1988 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1988 East Carolina Pirates football Independent 3–8 Art Baker 4th Kevin Gilbride 1st Run and shoot Richard Bell 1st 4–3 Ficklen Memorial Stadium 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.1988 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 5, 2021 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/east-carolina/1988-schedule.html Schedule 1988 AP September 3 w Tennessee Tech Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC 52–13 29,702 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72750457/east-carolina-tumbles-tech-in-5213/ The Tennessean East Carolina tumbles Tech in 52–13 rout September 4, 1988 March 5, 2021 Newspapers.com September 10 l y Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA 16–27 37,200 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72750695/virginia-tech-rolls-by-east-carolina/ The News Leader Virginia Tech rolls by East Carolina September 11, 1988 March 5, 2021 Newspapers.com September 17 l y South Carolina 14 Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC 0–17 66,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72750900/uscs-quick-strike-vanquishes-ecu/ The Greenville News USC's quick strike vanquishes ECU, 17–0 September 18, 1988 March 5, 2021 Newspapers.com September 24 l Southern Miss Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC 42–45 28,240 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72751104/usm-outscores-east-carolina-4542/ Hattiesburg American USM outscores East Carolina, 45–42 September 25, 1988 March 5, 2021 Newspapers.com October 1 l Southwestern Louisiana Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC 36–48 18,750 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72751341/ragin-cajuns-lower-the-boom-on-pirates/ The Daily Advertiser Ragin' Cajuns lower the boom on Pirates in big 48–36 victory October 2, 1988 March 5, 2021 Newspapers.com October 8 l West Virginia 7 Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC WITN 10–30 33,786 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72751521/west-virginia-runs-past-east-carolina/ The News and Observer West Virginia runs past East Carolina, 30–10 October 9, 1988 March 5, 2021 Newspapers.com October 15 l y Florida State 5 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL WITN 21–45 56,391 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72751701/parker-sparkles-in-fsus-4521/ Tallahassee Democrat Parker sparkles in FSU's 45–21 victory over East Carolina October 16, 1988 March 5, 2021 Newspapers.com October 22 l Syracuse 19 Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC WITN 14–38 16,450 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72751843/orange-avoid-letdown-roll-over-east/ Star-Gazette Orange avoid letdown, roll over East Carolina, 38–14 October 23, 1988 March 5, 2021 Newspapers.com October 29 l Miami (FL) 4 Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC 7–31 29,400 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72752083/hurricanes-methodical-in-beating-ecu/ The Palm Beach Post Hurricanes methodical in beating ECU 31–7 October 30, 1988 March 5, 2021 Newspapers.com November 5 w y Temple Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA 34–17 8,018 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72752270/poor-start-dooms-temple-to-defeat-by/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Poor start dooms Temple to defeat by East Carolina November 6, 1988 March 5, 2021 Newspapers.com November 19 w y Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 49–14 2,364 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72752462/bearcats-misery-ends-4914/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Bearcats' misery ends, 49–14 November 20, 1988 March 5, 2021 Newspapers.com References East Carolina Category:East Carolina Pirates football seasons East Carolina Pirates football