1988 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season

1988 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
  • Art Baker (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorKevin Gilbride (1st season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3Tennessee TechW 52–1329,702[2]
September 10at Virginia TechL 16–2737,200[3]
September 17at No. 14 South CarolinaL 0–1766,000[4]
September 24Southern Miss
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 42–4528,240[5]
October 1Southwestern Louisiana
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 36–4818,750[6]
October 8No. 7 West Virginia
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WITNL 10–3033,786[7]
October 15at No. 5 Florida StateWITNL 21–4556,391[8]
October 22No. 19 Syracuse
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WITNL 14–3816,450[9]
October 29No. 4 Miami (FL)
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 7–3129,400[10]
November 5at TempleW 34–178,018[11]
November 19at CincinnatiW 49–142,364[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.


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