1989 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1989 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Lewis, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record.[1]

1989 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Richt (1st season)
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –  11 –1 –0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –  12 –1 –0
No. 3 Florida State   –  10 –2 –0
Northern Illinois   –  9 –2 –0
No. 15 Penn State   –  8 –3 –1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   –  8 –3 –1
No. 21 West Virginia   –  8 –3 –1
Syracuse   –  8 –4 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  7 –4 –0
Akron   –  6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –  6 –4 –1
Virginia Tech   –  6 –4 –1
Louisiana Tech   –  5 –4 –1
Army   –  6 –5 –0
Louisville   –  6 –5 –0
East Carolina   –  5 –5 –1
Tulsa   –  6 –6 –0
Southern Miss   –  5 –6 –0
Tulane   –  4 –8 –0
Navy   –  3 –8 –0
Rutgers   –  2 –7 –2
Boston College   –  2 –9 –0
Memphis State   –  2 –9 –0
Cincinnati   –  1 –9 –1
Temple   –  1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9Bowling Green
W 41–633,412[2]
September 16at Cincinnati
W 21–1418,153[3]
September 23Illinois State
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 56–1030,245[4]
September 30Louisiana Tech
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
T 29–2925,462[5]
October 7at South Carolina
L 14–4765,600[6]
October 21Virginia Tech
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 14–1035,100[7]
October 28at Syracuse
WITNL 16–1848,731[8]
November 4at No. 7 Miami (FL)
L 10–4035,159[9]
November 11Temple
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 31–2424,112[10]
November 18at No. 19 Pittsburgh
L 42–4721,862[11]
November 25at Southern Miss
L 27–4111,189[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1989 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. "East Carolina whips Bowling Green, gives coach first win". The Charlotte Observer. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Pirates dodge UC bullet, 21–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 17, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "East Carolina rocks Illinois State, 56–10". The Pantagraph. September 24, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tech is fit to be tied in Carolina". The Shreveport Times. October 1, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Gamecocks assume favorite's role - and win". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "E. Carolina surprises Hokies". Daily Press. October 22, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Last-gasp FG saves Syracuse, amen". Press and Sun-Bulletin. October 29, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Miami shakes doldrums, routs E. Carolina 40–10". Tampa Bay Times. November 5, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Temple loses to E. Carolina, drops to 0–10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 12, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Richards runs to the rescue in Panthers' 47–42 victory". The Pittsburgh Press. November 19, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "USM goes out 41–27 winner over ECU". Hattiesburg American. November 26, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.