1989 East Carolina Pirates football team

1989 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Richt (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)     11 1 0
No. 2 Notre Dame     12 1 0
No. 3 Florida State     10 2 0
Northern Illinois     9 2 0
No. 15 Penn State     8 3 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh     8 3 1
No. 21 West Virginia     8 3 1
Syracuse     8 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana     7 4 0
Akron     6 4 1
South Carolina     6 4 1
Virginia Tech     6 4 1
Louisiana Tech     5 4 1
Army     6 5 0
Louisville     6 5 0
East Carolina     5 5 1
Tulsa     6 6 0
Southern Miss     5 6 0
Tulane     4 8 0
Navy     3 8 0
Rutgers     2 7 2
Boston College     2 9 0
Memphis State     2 9 0
Cincinnati     1 9 1
Temple     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Lewis, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record.[1]

  1. ^ "1989 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2021.