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
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Ed Emory (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Throckmorton (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ficklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at No. 20 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	WITN	L 17–48	54,211	^[2]
September 8	Temple	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 0–17	31,479	^[3]
September 15	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		L 12–17	23,249	^[4]
September 22	Georgia Southern	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 34–27	25,137	^[5]
September 29	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		L 22–31	57,300	^[6]
October 6	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	KATZ	L 10–17	26,475	^[7]
October 13	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 20–31	16,674	^[8]
October 20	East Tennessee State	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 24–6	27,119	^[9]
October 27	at No. 9 South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 20–42	73,800	^[10]
November 3	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 24–42	23,357	^[11]
November 10	Southern Miss	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 27–31	21,237	^[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.