1981 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1981 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Ed Emory, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1]

1981 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 3 Penn State   –  – 10 –2 –0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –  – 9 –2 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 9 –2 –1
No. 17 West Virginia   –  – 9 –3 –0
Colgate   –  – 7 –3 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 7 –4 –0
Navy   –  – 7 –4 –1
Cincinnati   –  – 6 –5 –0
Florida State   –  – 6 –5 –0
Holy Cross   –  – 6 –5 –0
Tulane   –  – 6 –5 –0
UNLV   –  – 6 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  – 6 –6 –0
Temple   –  – 5 –5 –0
Boston College   –  – 5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  – 5 –6 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  – 5 –6 –0
Louisville   –  – 5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  – 5 –6 –0
Rutgers   –  – 5 –6 –0
William & Mary   –  – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  – 4 –6 –1
Richmond   –  – 4 –7 –0
Army   –  – 3 –7 –1
North Texas State   –  – 2 –9 –0
Georgia Tech   –  – 1 –10 –0
Memphis State   –  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5Western Carolina
W 42–624,873[2]
September 12at No. 13 North Carolina
L 0–5651,300[3]
September 19at NC State
L 10–3152,200[4]
September 26Toledo
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 28–2421,137[5]
October 3at Duke
L 14–2418,250[6]
October 10at Richmond
W 17–1312,621[7]
October 17at Southwestern Louisiana
W 35–3113,378[8]
October 24Miami (FL)
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WITNL 6–3520,282[9]
October 31at West Virginia
L 3–2041,364[10]
November 7East Tennessee State
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 66–2321,342[11]
November 14William & Mary
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 21–3115,842[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1981 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. "East Carolina rips Catamounts 42–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bryant's 6 TDs paste Pirates". The News and Observer. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Late Pack spurt zaps pesky Bucs". The News and Observer. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bucs hold on, 28–24". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 27, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Duke uses 'wheels' to roll past ECU". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Fourth quarter key as Pirates rally past Spiders". Daily Press. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "East Carolina Pirates nip USL Ragin' Cajuns 35–31". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 18, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Richt sparks Miami to 31–6 victory". The Palm Beach Post. October 25, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "W. Virginia gets by East Carolina, 20–3". The Pittsburgh Press. November 1, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Bucs fall again". Kingsport Times-News. November 8, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "W&M shocks East Carolina". Daily Press. November 15, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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