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1979 East Carolina

7–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Pat Dye.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1979, game by game: won vs. Western Carolina 31–6; lost at NC State 20–34; lost at Duke 14–28; lost at Wake Forest 20–23; won vs. VMI 45–10; won vs. The Citadel 49–7; tied at No. 15 North Carolina 24–24; won vs. App State 38–21; won vs. Richmond 52–10; won vs. North Texas 49–16; won at William & Mary 38–14+42−14Won 31–6 vs. Western Carolina+25Western CarolinaLost 20–34 at NC State-14NC StateLost 14–28 at Duke-14DukeLost 20–23 at Wake Forest-3Wake ForestWon 45–10 vs. VMI+35VMIWon 49–7 vs. The Citadel+42The CitadelTied 24–24 at No. 15 North Carolina0No. 15 North CarolinaWon 38–21 vs. App State+17App StateWon 52–10 vs. Richmond+42RichmondWon 49–16 vs. North Texas+33North TexasWon 38–14 at William & Mary+24William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsWestern CarolinaW 31–⁠679%
Sep 8atNC StateL 20–⁠3446%
Sep 15atDukeL 14–⁠2863%
Sep 22atWake ForestL 20–⁠2366%
Sep 29vsVMIW 45–⁠1076%
Oct 13vsThe CitadelW 49–⁠777%
Oct 27at15North CarolinaT 24–⁠2436%
Nov 3vsApp StateW 38–⁠2178%
Nov 10vsRichmondW 52–⁠1089%
Nov 17vsNorth TexasW 49–⁠1671%
Nov 24atWilliam & MaryW 38–⁠1473%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat William & Mary 38–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
380–⁠193
Coach
Pat Dye
Elo
1630 +21 this season
SP+ rating
12.0 No. 33 of 135; offense No. 9, defense No. 90
SRS
11.5 No. 30 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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