1985 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1985 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Art Baker, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1]

1985 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon Powers (1st season)
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 9 Miami (FL)   –  – 10 –2 –0
Army   –  – 9 –3 –0
No. 15 Florida State   –  – 9 –3 –0
West Virginia   –  – 7 –3 –1
Southern Miss   –  – 7 –4 –0
Syracuse   –  – 7 –5 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 5 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  – 5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  – 5 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  – 5 –6 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 4 –7 –0
Navy   –  – 4 –7 –0
Temple   –  – 4 –7 –0
Boston College   –  – 4 –8 –0
Memphis State   –  – 2 –7 –2
Rutgers   –  – 2 –8 –1
East Carolina   –  – 2 –9 –0
Louisville   –  – 2 –9 –0
Tulane   –  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at NC State
W 33–1458,300[2]
September 14Southwest Texas State
W 27–1628,411[3]
September 21at No. 10 Penn State
L 10–1784,266[4]
September 28Temple
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 7–2132,087[5]
October 5Miami (FL)
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 15–2734,511[6]
October 12at Southwestern Louisiana
L 14–1616,228[7]
October 26South Carolina
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 10–5235,047[8]
November 2at Southern Miss
L 0–2723,496[9]
November 9at No. 13 Auburn
L 10–3565,600[10]
November 16Tulsa
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 20–2123,126[11]
December 7at No. 12 LSU
TigerVisionL 15–3565,660[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1985 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. "East Carolina crushes State". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "East Carolina rallies for victory over SWT". Austin American-Statesman. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "PSU foils Carolina upset bid, 17–10". The Pittsburgh Press. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pirates beaten". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Terrific, terrible Testaverde propels Hurricanes, 27–15". The Miami Herald. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Broussard field goal lifts Ragin' Cajuns over Pirates". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Gamecocks rout Pirates". The Charlotte Observer. October 27, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Eagles splish-splash past Pirates". Hattiesburg American. November 3, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Auburn plods past Pirates". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Golden Hurricane posts 21–20 win on 42-yard kick". The Daily Oklahoman. November 17, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "LSU throttles East Carolina by 35–15". The Shreveport Times. December 8, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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