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1977 East Carolina

8–⁠3, coached by Pat Dye.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1977, game by game: won at NC State 28–23; won at Duke 17–16; won at Toledo 22–9; won vs. VMI 14–13; lost at South Carolina 16–19; won vs. Southern Illinois 33–0; won vs. Richmond 35–14; won at The Citadel 34–16; lost at Louisiana 7–9; won at App State 45–14; lost vs. William & Mary 17–21+33−4Won 28–23 at NC State+5NC StateWon 17–16 at Duke+1DukeWon 22–9 at Toledo+13ToledoWon 14–13 vs. VMI+1VMILost 16–19 at South Carolina-3South CarolinaWon 33–0 vs. Southern Illinois+33Southern Illino…Won 35–14 vs. Richmond+21RichmondWon 34–16 at The Citadel+18The CitadelLost 7–9 at Louisiana-2LouisianaWon 45–14 at App State+31App StateLost 17–21 vs. William & Mary-4William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atNC StateW 28–⁠2358%
Sep 10atDukeW 17–⁠1656%
Sep 17atToledoW 22–⁠972%
Sep 24vsVMIW 14–⁠1379%
Oct 1atSouth CarolinaL 16–⁠1951%
Oct 8vsSouthern IllinoisW 33–⁠083%
Oct 15vsRichmondW 35–⁠1484%
Oct 22atThe CitadelW 34–⁠1676%
Oct 29atLouisianaL 7–⁠959%
Nov 5atApp StateW 45–⁠1479%
Nov 12vsWilliam & MaryL 17–⁠2180%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 21–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1977.

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
268–⁠154
Coach
Pat Dye
Elo
1608 +27 this season
SP+ rating
8.3 No. 47 of 140; offense No. 60, defense No. 42
SRS
6.5 No. 46 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 6Harold Randolph LBDallas Cowboys