1987 East Carolina Pirates football team

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1987 East Carolina Pirates football team - Wikipedia

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1987 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Art Baker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Don Powers (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ficklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Syracuse		–		–		11	–	0	–	1
No. 2 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Temple		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Navy		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Art Baker, the team compiled a 5–6 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		W 32–14	56,800	^[2]
September 12	No. 8 Florida State	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 3–44	33,937	^[3]
September 19	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		L 10–20	62,045	^[4]
September 26	Georgia Southern	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 16–13	27,411	^[5]
October 3	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		L 0–49	36,630	^[6]
October 10	Cincinnati	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 56–28	26,371	^[7]
October 17	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 32–23	38,300	^[8]
October 24	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 12–34	69,131	^[9]
October 31	No. 3 Miami (FL)	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	WITN	L 3–41	31,791	^[10]
November 7	Temple	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 31–26	19,327	^[11]
November 14	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		L 34–38	11,023	^[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1987 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
^ "East Carolina rallies past N.C. State 32–14". The Charlotte Observer. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rockabye-bye, Sammie". Tallahassee Democrat. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Illini go to relief pitchers, win 20–10". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ga. Southern loses another one to East Carolina 16–13". The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Offense comes alive for West Virginia in 49–0 triumph". The Pittsburgh Press. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bearcats crash and burn, 56–28". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "East Carolina rally spoils Hokie homecoming, 32–23". The News Leader. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ellis, South Carolina toss around Pirates". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hurricanes roll". The Miami Herald. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "East Carolina hands Temple fifth loss in row". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fireworks explode in 38–34 USM win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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