1986 East Carolina Pirates football team

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1986
Art Baker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDon Powers (2nd season)
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State       12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)       11 1 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech       9 2 1
No. 19 Boston College       9 3 0
Tulsa       7 4 0
Florida State       7 4 1
Army       6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Temple       6 5 0
Pittsburgh       5 5 1
Rutgers       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
Syracuse       5 6 0
South Carolina       3 6 2
Tulane       4 7 0
West Virginia       4 7 0
Louisville       3 8 0
Navy       3 8 0
Wichita State       3 8 0
East Carolina       2 9 0
Northern Illinois       2 9 0
Memphis State       1 10 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1986 East Carolina Pirates football team was an

Art Baker, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6at NC StateL 10–3858,650[2]
September 13West VirginiaWITNL 21–2433,857[3]
September 20at No. 10
Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
  • L 0–4562,000[4]
    September 27at No. 7
    University Park, PA
    L 17–4284,774[5]
    October 4Southwestern Louisiana
    • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
    • Greenville, NC
    L 10–2127,726[6]
    October 11at TempleW 28–45 (forfeit win)15,384[7][8]
    October 18Georgia Southern
    • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
    • Greenville, NC
    W 35–3327,121[9]
    October 25at South CarolinaL 3–3868,327[10]
    November 1Southern Miss
    • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
    • Greenville, NC
    L 21–2318,127[11]
    November 15Cincinnati
    • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
    • Greenville, NC
    W 32–1916,258[12]
    November 27at No. 1 Miami (FL)TBSL 10–3630,202[13]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1986 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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    8. ^ "Temple forfeits 6 games after Palmer admits accepting money in '86". Deseret News. Associated Press. July 26, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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