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1981 East Carolina

5–⁠6, coached by Ed Emory.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1981, game by game: won vs. Western Carolina 42–6; lost at No. 13 North Carolina 0–56; lost at NC State 10–31; won vs. Toledo 28–24; lost at Duke 14–24; won at Richmond 17–13; won vs. Louisiana 35–31; lost vs. Miami 6–31; lost at West Virginia 3–20; won at East Tennessee State 66–23; lost vs. William & Mary 21–31+43−56Won 42–6 vs. Western Carolina+36Western CarolinaLost 0–56 at No. 13 North Carolina-56No. 13 North CarolinaLost 10–31 at NC State-21NC StateWon 28–24 vs. Toledo+4ToledoLost 14–24 at Duke-10DukeWon 17–13 at Richmond+4RichmondWon 35–31 vs. Louisiana+4LouisianaLost 6–31 vs. Miami-25MiamiLost 3–20 at West Virginia-17West VirginiaWon 66–23 at East Tennessee State+43East Tennessee …Lost 21–31 vs. William & Mary-10William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsWestern CarolinaW 42–⁠667%
Sep 12at13North CarolinaL 0–⁠5622%
Sep 19atNC StateL 10–⁠3130%
Sep 26vsToledoW 28–⁠2456%
Oct 3atDukeL 14–⁠2448%
Oct 10atRichmondW 17–⁠1346%
Oct 17vsLouisianaW 35–⁠3162%
Oct 24vsMiamiL 6–⁠3141%
Oct 31atWest VirginiaL 3–⁠2025%
Nov 7atEast Tennessee StateW 66–⁠2355%
Nov 14vsWilliam & MaryL 21–⁠3175%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 31–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
242–⁠290
Coach
Ed Emory
Elo
1426 −36 this season
SP+ rating
-3.2 No. 83 of 132; offense No. 45, defense No. 114
SRS
−3.5 No. 84 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Norm Parker

Drafted in 1982

The 1982 draft
Rd 4George Crump DENew England Patriots
Rd 4Tootie Robbins OTSt. Louis Cardinals