1988 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1988 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Art Baker, the team compiled a 3–8 record.^[1]

1988 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Art Baker (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Gilbride (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Ficklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 West Virginia		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Syracuse		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Tennessee Tech	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 52–13	29,702	[2]
September 10	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 16–27	37,200	[3]
September 17	at No. 14 South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 0–17	66,000	[4]
September 24	Southern Miss	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 42–45	28,240	[5]
October 1	Southwestern Louisiana	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 36–48	18,750	[6]
October 8	No. 7 West Virginia	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	WITN	L 10–30	33,786	[7]
October 15	at No. 5 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	WITN	L 21–45	56,391	[8]
October 22	No. 19 Syracuse	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	WITN	L 14–38	16,450	[9]
October 29	No. 4 Miami (FL)	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 7–31	29,400	[10]
November 5	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 34–17	8,018	[11]
November 19	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 49–14	2,364	[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game