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1977 East Carolina Pirates football team

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1977 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame       11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State       11 1 0
Colgate       10 1 0
North Texas State *       10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State       10 1 0
Tennessee State       8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State       10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh       9 2 1
East Carolina       8 3 0
Rutgers       8 3 0
Army       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 1
Boston College       6 5 0
Cincinnati       5 4 2
Georgia Tech       6 5 0
Memphis State       6 5 0
Northwestern State       6 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
William & Mary       6 5 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Temple       5 5 1
Hawaii       5 6 0
Navy       5 6 0
West Virginia       5 6 0
South Carolina       5 7 0
Utah State       4 7 0
Villanova       4 7 0
Illinois State       3 7 1
Virginia Tech       3 7 1
Miami (FL)       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Tulane       3 8 0
Air Force       2 8 1
Holy Cross       2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana       2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth season under head coach Pat Dye, the team compiled a 8–3 record.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at NC StateW 28–2349,200[3]
September 10at DukeW 17–1638,200[4]
September 17at ToledoW 22–912,127[5]
September 24VMIW 14–1323,581[6]
October 1at South CarolinaL 16–1952,813[7]
October 8Southern Illinois
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 33–025,251[8]
October 15Richmond
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 35–1419,010[9]
October 22at The CitadelW 34–1613,520[10]
October 29Southwestern Louisiana
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 7–916,662[11]
November 5at Appalachian StateW 45–1410,419[12]
November 12vs. William & MaryL 17–2120,863[13]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ "1977 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Galloping East Carolina holds off late Pack bid". The News and Observer. September 4, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "ECU tops Duke, 17–16". The Charlotte Observer. September 11, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "East Carolina 22–9 victor". The Selma Times-Journal. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pirates nip VMI, 14–13". The Daily Times-News. September 25, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Parrish FGs lift Gamecocks past ECU, 19–16". The Times and Democrat. October 2, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Saluki kicking game collapses in 33–0 loss to East Carolina". Southern Illinoisan. October 9, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Numerous big plays by East Carolina frustrates bid of Richmond by 35–14". Daily Press. October 16, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "East Carolina rallies to defeat Citadel 34–16". The Robesonian. October 23, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "USL rides Roveto's foot". Daily World. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "ECU dismantles Apps 45–14". The Charlotte Observer. November 6, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Rozantz leads W&M's upset of Pirates". The Danville Register. November 13, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.