1977 East Carolina Pirates football team

1977 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3
Head coach	Pat Dye (4th season)
Home stadium	Ficklen Stadium

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 3	at NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina	W 28–23
September 10	at Duke	Durham, North Carolina	W 17–16
September 17	at Toledo	Toledo, Ohio	W 22–9
September 24	VMI	Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina	W 14–13
October 1	at South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	L 16–19
October 8	Southern Illinois	Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina	W 33–0
October 15	Richmond	Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina	W 35–14
October 22	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina	W 34–16
October 29	Southwestern Louisiana	Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina	L 7–9
November 5	at Appalachian State	Boone, North Carolina	W 45–14
November 12	vs. William & Mary	S. B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, Virginia (Oyster Bowl)	L 17–21