1984 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1984 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Ed Emory, the team compiled a 2–9 record.

1984 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Ed Emory (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Throckmorton (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ficklen Memorial Stadium

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–				7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at No. 20 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	WITN	L 17–48	54,211
September 8	Temple	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 0–17	31,479
September 15	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		L 12–17	23,249
September 22	Georgia Southern	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 34–27	25,137
September 29	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		L 22–31	57,300
October 6	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	KATZ	L 10–17	26,475
October 13	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 20–31	16,674
October 20	East Tennessee State	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 24–6	27,119
October 27	at No. 9 South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 20–42	73,800
November 3	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 24–42	23,357
November 10	Southern Miss	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 27–31	21,237
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game