1978 East Carolina Pirates football team

1978 East Carolina Pirates football
Independence Bowl, W 35–13 vs. Louisiana Tech
Conference	Independent
1978 record	9–3
Head coach	Pat Dye
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium

The 1978 East Carolina Pirates football team represented the East Carolina University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 2	Western Carolina	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina	W 14–6
September 9	at NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina	L 13–29
September 16	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 10–14
September 23	at Southwestern Louisiana	Lafayette, Louisiana	W 38–9
September 30	UT Arlington	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina	W 23–17
October 7	at VMI	Lexington, Virginia	W 19–6
October 14	at Southern Miss	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	L 16–17
October 21	vs. Richmond	Norfolk, Virginia	W 21–14
November 4	Appalachian State	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina	W 33–8
November 11	William & Mary	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina	W 20–3
November 18	Marshall	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina	W 45–0
December 16	vs. Louisiana Tech	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana (Independence Bowl)	W 35–13
All times are in Eastern.

East Carolina Pirates football

Venues	Guy Smith Stadium (?–1948) College Stadium (1949–1962) Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall NC State Victory Barrel UCF

Culture & lore	PeeDee the Pirate The Marching Pirates

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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