1989 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season

1989 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
  • Bill Lewis (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorMark Richt (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9Bowling GreenW 41–633,412[2]
September 16at CincinnatiW 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 CarolinaL 14–4765,600[6]
October 21Virginia Tech
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 14–1035,100[7]
October 28at SyracuseWITNL 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 PittsburghL 42–4721,862[11]
November 25at Southern MissL 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.


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