1986 East Carolina Pirates football team

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1986 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon Powers (2nd season)
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6at NC StateL 10–3858,650[2]
September 13West VirginiaWITNL 21–2433,857[3]
September 20at No. 10 AuburnL 0–4562,000[4]
September 27at No. 7 Penn StateL 17–4284,774[5]
October 4Southwestern Louisiana
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 10–2127,726[6]
October 11at TempleW 28–45 (forfeit win)15,384[7][8]
October 18Georgia Southern
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 35–3327,121[9]
October 25at South CarolinaL 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[edit]

  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.