The East Carolina Pirates were 8-3 in 1978. They emerged victorious over the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 35 to 13, in the Independence Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
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MRSH 
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1978 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 252 | 3,621 | 759 | 4.8 | 2,692 | 625 | 4.3 | 929 | 134 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 46th | 71st | 98th | 57th | 22nd | 25th | 30th | 121st | 133rd | 49th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 123 | 2,253 | 3.1 | 1,416 | 540 | 2.6 | 837 | 180 | 4.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 8th | 3rd | 2nd | 15th | 49th | 10th | 2nd | 18th | 4th | ||||||||||
Net | +129 | +1,368 | +759 | +1.6 | +1,276 | +85 | +1.7 | +92 | -46 | +2.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 16th | 14th | 98th | 7th | 17th | 31st | 13th | 55th | 97th | 10th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona State | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  BYU | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| 2 |  UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
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Louisiana | Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 14 | 1 | .933 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 4 | .692 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 13 | 1 | .929 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 8 | 5 | .615 |
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Tulane | Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
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