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East Carolina Football Team History

East Carolina Pirates

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Founded: 1907
Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Capacity: 45,000
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Ed Emory
Conference: Independent-

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1932 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2010

1980 Season Highlights

Ed Emory enters his 1st season as Head Coach at East Carolina.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Duke	35	10	W
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Louisiana-Lafayette	21	27	L
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Florida State	7	63	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Southern Mississippi	7	35	L
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Richmond	24	22	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Western Carolina	24	14	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ North Carolina	3	31	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. William & Mary	31	23	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Miami (Florida)	10	23	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Eastern Kentucky	16	28	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ North Carolina State	14	36	L

1980 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	192
Scoring Average	17.5
Points Allowed	312
Defense Average	28.4
Opponents Record	38-20
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	3-4

1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
East Carolina was not ranked.

1980 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Akron	1-2	37	53							Jim Dennison
Army	3-7-1	204	295							Ed Cavanaugh
Boston College	7-4	199	186							Ed Chlebek
Buffalo	0-0	0	0							Bill Dando
Central Florida	0-0	0	0							Don Jonas
Cincinnati	2-9	122	271							Ralph Staub
East Carolina	4-7	192	312							Ed Emory
Florida State	10-2	369	103	0-1	17	18				Bobby Bowden
Louisiana Monroe	7-4	296	267							John David Crow
Louisville	5-6	162	203							Bob Weber
Memphis	2-9	115	255							Richard Williamson
Navy	8-4	226	146	0-1	0	35				George Welsh
Nevada Las Vegas	7-4	384	257							Tony Knap
North Texas	6-5	265	252							Jerry Moore
Notre Dame	9-2-1	248	128	0-1	10	17				Dan Devine
Penn State	10-2	321	158	1-0	31	19				Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	11-1	380	130	1-0	37	9				Jackie Sherrill
Rutgers	7-4	279	156							Frank R. Burns
South Carolina	8-4	348	200	0-1	9	37				Jim Carlen
Southern Mississippi	9-3	290	183	1-0	16	14				Bobby Collins
Syracuse	5-6	207	222							Frank Maloney
Temple	4-7	170	262							Wayne Hardin
Tulane	7-5	279	243	0-1	15	34				Vince Gibson
Virginia Tech	8-4	249	129	0-1	10	20				Bill Dooley
West Virginia	6-6	305	289							Don Nehlen

1980 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No East Carolina Players on File.

1980 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No East Carolina Players on File.

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