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1987 East Carolina

5–⁠6, coached by Art Baker.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1987, game by game: won at NC State 32–14; lost vs. No. 8 Florida State 3–44; lost at Illinois 10–20; won vs. Georgia Southern 16–13; lost at West Virginia 0–49; won vs. Cincinnati 56–28; won at Virginia Tech 32–23; lost at South Carolina 12–34; lost vs. No. 3 Miami 3–41; won vs. Temple 31–26; lost at Southern Miss 34–38+28−49Won 32–14 at NC State+18NC StateLost 3–44 vs. No. 8 Florida State-41No. 8 Florida StateLost 10–20 at Illinois-10IllinoisWon 16–13 vs. Georgia Southern+3Georgia SouthernLost 0–49 at West Virginia-49West VirginiaWon 56–28 vs. Cincinnati+28CincinnatiWon 32–23 at Virginia Tech+9Virginia TechLost 12–34 at South Carolina-22South CarolinaLost 3–41 vs. No. 3 Miami-38No. 3 MiamiWon 31–26 vs. Temple+5TempleLost 34–38 at Southern Miss-4Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atNC StateW 32–⁠1426%
Sep 12vs8Florida StateL 3–⁠4432%
Sep 19atIllinoisL 10–⁠2038%
Sep 26vsGeorgia SouthernW 16–⁠1381%
Oct 3atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠4934%
Oct 10vsCincinnatiW 56–⁠2845%
Oct 17atVirginia TechW 32–⁠2333%
Oct 24atSouth CarolinaL 12–⁠3429%
Oct 31vs3MiamiL 3–⁠4116%
Nov 7vsTempleW 31–⁠2651%
Nov 14atSouthern MissL 34–⁠3837%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Miss 38–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 44th-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
229–⁠330
Coach
Art Baker
Elo
1423 +36 this season
SP+ rating
-0.9 No. 54 of 101; offense No. 36, defense No. 78
SRS
−0.2 No. 55 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Don Powers