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1980 East Carolina

4–⁠7, coached by Ed Emory.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1980, game by game: won at Duke 35–10; lost vs. Louisiana 21–27; lost at No. 9 Florida State 7–63; lost vs. Southern Miss 7–35; won at Richmond 24–22; won at Western Carolina 24–14; lost at No. 7 North Carolina 3–31; won vs. William & Mary 31–23; lost at Miami 10–23; lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 16–28; lost at NC State 14–36+25−56Won 35–10 at Duke+25DukeLost 21–27 vs. Louisiana-6LouisianaLost 7–63 at No. 9 Florida State-56No. 9 Florida StateLost 7–35 vs. Southern Miss-28Southern MissWon 24–22 at Richmond+2RichmondWon 24–14 at Western Carolina+10Western CarolinaLost 3–31 at No. 7 North Carolina-28No. 7 North CarolinaWon 31–23 vs. William & Mary+8William & MaryLost 10–23 at Miami-13MiamiLost 16–28 vs. Eastern Kentucky-12Eastern KentuckyLost 14–36 at NC State-22NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atDukeW 35–⁠1067%
Sep 13vsLouisianaL 21–⁠2780%
Sep 20at9Florida StateL 7–⁠6327%
Sep 27vsSouthern MissL 7–⁠3553%
Oct 11atRichmondW 24–⁠2265%
Oct 18atWestern CarolinaW 24–⁠1464%
Oct 25at7North CarolinaL 3–⁠3123%
Nov 1vsWilliam & MaryW 31–⁠2378%
Nov 8atMiamiL 10–⁠2343%
Nov 15vsEastern KentuckyL 16–⁠2883%
Nov 22atNC StateL 14–⁠3633%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to NC State 36–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
192–⁠312
Coach
Ed Emory
Elo
1443 −144 this season
SP+ rating
-2.8 No. 81 of 133; offense No. 60, defense No. 101
SRS
−3.9 No. 84 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Norm Parker

Drafted in 1981

The 1981 draft
Rd 2Tony Collins RBNew England Patriots