1984 East Carolina Pirates football team

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]

1984 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Throckmorton (2nd season)
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1at No. 20 Florida State
WITNL 17–4854,211[2]
September 8Temple
L 0–1731,479[3]
September 15at Central Michigan
L 12–1723,249[4]
September 22Georgia Southern
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 34–2725,137[5]
September 29at NC State
L 22–3157,300[6]
October 6at Pittsburgh
KATZL 10–1726,475[7]
October 13at Tulsa
L 20–3116,674[8]
October 20East Tennessee State
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 24–627,119[9]
October 27at No. 9 South Carolina
L 20–4273,800[10]
November 3at Southwestern Louisiana
L 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.


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