1988 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Gilbride (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (1st season)
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –  – 12 –0 –0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 3 Florida State   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 5 West Virginia   –  – 11 –1 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 10 –2 –0
No. 13 Syracuse   –  – 10 –2 –0
Army   –  – 9 –3 –0
Louisville   –  – 8 –3 –0
South Carolina   –  – 8 –4 –0
Northern Illinois   –  – 7 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 6 –5 –0
Memphis State   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  – 5 –6 –0
Akron   –  – 5 –6 –0
Penn State   –  – 5 –6 –0
Tulane   –  – 5 –6 –0
Temple   –  – 4 –7 –0
Tulsa   –  – 4 –7 –0
Boston College   –  – 3 –8 –0
Cincinnati   –  – 3 –8 –0
East Carolina   –  – 3 –8 –0
Navy   –  – 3 –8 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 3 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Art Baker, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3Tennessee Tech
W 52–1329,702[2]
September 10at Virginia Tech
L 16–2737,200[3]
September 17at No. 14 South Carolina
L 0–1766,000[4]
September 24Southern Miss
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 42–4528,240[5]
October 1Southwestern Louisiana
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 36–4818,750[6]
October 8No. 7 West Virginia
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WITNL 10–3033,786[7]
October 15at No. 5 Florida State
WITNL 21–4556,391[8]
October 22No. 19 Syracuse
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WITNL 14–3816,450[9]
October 29No. 4 Miami (FL)
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 7–3129,400[10]
November 5at Temple
W 34–178,018[11]
November 19at Cincinnati
W 49–142,364[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1988 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "East Carolina tumbles Tech in 52–13 rout". The Tennessean. September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Tech rolls by East Carolina". The News Leader. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "USC's quick strike vanquishes ECU, 17–0". The Greenville News. September 18, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "USM outscores East Carolina, 45–42". Hattiesburg American. September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ragin' Cajuns lower the boom on Pirates in big 48–36 victory". The Daily Advertiser. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "West Virginia runs past East Carolina, 30–10". The News and Observer. October 9, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Parker sparkles in FSU's 45–21 victory over East Carolina". Tallahassee Democrat. October 16, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Orange avoid letdown, roll over East Carolina, 38–14". Star-Gazette. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Hurricanes methodical in beating ECU 31–7". The Palm Beach Post. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Poor start dooms Temple to defeat by East Carolina". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Bearcats' misery ends, 49–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 20, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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