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1982 East Carolina

7–⁠4, coached by Ed Emory.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1982, game by game: lost at NC State 26–33; won vs. East Tennessee State 30–0; won vs. Central Michigan 24–6; lost at Missouri 9–28; won vs. Richmond 35–14; lost at No. 19 Florida State 17–56; won vs. Illinois State 21–0; lost at No. 18 West Virginia 3–30; won at Texas–Arlington 40–24; won at William & Mary 31–27; won at Temple 23–10+30−39Lost 26–33 at NC State-7NC StateWon 30–0 vs. East Tennessee State+30East Tennessee …Won 24–6 vs. Central Michigan+18Central MichiganLost 9–28 at Missouri-19MissouriWon 35–14 vs. Richmond+21RichmondLost 17–56 at No. 19 Florida State-39No. 19 Florida StateWon 21–0 vs. Illinois State+21Illinois StateLost 3–30 at No. 18 West Virginia-27No. 18 West VirginiaWon 40–24 at Texas–Arlington+16Texas–ArlingtonWon 31–27 at William & Mary+4William & MaryWon 23–10 at Temple+13Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atNC StateL 26–⁠3335%
Sep 18vsEast Tennessee StateW 30–⁠074%
Sep 25vsCentral MichiganW 24–⁠644%
Oct 2atMissouriL 9–⁠2831%
Oct 9vsRichmondW 35–⁠1472%
Oct 16at19Florida StateL 17–⁠5623%
Oct 23vsIllinois StateW 21–⁠084%
Oct 30at18West VirginiaL 3–⁠3023%
Nov 6atTexas–ArlingtonW 40–⁠2452%
Nov 13atWilliam & MaryW 31–⁠2764%
Nov 20atTempleW 23–⁠1040%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Temple 23–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
259–⁠228
Coach
Ed Emory
Elo
1535 +85 this season
SP+ rating
-4.6 No. 70 of 109; offense No. 67, defense No. 74
SRS
−6.5 No. 74 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Norm Parker

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 2Jody Schulz LBPhiladelphia Eagles