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "USC's quick strike vanquishes ECU, 17–0". The Greenville News. September 18, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "USM outscores East Carolina, 45–42". Hattiesburg American. September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ragin' Cajuns lower the boom on Pirates in big 48–36 victory". The Daily Advertiser. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "West Virginia runs past East Carolina, 30–10". The News and Observer. October 9, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Parker sparkles in FSU's 45–21 victory over East Carolina". Tallahassee Democrat. October 16, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Orange avoid letdown, roll over East Carolina, 38–14". Star-Gazette. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Hurricanes methodical in beating ECU 31–7". The Palm Beach Post. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Poor start dooms Temple to defeat by East Carolina". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bearcats' misery ends, 49–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 20, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.