1988 East Carolina

3–⁠8, coached by Art Baker.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1988, game by game: won vs. Tennessee Tech 52–13; lost at Virginia Tech 16–27; lost at No. 14 South Carolina 0–17; lost vs. Southern Miss 42–45; lost vs. Louisiana 36–48; lost vs. No. 7 West Virginia 10–30; lost at No. 5 Florida State 21–45; lost vs. No. 19 Syracuse 14–38; lost vs. No. 4 Miami 7–31; won at Temple 34–17; won at Cincinnati 49–14+39−24Won 52–13 vs. Tennessee Tech+39Tennessee TechLost 16–27 at Virginia Tech-11Virginia TechLost 0–17 at No. 14 South Carolina-17No. 14 South CarolinaLost 42–45 vs. Southern Miss-3Southern MissLost 36–48 vs. Louisiana-12LouisianaLost 10–30 vs. No. 7 West Virginia-20No. 7 West VirginiaLost 21–45 at No. 5 Florida State-24No. 5 Florida StateLost 14–38 vs. No. 19 Syracuse-24No. 19 SyracuseLost 7–31 vs. No. 4 Miami-24No. 4 MiamiWon 34–17 at Temple+17TempleWon 49–14 at Cincinnati+35Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 49–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 40th-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 1988.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
281–⁠325
Coach
Art Baker
Elo
1434 −15 this season
SP+ rating
-1.2 No. 61 of 102; offense No. 32, defense No. 79
SRS
−1.1 No. 59 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Gilbride
Defensive coordinator
Richard Bell
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3