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1985 East Carolina

2–⁠9, coached by Art Baker.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1985, game by game: won at NC State 33–14; won vs. Texas State 27–16; lost at No. 10 Penn State 10–17; lost vs. Temple 7–21; lost vs. Miami 15–27; lost at Louisiana 14–16; lost vs. South Carolina 10–52; lost at Southern Miss 0–27; lost at No. 13 Auburn 10–35; lost vs. Tulsa 20–21; lost at No. 12 LSU 15–35+19−42Won 33–14 at NC State+19NC StateWon 27–16 vs. Texas State+11Texas StateLost 10–17 at No. 10 Penn State-7No. 10 Penn StateLost 7–21 vs. Temple-14TempleLost 15–27 vs. Miami-12MiamiLost 14–16 at Louisiana-2LouisianaLost 10–52 vs. South Carolina-42South CarolinaLost 0–27 at Southern Miss-27Southern MissLost 10–35 at No. 13 Auburn-25No. 13 AuburnLost 20–21 vs. Tulsa-1TulsaLost 15–35 at No. 12 LSU-20No. 12 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atNC StateW 33–⁠1443%
Sep 14vsTexas StateW 27–⁠1681%
Sep 21at10Penn StateL 10–⁠1731%
Sep 28vsTempleL 7–⁠2153%
Oct 5vsMiamiL 15–⁠2729%
Oct 12atLouisianaL 14–⁠1641%
Oct 19vsSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠5243%
Nov 2atSouthern MissL 0–⁠2723%
Nov 9at13AuburnL 10–⁠3510%
Nov 16vsTulsaL 20–⁠2136%
Dec 7at12LSUL 15–⁠3511%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 35–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 53rd-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 1985.

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
161–⁠281
Coach
Art Baker
Elo
1351 −82 this season
SP+ rating
-12.1 No. 88 of 106; offense No. 99, defense No. 68
SRS
−7.2 No. 75 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Don Powers

Drafted in 1986

The 1986 draft
Rd 6Kevin Walker DBTampa Bay Buccaneers