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1986 East Carolina

2–⁠9, coached by Art Baker. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–⁠8, over the same number of games, so a result differs.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1986, game by game: lost at NC State 10–38; lost vs. West Virginia 21–24; lost at No. 10 Auburn 0–45; lost at No. 7 Penn State 17–42; lost vs. Louisiana 10–21; lost at Temple 28–45; won vs. Georgia Southern 35–33; lost at South Carolina 3–38; lost vs. Southern Miss 21–23; won vs. Cincinnati 32–19; lost at No. 1 Miami 10–36+13−45Lost 10–38 at NC State-28NC StateLost 21–24 vs. West Virginia-3West VirginiaLost 0–45 at No. 10 Auburn-45No. 10 AuburnLost 17–42 at No. 7 Penn State-25No. 7 Penn StateLost 10–21 vs. Louisiana-11LouisianaLost 28–45 at Temple-17TempleWon 35–33 vs. Georgia Southern+2Georgia SouthernLost 3–38 at South Carolina-35South CarolinaLost 21–23 vs. Southern Miss-2Southern MissWon 32–19 vs. Cincinnati+13CincinnatiLost 10–36 at No. 1 Miami-26No. 1 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atNC StateL 10–⁠3844%
Sep 13vsWest VirginiaL 21–⁠2429%
Sep 20at10AuburnL 0–⁠4514%
Sep 27at7Penn StateL 17–⁠4211%
Oct 4vsLouisianaL 10–⁠2142%
Oct 11atTempleL 28–⁠4519%
Oct 18vsGeorgia SouthernW 35–⁠3379%
Oct 25atSouth CarolinaL 3–⁠3826%
Nov 1vsSouthern MissL 21–⁠2337%
Nov 15vsCincinnatiW 32–⁠1937%
Nov 27at1MiamiL 10–⁠365%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 36–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠364
Coach
Art Baker
Elo
1331 −70 this season
SP+ rating
-10.0 No. 74 of 101; offense No. 66, defense No. 85
SRS
−9.2 No. 79 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Don Powers