1986 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1986 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Art Baker, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1]

1986 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon Powers (2nd season)
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State   –  – 12 –0 –0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 20 Virginia Tech   –  – 9 –2 –1
No. 19 Boston College   –  – 9 –3 –0
Tulsa   –  – 7 –4 –0
Florida State   –  – 7 –4 –1
Army   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 6 –5 –0
Temple   –  – 6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 5 –5 –1
Rutgers   –  – 5 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  – 5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  – 5 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  – 3 –6 –2
Tulane   –  – 4 –7 –0
West Virginia   –  – 4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  – 3 –8 –0
Navy   –  – 3 –8 –0
Wichita State   –  – 3 –8 –0
East Carolina   –  – 2 –9 –0
Northern Illinois   –  – 2 –9 –0
Memphis State   –  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6at NC State
L 10–3858,650[2]
September 13West Virginia
WITNL 21–2433,857[3]
September 20at No. 10 Auburn
L 0–4562,000[4]
September 27at No. 7 Penn State
L 17–4284,774[5]
October 4Southwestern Louisiana
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 10–2127,726[6]
October 11at Temple
W 28–45 Forfeit Win15,384[7][8]
October 18Georgia Southern
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 35–3327,121[9]
October 25at South Carolina
L 3–3868,327[10]
November 1Southern Miss
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 21–2318,127[11]
November 15Cincinnati
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 32–1916,258[12]
November 27at No. 1 Miami (FL)
TBSL 10–3630,202[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1986 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. "Pack tops East Carolina in Sheridan's debut". The Charlotte Observer. September 7, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "It wasn't pretty...but WVU will take its 24–21 victory". The Pittsburgh Press. September 14, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tiger test? ECU wasn't the answer". The Anniston Star. September 21, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Paterno frets about easy win". The Times-Tribune. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Pannell leads USL win". Daily World. October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Temple bombs East Carolina as Palmer gaines 417 yards". The Charlotte Observer. October 12, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Temple forfeits 6 games after Palmer admits accepting money in '86". Deseret News. Associated Press. July 26, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  9. "Ga. Southern falls as ECU ends 15-loss streak". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "USC rolls past East Carolina, 38–3". The Times and Democrat. October 26, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "USM wins with fantastic finish". The Clarion-Ledger. November 2, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "UC bombs in finale". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Hurricanes win without Vinny". The Orlando Sentinel. November 28, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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