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East
Carolina
1979 Media Guide
PIRATES 79
WESTERN CAROLINA
N.C. State
Duke :
Wake Forest
VMI
THE CITADEL
North Carolina
Appalachian State
RICHMOND
NORTH TEXAS STATE
William and Mary |
All Home Games in CAPS.
1978 RESULTS
ECU a OPP. SITE
14 Western Carolina 6 Greenville
13� N.C. State 29 Raleigh
10 North Carolina 14 Chapel Hill
38 SW Louisiana 9 Lafayette, La.
23 Texas-Arlington 17 Greenville
19 VMI 6 Lexington, Va.
16 Southern Mississippi 17 Hattiesburg, Miss.
21 Richmond 14 Norfolk, Va. +
33 Appalachian State 8 Greenville
20� WilliamandMary(TV) 3 Greenville
45 Marshall 0 Greenville
35 Louisiana Tech 13... Shreveport, La.#
+ Oyster Bowl
ATTD.
31,251
50,800
51,150
14,103
25,986
6,900
15,632
23,100
19,726
26,231
22,450
18,200
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1979 OUTLOOK
The age-old argument asks
whether it is more difficult to attain
success or retain it. Like most things
that are worthwhile, winning is never
easy.
The oneness that brought East
Carolina its first bowl championship
since 1965 must be rekindled in 1979
if the Pirates are to rejoin the winner's
circle this season and uphold the
schoolTs status as one of the top
Southern Independents.
Sure, there are 46 lettermen in the
fold and eight returning starters on
offense, but six regulars are gone
from the defense which finished No.
2 in the NCAA last fall, and problems
with depth must be resolved, too.
For coach Pat Dye, two areas draw
the greatest concern. First is
rebuilding the defense which
provided the spark to the Pirates in
several games last fall, and, secondly,
re-establishing a ~~personalityTT on of-
fense which can best be described as
an 11-man philosophy of aggression.
We want to win each of our
games and go to a bowl again, of
course, said Dye of the goals his
1979 team will labor to meet. From a
standpoint of preparation this season
is critical. As you can see from our
schedule we must be ready from the
first game to play in mid-season form.
We must develop a strong run-
ning game like we've had in past
seasons, one that will win the battle
physically, the same way our defense
did last season.
We have a major rebuilding job on
defense to be as effective as we were
in 1978, but the talent is there, | think,
for another oustanding defense.�
Defense and defensive players
have long been a trademark of the
Pirates and the 1979 unit, led by
linebacker Mike Brewington should
again be a hard-hitting unit.
The pro-sized Brewington at 6-4,
230 will be in the center of things with
Jeffrey Warren working as his run-
ning mate.
Up front, only tackle Vance Tingler
is a returning starter. John Hallow
moves up to open at nose guard and
Noah Clark, who has started in the
past will begin at the other tackle
spot. Wayne Poole, a starting tackle
in 1977, is back after missing a season
with a knee injury. At the ends John
Morris and Clifford Williams appear
set as starters despite missing spring
drills, but are capable performers.
In the secondary, Charlie Carter,
Willie Holley, Ruffin McNeill and
either Wayne Perry or Thomas
McLaurin will give East Carolina as
good a group as any around. Carter
topped the Pirates with five in-
terceptions in 1978.
A year ago Pirate foes could
manage only 128.7 yards per game
rushing while the offense churned
out 244.7 per outing. The Pirates
passed for 84.5 yards, but opponents
could manage but 76.1 yards, and on
the scoreboard East Carolina
averaged 22.9 points while eleven op-
ponents could average only 11.2
points each game.
The defensive troops hope to be
just as stingy, while the offense
hopes to demonstrate its increased
firepower which surfaced in_ the
spring.
Leander Green, a crafty leader and
slick runner, will call the signals again
and have fullback Theodore Sutton,
the teamTs leading rusher the past
two seasons, to carry the ball, along
with speedy Anthony Collins, also a
returning starter. Sam Harrell will
assume the other halfback post.
The forward wall will feature star-
ters from tackle to tackle and should
be one of the most solid units on the
team. Tackles Joe Godette and Matt
Mulholland, guards Wayne Inman
and Mitchell Johnston, along with
center Jeff Hagans form a stalwart
group. Godette started at tackle in
1977 and tight end in 1978, but is
back at home for 1979.
For the passing game, Billy Ray
Washington will open at tight end af-
ter snaring 515 yards on passes last
fall for a 30.3-yard per catch average,
while Vern Davenport will assume the
front-line spot at split end.
In the kicking game punter Rodney
Allen returns after punting for a 39.1
average last fall, while Collins, No. 15
in the NCAA in kickoff returns a year
ago with his 24.9 average returns and
Holley will assume the punt return
duties.
Depth may be a problem as in
some past years, but the front-line
personnel appears strong and ready
to continue the success story that has
been Pirate football.
POSITION ANALYSIS
OFFENSE
(22 Lettermen Returning, 8 Lost)
Split End " Vern Davenport
assumes the starting role and is the
only letterman at this post. Jim
Renuart, former DB Gerald Sykes
and newcomers will offer depth. (2
returning, 1 lost)
Tackles - Starters Matt
Mulholland and Joe Godette (1977)
return while letterman Tootie Rob-
bins and Dwight Tart add depth. (3
returning, 2 lost)
Guards " A standout tandem
returns in Wayne Inman, second
team all-Southern Independent in
1978, and Mitchell Johnston, making
this a strong point. (2 returning, 1
lost)
Center " Returning starter Jeff
Hagans anchors the trenchmen well
with letterman John Maness and
snapper Gene Winters available. (3
returning, 1 lost)
Quarterback " Strong at the top
with starter Leander Green back for
his final season, but back-up Henry
Trevathan is the only other with game
experience. Depth will come from a
large group of non-lettermen. (2
returning, 1 lost)
Halfback " Speedy Anthony
Collins (5.8 average in 1978) is a retur-
ning starter and experienced Sam
Harrell (5.7) will also start. Harold
Blue and Mike Hawkins will offer
good depth. (4 returning, 2 lost)
Fullback " Theodore Sutton (4.9)
is back after leading the Pirates in
rushing the past two seasons. Collins
can slide over to offer depth with
Marvin Cobb and Roy Wiley also
ready to shine. A solid spot. (3 retur-
ning, 0 lost)
DEFENSE
(22 Lettermen Returning, 6 Lost)
Ends " John Morris and Clifford
Williams have both started in the past
and open the season as the regulars
for 1979. Letterman Rocky Butler and
George Crump offer depth. (3 retur-
ning, 2 lost)
Tackles " Starter Vance Tingler
returns, along with experienced Noah
Clark, 1977 starter Wayne Poole,
jumbo strongman Nate Wigfall and
Matt Jones to make this a potential
strong point. Add Tim Swords to the
group, too, after lettering on offense,
missing 1978, and moving to defense.
(5 returning, 1 lost)
Nose Guards " Soph John
Hallow moves up to start, with let-
terman Fee Griffin not far behind. (2
returning, 1 lost)
Linebackers " All-America can-
didate Mike Brewington returns after
leading the team with 149 tackles in
1978. Hard hitting Jeffrey Warren will
play alongside. Lettermen Chuck
Jackson and Glenn Morris will offer
quality depth. (4 returning, 1 lost)
Cornerbacks " Charlie Carter,
another fierce hitter, and Willie Holley
give the Pirates a great twosome.
James Freer and Thomas McLaurin
offer outstanding depth, too. (3 retur-
ning, 0 lost)
Safeties " Ruffin McNeill, a re-
turning starter at strong safety and
either Wayne Perry or McLaurin at
free safety will open, producing a fine
duo. Bill Pinkney and Marvin Elliott
offer fine depth. (5 returning, 1 lost)
KICKING GAME
(2 Lettermen Returning, 0 Lost)
Punters " Rodney Allen returns
for another year after a 39.1 mean in
1978, with walk-ons in the back-up
spots. (1 returning, 0 lost)
Placekickers " Bill Lamm topped
the 1978 team in scoring with 64 poin-
ts and will handle the kicking for poin-
ts again with Davenport behind him.
The ranks are reversed for kickoffs,
with Davenport backed by Lamm. (1
returning, 0 lost) (Davenport counted
as SE)
Returners " Collins will handle the
kickoffs after being 15th in the NCAA
in 1978 with a 24.9 average, with
Holley helping as needed. Holley will
assume the punt return duties with
Collins aiding. (Lettermen counted at
other positions.)
SQUAD BREAKDOWN
DEPTH CHART
OFFENSE
SE"Vern Davenport, Jim Renuart
LT"JOE GODETTE, Dwight Tart
LG"MITCHELL JOHNSTON, Oscar Tyson
C" JEFF HAGANS, John Maness
RG"WAYNE INMAN, Ernest Bayne
RT"MATT MULHOLLAND,Toofie Robbins
TE"Billy Ray Washington, Charlie Mann
QB"LEANDER GREEN, Henry Trevathan
LH"ANTHONY COLLINS, Marvin Cobb
FB"THEODORE SUTTON, Roy Wiley
RH " Sam Harrell, Mike Hawkins
P"RODNEY ALLEN, Rocky Speight
KO"VERN DAVENPORT, Bill Lamm
PAT & FG" BILL LAMM, Vern Davenport
Snapper" GENE WINTERS, Bud LaCock
DEFENSE
SE" Cliff Williams, George Crump
LT " VANCE TINGLER,Nate Wigfall
NG" John Hallow, Fee Griffin
RT " Noah Clark, Matt Jones
WE"John Morris, Rocky Butler
LB"MIKE BREWINGTON, Chuck Jackson
LB"Jeffrey Warren, Glenn Morris
CB" CHARLIE CARTER, James Freer:
CB"WILLIE HOLLEY, Thomas McLaurin
SS" RUFFIN McNEILL, Bill Pinkney
FS "Wayne Perry, Thomas McLaurin
P Ret"Willie Holley, Anthony Collins
KO Ret"ANTHONY COLLINS, Willie Holley
Holder "QB in the game at the time
46 RETURNING LETTERMEN
(includes two specialists)
22 Offense
SE"Vern Davenport, Gerald Sykes
T"JOE GODETTE, MATT
MULHOLLAND, Tootie Robbins
G"WAYNE INMAN, MITCHELL
JOHNSTON
C" JEFF HAGANS, John Maness, Gene
Winters
TE"Perry Allred, Charlie Mann, Billy Ray
Washington
OQB"LEANDER GREEN, Henry
Trevathan
HB " Harold Blue, ANTHONY COLLINS,
Sam Harrell, Mike Hawkins
FB" Marvin Cobb, THEODORE
SUTTON, Roy Wiley
P"RODNEY ALLEN
K"VERN DAVENPORT, BILL LAMM
22 Defense
E"Rocky Butler, John Morris, Cliff
Williams
T"Noah Clark, Wayne Poole, Tim
Swords, VANCE TINGLER, Nate
Wigfall
NG" Fee Griffin, John Hallow
LB"MIKE BREWINGTON, Chuck
Jackson, Glenn Morris, Jeffrey
Warren
DB"CHARLIE CARTER, James Freer,
WILLIE HOLLEY, Thomas
McLaurin, RUFFIN McNEILL,
Wayne Perry, Bill Pinkney, Marvin
Elliott
14 LETTERMEN LOST
8 Offense
SE"TERRY GALLAHER (Washington
shifted to TE)
T" Mike Heywood, MITCHELL SMITH
G"Nelson Smith
C" Reggie Moss
TE"(Godette returned to T)
QB " Steve Greer
HB"Nate Adams, EDDIE HICKS
1978 Starters in all CAPS
6 Defense
E"FRED CHAVIS, ZACK VALENTINE
T--B.T JOYNER
NG"OLIVER FELTON
LB"TOMMY SUMMER
DB" GERALD HALL
NOTE"Godette started at tackle in 1977, tight end in 1978.
6
PAT DYE ON THE WISHBONE
For East CarolinaTs football team
and coach Pat Dye the wishbone of-
fense is a way of life, but not just out
of habit. The sixth-year Pirate coach
thinks it does a lot for his team, not
just on offense.
The wishbone does as much for
our defense as it does for our offense,
believe it or not,TT Dye said of the for-
mation he first encountered in the
1970 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl when
Alabama played Oklahoma.
~To be a successful team you must
be able to run the football and | donTt
think there can be any doubt that the
wishbone is the best running for-
mation. Everyone on the offense
must be a complete football player,
able to block and run and be
physically tough.
Teams win playing _ tough,
physical defense, too, and working
against the wishbone as we do all
spring makes our defense work hard.
The wishbone is a more difficult
offense than most to coach, but at
the same time | think itTs more fun to
coach, too. We have been running it
for several years now and are begin-
ning to get more sophisticated with it.
We can mix in other things effectively
now, but make no mistake the wish-
bone is our bread and butter.�T
A year ago the Pirates were one of
only nine college football teams run-
ning from the wishbone. The list in-
cluded Oklahoma, Alabama, Texas
A&M, Texas-Arlington, Appalachian
State, Villanova, Penn and Holy
Cross in addition to the Pirates.
Showing the effectiveness of the
formation, the 1978 Pirates, on the
way to the Independence Bowl
outrushed opponents by an average
of 244.7 to 128.8 yards per game and
scored 22.9 points per game to 11.2
for the 11 regular season foes.
Over the last five years the Pirates
are the nationTs ninth most produc-
tive rushing team with a 272.49 yards
per game average. Another wishbone
team leads, Oklahoma at 365.15
yards. Appalachian State is the next
closest team in the state at 248.07,
ranking 20th.
MEET THE PIRATES
2 Rodney Allen, 6-1, 188, Sr., Hen-
derson, punter...two letters...figures
to post a 40-yard average in his third
season as the regular punter...last
year slipped below the 40.0 barrier
when sloppy footing in two late
season games shortened his punts
and average to 39.1...longest punt
was 55 yards at VMI in 1978...punted
10 times against Toledo in 1977 and
for a 41.2 average against The
Citadel...joined the Pirates as a walk-
on but has won a grant...made great
improvement as a junior after a 37.3
average in 1977...back injury kept him
out of action as a frosh...all-league
TB and three-year starter under John
Parham and Tony Oakes at Vance
Senior HS...also ran with 440 relay
three years...at DB helped 1973
Newport News (Va.) Apprentice
School team to a 6-3 mark...one of
five children...born Oct. 23, 1954 in
Henderson...industrial technology
major.
PUNTING
Year No. Yards Avg. Lg.
1977 63 2349 37.3 49
1978 66 2580 39.1 55
Career 129 4929 38.2 55
80 Perry Allred, 6-1, 248, Sr., High
Point, tight end...one letter...set as a
reserve tight end this fall after
backing up there in 1978...spent his
first two seasons at RB...has the size
needed to play his post...helped the
ground attack last fall with his fine
blocking...three-year starter at High
Point Central HS under Roy Boyles,
playing FB as a senior, also NG and T,
winning Wallace Wade Sportsman-
ship Trophy as a junior, Golden
Helmet as unsung hero as a
senior...
senior...co-captain as a
national honor society student in
HS...won seven HS _letters...born
Jan. 1, 1958...physical education
major.
RUSHING
Year No. Yards Avg. TD
1976 3 8 auf 0
1977 10 3/7 a 0
Career 13 45 Ke 0
KICKOFF RETURNS
Year No. Yards Avg. TD
1977 1 9 9.0 0
Robert Bailey, 6-0, 222, So., Pfaff-
town, defensive tackle...a walk-on
with the Pirates set in a reserve role
this fall...a three-year starter at DT
under Louis Newton at West Forsyth
HS where he started two-ways two
years...also kicked off in HS...also
played basketball two years and was
state discus champion in HS...born
Oct. 19, 1957 in Wilkesboro.
64s Bizz Baker, 5-9, 227, Fr.,
Jacksonville, guard...joined the
Pirates as a walk-on last fall, but did
not see action...set in a reserve role
following spring drills...two-way,
three-year starter at T and DT under
Jack Bell at White Oak HS...chosen
for the North-South all-star
game...also wrestled one year and
put the shot for the track team four
seasons...born Nov. 24, 1959 in Kin-
ston...enrolled in the general college.
Ernest Bayne, 6-1, 219, Fr., High
Point, guard...did not play last fall,
but worked hard enough in spring to
gain a back-up spot at right guard
and could see a lot of action par-
ticularly as he gains ex-
perience...made the most of a move
from the defensive line in_ the
Rodney Allen
Perry Allred
spring...won three letters at Andrews
HS under Herb Goins...defensive
MVP, twice all-conference and
helped team to state 4-A title...also
lettered twice in track and posted a
38-7 wrestling record...born Dec. 3,
1959 in Athens, Greece...enrolled in
the general college.
48 Andre Bentley, 5-11, 196, Fr.,
Goldsboro, linebacker...did not play
in his true freshman year and will
have four years left...set in a reserve
role at linebacker this fall...lettered
twice at LB under Gerald Whisenhunt
at Goldsboro HS where he was twice
all-conference, all-East and honorable
mention all-state as a senior...helped
the team to 18-2 record in two years
and one league ttitle...also played
baseball in HS...born Jan. 30,
1960...enrolled in the general college.
23 Harold Blue, 6-0, 186, So.,
Laurinburg, running back...one let-
ter...carried twice for four yards as a
freshman and saw duty with specialty
teams...brought back three kickoff
returns for 25 yards...set in a reserve
role this fall, but will play more as he
gains more experience in the wish-
bone offense...rushed for 1101 yards
and scored nine touchdowns as a
senior at Scotland HS under Mike
Dubis, helping team to league
title...gained 715 yards as a junior
despite spending first half of the
season at ___filanker...twice __ all-
Bizz Baker Ernest Bayne
conference and all-area, all-East as a
senior and chosen for East-West all-
Star game...born Aug. 25, 1960 in
Laurinburg...enrolled in the general
college.
72s Sam Boyd, 6-3, 221, So., Rober-
sonville, tackle...squadmember last
fall but did not play and again enters
fall drills as a reserve...has added 15
pounds in a year...three-year starter
at DE under Nolan Respass at
Roanoke HS, making all-conference,
all-area and all-East and helping team
to state 2-A finals twice and the title
once...starting center two years in
basketball and threw discus and ran
mile for track team as well...won
eight HS letters in all...mother played
college basketball and coached in
HS...born Jan. 23, 1960 in Rober-
sonville...business major.
71s Robert Boykins, 6-4, 191, So.,
Lumberton, _ tackle...squadmember
last fall, but injury limited even his
practice time, so he _ did_ not
play...unable to gain needed weight,
will continue to try to add to his frame
and hopefully to his playing time this
season...two-way, two-year starter at
Lumberton HS under Finley Read
where he lettered three times in foot-
ball and twice as_ basketball cen-
ter...all-conference and honorable
mention "_all-East " gridder...father
played service football five
seasons...born Apr. 4, 1958 in Lum-
Andre Bentley Harold Blue
berton...enrolled
college.
96 Mike Brewington, 6-4, 231, Sr.,
in the general
Greenville, linebacker...three _let-
ters...all-America candidate in the
finest tradition of Pirate
linebackers...has all the tools and an
unlimited potential...led the NCAA~s
No. 2 defense in tackles last fall with
149 stops...a big reason why the
Pirates suppressed opponent of-
fenses so well last fall...an agile per-
former who loves to step up into the
hole and take on blocker and ball
carrier head-on...caused three fum-
bles and recovered another last fall,
knocked down four passes, had
seven minus plays and a OB sack...a
punishing tackler, he plays the heart
of a rock-tough Pirate defense with
great ability, desire and _ results...
according to Pat Dye ranks with
Alabama's triple all-America
Woodrow Lowe now starting at San
Diego, East Carolina grad Danny
Kepley, twice Canadian defensive
player of the year, and former Pirate
standout Harold Randolph...has
shown steady improvement
throughout his career...an intelligent
player who never takes a_ false
step...has excellent range and a fine
nose for the football...runs a 4.7-
second 40 despite his massive size
..No. 4 tackler as a soph with 68
stops and No. 5 as a frosh with
56...intercepted a pass in televised
10
Sam Boyd Robert Boykins
1976 Southern Conference title game
against Appalachian State...one of
the top two seniors in the state
coming out of nearby Rose HS where
he played LB and TE under Dave
Bumgarner...three-year starter, all-
conference, all-area, aall-East, all-
Southeastern, all-America in
HS...chosen for Shrine Bowl and
East-West all-star games...also_all-
conference in basketball and baseball
in HS...averaged 15 tackles as a
senior helping Rose to a 12-2 record
and state title...father is assistant
football and head basketball coach at
Rose HS...one of seven
children...born Dec. 4, 1957 in Green-
ville... business major.
TACKLES
Year T A. Sack Loss FR __ int.
1976 Fe 2 5 1 1(5)
1977 47 21 0 3 1 0
Tre Tit a 1 7 1 0
Career 196 7/7 3 fh ...8 1
83s Jeff Brown, 6-1, 170, Fr., High
Point, split end...set in a reserve role
this fall after toiling through spring
drills there...two-year starter with
three grid letters from High Point
Central HS...born Jan. 27, 1960 in
High Point...business major.
98 Rocky Butler, 6-3, 213, Jr.,
Greenville, defensive end...one let-
ter...lettered at DE with the In-
dependence Bowl champions after
switching from the offensive line...en-
Mike Brewington Rocky Butler
ters the fall in a back-up post...a good
student who applies himself well to
football, too...a trim and agile per-
former...chipped in with four tackles
last year and knocked down a
pass...three-year starter at nearby
Rose HS under Dave Bumgar-
ner...helped team to state title as a
junior with 131 tackles, four in-
terceptions, two TDs and five fumble
recoveries in 14 games...all-
conference, all-area and tri-captain as
a senior, making 144 tackles in 10
games...made East-West _ all-star
game...sectional wrestling finalist as a
junior, conference and_ sectional
champ and sectional MVP as a
senior...named Walter but called
Rocky since birth when he weighed in
at 11 pounds...born Oct. 21, 1959 in
Greenville. . .business major.
TACKLES
Year T A. Sack Loss FR _ Int.
1978 0 4 0 0 0 0
43 Charlie Carter, 5-9, 168, Sr.,
Fayetteville, defensive back...two
letters...will start for the third straight
year this fall at cornerback, a spot he
fills with aplomb...topped the Pirates
in interceptions last fall with five and
is a solid all-star candidate in his final
season...a tenacious defender and a
big key to East CarolinaTs success on
that side of the ball last year...scats
like a pick-up, but hits like an 18-
wheeler...one of the most aggressive
players on the whole defense...
11
Charlie Carter Noah Clark
outstanding on run support and
pass coverage...cat-quick with good
balance and a fine sense for the total
scheme of defense...had 43 tackles,
four knockdowns and two fumble re-
coveries last fall, as well as returning
his five pass thefts for 35 yards
..top tackler among secondary as a
soph with 55...started in football and
baseball at Massanutten MA, getting
MVP honorsT in_ football and
baseball...three-year starter at DB
and HB under Mackie Hall at Terry
Sanford HS where he won coaches
award as a senior and was top punt
and kickoff returner in city and coun-
ty his last two years...gained 759
yards and scored 10 TDs as a
senior...also on baseball and
wrestling teams in HS...one of six
children...born Dec. 17, 1956 in
Elizabethtown...special education
major.
TACKLES
Year T A Sack Loss FR Int.
169 8 8 OY eae
1977 41 14 0 1 QO 2(5)
1978 a0. ae 0 0 2 0
Career 62 37 0 2 2a
93 Noah Clark, 6-1, 229, Sr.,
Robersonville, defensive tackle...
three letters, an_ all-star can-
didate for the Pirates at DT after
seeing duty as a part-time starter a
year ago...led the tackles in stops last
fall with 55 including three OB sacks,
seven other minus plays, two caused
Anthony Collins
Marvin Cobb
fumbles and one he recovered...one
of the quickest players on the squad
with great acceleration to run down
ball carriers across the field if
necessary...runs with great body
lean, like a prize fighter doing road
work...added a key fumble recovery
in the Independence Bowl deep in
Pirate territory...broke a bone in his
hand in pre-season drills but shook it
off and played anyway and well...an
effective pass rusher...his 71 tackles
was third on the team as a soph when
he was a regular...started some as a
frosh, too, finishing seventh on the
team with 49 stops...recovered two
key fumbles in 1975 win over North
Carolina...named top frosh on 1976
squad...four-year defensive " starter
and two-year offensive starter under
Nolan Respass at Roanoke HS,
gaining all-conference, all-area and
all-East honors as a senior on 2-A
state champions...claimed Best
Defensive Lineman Award as a junior
there...born Nov. 2, 1958 in Martin
County...industrial technology major.
TACKLES
Year T A Sack Loss FR int.
1976.26 322 B 3 2 0
1977 51 20 2 Ye Eas 0
Teeth fh. eee aed 3 7 1 0
Career 105 70 7 see 0
Also blocked 1 punt in 1976.
45 Marvin Cobb, 5-10, 197, So.,
Raleigh, running back-fullback ...one
letter...enters the fall as a back-up at
12
George Crump Vern Davenport
one halfback post...gained 44 yards
as a freshman on eight trips...also
returned one kickoff for 27 yar-
ds...has a good future in the game
and should blossom as he gains ex-
perience...rushed for 1876 yards in
two seasons under John Thomas at
Broughton HS...all-conference and
second team all-metro Raleigh as a
junior and senior...honorable mention
all-East as a senior, too, helping team
to league title...twice Broughton
MVP...outstanding in track as well in
HS...has added some weight since
enrolling, about 10 pounds...born
Apr. 5, 1960 in Raleigh...business
major.
33 Anthony Collins, 5-11, 202, Jr.,
Penn Yan, N.Y., running back-
fullback..two letters..returns as the
starting left half after topping the
team with a 5.8-yard per carry
average as a soph for 479 yards
..ranked No. 15 nationally with a
24.9 kickoff return average...third on
the club in rushing and receiving last
year has the potential to be the finest
runner East Carolina has ever had
with the speed and power to run in-
side or outside or in the open
field...has 4.6-second speed in the 40
and fine strength...slowed by injury
early last season but came on
strong...has played at halfback and
fullback and could continue to see
duty at both...chosen teamTs top
freshman in 1977...all-conference,
Rod Denkins Jess Eberdt
Greater all-Rochester, all-state RB at
Penn Yan HS under Tom
Noteware...also basketball guard and
track sprinter in HS...also played LB
in HS...one of seven children...born
May 27, 1959 in Sanford, Fla.
...special education major.
RUSHING
Year No. Yards Avg. TD
1977 21 95 4.5 1
1978 82 479 5.8 4
Career 103 574 5.6 5
KICKOFF RETURNS
Year No. Yards Avg. TD
1977 5 78 15.6 0
1978 16 398 24.9 0
Career 21 476 22.7 0
91 George Crump, 6-3, 215, So.,
Chesapeake, Va., defensive
end...one letter...enters the fall as a
back-up at DE after making the shift
from DT this spring...can cover a lot
of ground...won two letters at Indian
River HS under Dick Hoderson...two-
way T as a junior and also saw action
at SE and RB as a senior...also played
basketball in HS...born July 22,
1959...enrolled in the general college.
5 Vern Davenport, 6-3, 200, Sr.,
Grifton, split end-kicker...one |let-
ter...enters the fall as a starter at two
positions, split and kickoff man...a
sticky-fingered SE who runs precise
patterns and is working to gain speed
as he moves up from_ reserve
status...handles the kickoff chores
13
John Felton
Marvin Elliott
ably and is the back-up in the kick
scoring category...joined the Pirates
as a walk-on three-year starter at TE
and K, all-conference in_ football,
basketball and baseball at Ayden-
Grifton HS, which won conference
titles his soph and senior years...born
June 23, 1958 in Germany...business
major.
TACKLES
Recovered one fumble in 1978.
Rod Denkins, 5-8, 175, So., Win-
nabow, running back...ran well in the
spring and enters the fall as a reserve
RB...also played basketball and
baseball at North Brunswick
HS...born Aug. 20, 1960 in
Wilmington.
3 Jess Eberdt, 6-0, 164, Fr., Rocky
Mount, quarterback...joined the
Pirates a year ago as a walk-on but
has won a_- grantT with his
skills...strong runner with a good
arm...starred under Walt Williams at
Rocky Mount Sr. HS, where he was
all-conference QB and Nash County
player-of-the-year...started as a
senior and won two letters before
playing in the East-West all-star
game...also pitched the baseball team
to two conference titles and won all-
area honors...born Oct. 28, 1959 in
Alexandria, Va. ...enrolled in the
general college.
Garrett Floyd James Freer
32 Marvin Elliott, 5-10, 185, So.,
Alexandria, Va., defensive
back...one letter...has made the swit-
ch to the defensive side of things af-
ter being a RB last fall...carried once
for two yards, but made a great con-
tribution with 16 tackles and caused a
fumble as a_ specialtyT teams
player...won three letters at Bishop
lreton HS under Bill Troupe starting
at RB and LB, serving as captain as a
senior...all-independent three times,
twice Catholic all-state, and one all-
metro Washington third team...also
played basketball helping team to
state title game three times, cham-
pionship once, gaining all-tourney
and_all-Independent honors. three
times each...Catholic all-state first
team as well...born Jan. 26, 1960 in
Alexandria, Va. ...business major.
9 John Felton, 5-9, 172, Fr., Eden-
ton, quarterback...missed the 1978
season with a leg injury suffered in
practice for the North-South all-star
game, but came on in the spring and
should have a bright future...passed
for 921 yards and 11 TDs as a senior
at Holmes HS under Jimmy Addison,
adding 538 yards rushing and four
more scores...started at DB as a
junior and led team with a 12.0
average as a back-up OB...captain,
all-conference, all-Albemarle, second
team all-East as a senior helping team
to conference co-championship
14
Socrates Gliarmis Joe lille
..born Oct. 25, 1959 in Virginia
Beach, Va. ...business major.
Garrett Floyd, 6-0, 206, So., Hen-
derson, linebacker...a walk-on who
enters the fall as a reserve LB behind
a good group of veterans...two-way,
three-year starter at G and LB under
Tony Oakes at Vance HS...also put
the shot for the track team two
seasons in HS...a Valentine baby,
born Feb. 14, 1959 in Hen-
derson...accounting major.
Hayes Foscue, 5-9, 205, Jr., Kinston,
punter...a walk-on in a crowd of pun-
ters vying for the back-up
spot...played under Sam Green at
Kinston HS where he also played
baseball and wrestled...born May 31,
1958 in Kinston.
James Freeman, 6-0, 192, So., Kin-
ston, defensive back...a walk-on
vying for time in a proud Pirate
secondary...worked three years as a
defensive back under Sam Green at
Kinston HS where he also played
basketball and ran track...born Nov.
22, 1956 in Lenoir County.
20 James Freer, 5-8, 172, Jr.,
Rocky Mount, defensive back...two
letters...slated for back-up duty again
this fall at CB...chipped in 19 tackles,
two fumble recoveries, and a pass
knock down last year...will continue
to gain playing time and ex-
Fee Griffin
Leander Green
perience...improves every day and is
a valuable member of the ever-tough
East Carolina defensive outfit...three-
year starter at DB and RB, leading
rusher and all-conference under Jean
Worthington at Northern Nash
HS...also on wrestling and_ track
teams in HS...born Dec. 10, 1957 in
Rocky Mount...business major.
1 Socrates Gliarmis, 5-9, 150, Fr.,
Wilson, kicker...a walk-on set in a
reserve role following spring drills,
but battling for playing time...named
for his grandfather, the last in the
family to live in Greece...won most in-
spirational player award as a K under
Dick Knox at Fike HS where he won
all-county and_ all-East honors...
DE and K as a senior and set
school record with three FG in one
game, that against Greenville Rose in
Ficklen Stadium...has recently taken
up golf...a popular squadmember,
nicknamed Soc...born Aug. 16, 1960
in Wilson...business major.
71 Joe Godette, 6-2, 215, Sr.,
Greenville, tackle...two _ letters...
back at tackle after starting at
TE last year and T in 1977...a
powerhouse blocker who juices up
the Pirate running attack with solid
blocking...suffered a severe ankle
sprain early in the second game last
year and was hobbled for several
weeks but regained top form for the
second half of the season...has also
15
Eddie Habit Jeff Hagans
played G during his college career...a
high grader at T two years ago...over-
comes a lack of size with his good
blocking technique...moved from
third team to starting role as a
soph...two-year two-way starter un-
der Dave Bumgarner at nearby Rose
HS where he won all-conference and
best offensive lineman _ honors...
helped team to. state title as
a junior...chosen for North-South all- "
star game...won eight letters in
HS...current coach and former Pirate
all-America Cary Godette is a
cousin...attended BoyTs State...More-
head Scholarship nominee...honor
roll student...born Aug. 28, 1958 in
Greenville...physical therapy major.
10 Leander Green, 5-7, 167, Sr.,
Jacksonville, quarterback...two let-
ters...returning starter at quarterback
and one of the best around...a fancy-
stepper who really makes the wish-
bone and the Pirates go...had a great
spring and should be headed for his
finest year...early-season __ injuries
limited his efficiency but he came
back to win the Chevrolet offensive
player of the game award in 20-3 TV
win over William and Mary and direct
an impressive Independence Bowl
massacre...a heavy squeeze by two
N.C. State linemen in the second
game of 1978 caused a slightly
bruised kidney and a bad case of sore
ribs for a while...later a hip pointer
John Hallow Sam Harrell
and other bruises on his left side
restricted his practice time...one of
the most dangerous operatives, can
score from almost anywhere on the
field...sees his way through defenses
So well you might think he could read
a Snellen chart which faced the
wall...a fine leader and intelligent
player with a complete understanding
of the offense...working hard to im-
prove passing consistency, according
to his coach the only things he needs
to become truly great...set season
total offense record as a junior with
6.9 yards per play...took his first var-
sity snap 82 yards and a TD against
N.C. State then finished with 122 yar-
ds and two TDs in big Pirate win...has
a wishbone background from high
school...holds for kicks...has ex-
ceptional speed and quickness and
can run the option well...produces
well when the pressure is on...three-
year starter under Ray Wilson at
Jacksonville HS where he was Cap-
tain with 110 carries for 820 yards
and 15 TDs as a senior OB and hit
on 66 of 146 passes for 1226 more
yards and 14 more scores...MVP,
Outstanding Player, Outstanding
Back, all-county and its player of the
year, all-conference, all-East, all-state
and selected for the Shrine
Bowl...National Honor Society mem-
ber in HS...one of five children...born
Feb. 15, 1958 in Jackson-
ville...business major.
16
Jesse Hilton
Mike Hawkins
RUSHING
Year Att. Yards Avg. TD
1976 7 26 3.7 0
1977 79 546 6.9 7
1978 112 307 2.7 4
Career 198 879 4.4 11
PASSING
Year Att. Comp. |. Yards TD
1977 38 14 0 178 1
1978 110 46 7 838 8
Career 4S 6 7 - 1016 9
Also returned 1 punt for 4 yards in 1976.
97 Fee Griffin, 5-4, 228, So., Tabb,
Va., nose guard...enters the fall as
the back-up nose guard after making
a OB sack and two other minus plays
for three tackles last fall in a reserve
role...three-year starter at DG at Tabb
HS under Fred Mitchell
..best defensive lineman twice
and team man award winner once in
HS...twice all-district, at DG as a
junior and at both T and DE as a
senior when he also made. all-
region...also wrestled and put the
shot for HS track team...born Dec.
19, 1960...enrolled in the general
college.
593 Eddie Habit, 6-0, 243, So.,
Virginia Beach, Va., center...squad
member last fall but did not see any
action...gained some weight since
last year and hopes to put it to use...a
go-go attitude who worked hard in
practice to get better every
day...father Al played here and
ee
SSS a . . "
Mike Holt
Willie Holley
coached at Cox HS where he was a
two-year letterman at C and DG, all-
city as a junior, teamTs Outstanding
Blocker and all-metro as a_ senior
..helped his team share _ district
title...born Mar. 2, 1959 in Ox-
ford...enrolled in the general college.
57 Jeff Hagans, 6-0, 242, Sr.,
Greenville, center...twO let-
ters...returning starter at center
where he has provided dependable
service...suffered a hand injury in
final game last year and had surgery
but still performed well in the In-
dependence Bowl triumph...a good
technician at center with good size,
too...gained a little weight in a
year...has a good knowledge of his
position and came into his own in the
second half of last season...joined the
Pirates from Lees-McRae JC where
he started at TE under Warren
Klawiter...product of local Rose HS
where he was Best Blocker in 1974,
Best Lineman in 1973 and 1974 under
Dave Bumgarner and was named to
North-South all-star game...also track
MVP and Outstanding Wrestler in
HS...born Nov. 20, 1956 in Green-
ville... business major.
71 John Hallow, 5-10, 210, So.,
Kinston, nose guard...one _|let-
ter...won the starting nose guard spot
in the spring after serving as back-up
last fall...had a fine rookie season and
played a lot, making 23 tackles in-
17
Wayne Inman Chuck Jackson
cluding one OB sack and six other
minus plays...caused one fumble and
recovered another...a real bulldog up
front with a really bright future if he
continues to improve...won three let-
ters under John Carlyle at Eastside
HS in Greenville, S.C. ...MVP while
helping team win _ state _ title
game...father played here when
teammate Eddie HabitTs father played |
here...two-way player, all-state, all-
Piedmont, all-Southern and chosen
for Shrine Bowl team...born Sept. 8,
1960 in Ahoskie...enrolled in the
general college.
25 Sam Harrell, 6-2, 208, Sr.,
Harrellsville, running back...two let-
ters...moves into the starting assign-
ment at one halfback post this fall af-
ter gaining 245 yards last
season...had a 71-yard TD burst
against N.C. State to share the
seasonTs longest run...started several
times, but primarily served as the first
back-up in 1978...has good speed and
moves to match...all-conference and
all-East QOB-DB at. state finalist
Ahoskie HS where he also made all-
conference in basketball...born Feb.
7, 1957 in Ahoskie...physical
education major.
PASSING
Year Att.Comp. | Yards TD
1978 8 1 o 0
RUSHING
Year Att. Yards Avg. 1D
1976 12 50 4.2 1
Mitchell Johnson _ Matt Jones
1977 36 141 3.9 2
1978 43 245 5.7 3
Career 91 436 4.8 6
RECEIVING
Year No. Yards Avg. TD
1977 4 28 7.0 0
1978 2 26 13.0 0
Career 6 54 9.0 0
29 Mike Hawkins, 5-8, 185, Jr.,
Manson, running back...one __let-
ter...enters the fall tabbed for a back-
up role at halfback after gaining 159
yards as a sophomore reserve with a
0./ average...formerly a split end but
has made the adjustment to the back-
field well...three-year starter at Vance
HS under Tony Oakes where he
gained 500, 1300 and 1400 yards
rushing his last three years, respec-
tively...all-conference, Player of the
Year, conference Back of the Year,
all-metro, all-East, and all-America
as a_ senior...also all-conference
trackster three seasons...chosen for
East-West all-star game...one of 21
children...born July 22, 1958 in Vance
County...enrolled in the general
college but will declare a major this
year.
RUSHING
Year Att. Yards Avg. TD
1978 28 159 5.7 1
RECEIVING
Year Att. Yards Avg. TD
1978 2 7 a 0
Mike Jordan Bud LaCock
KICKOFF RETURNS
Year No. Yards Avg. TD
1978 1 14 14.0 0
42 Jesse Hilton, 5-10, 170, Fr., En-
field, running back...had a most
unusual freshman year with stints on
offense, on defense and in the
training room with a broken jaw...RB
as a sophomore, OB two years at En-
field HS under Selby Merritt, making
all-conference three times and first
team all-East as a senior...team MVP
as a junior...also standout basketball
player in HS, making all-conference
and all-East twice, MVP once...also
started four years in baseball and ran
sprints and long jumped with track
team...born Apr. 19, 1959 in En-
field...enrolled in the general college.
24 Willie Holley, 5-9, 179, Jr., Eden-
ton, defensiveT back...two _ let-
ters...returning for his third year as a
Starter at cornerback this fall...of all-
star timber...an unsung member of
the No. 2 defense in the NCAA last
fall, contributing 41 tackles and
knocking down 11 passes...also in-
tercepted three passes and recovered
a fumble...brought back six kickoffs
for a 20.0-yard average last fall and
will handle punt returns in 1979,
helping with kickoff returns as
needed...had two knockdowns in the
Independence Bowl win...has great
foot speed and hits with authority...
recovered two fumbles in
Jay LaCock
Bill Lamm
a 1977 game against South
Carolina...a very dedicated practice
player...missed some work in the
spring with a hand injury...four-year
starter, all-conference two _ years,
Outstanding Junior, MVP and all-East
as a senior under Jimmy Addison at
Holmes HS as a DB and HB...gained
1237 yards as a senior, also played
basketball and baseball in HS to earn
11. letters in all...one of eight
children...born Jan. 18, 1957 in Eden-
ton...physical education major.
KICKOFF RETURNS
Year No. Yards Avg. TD
1978 6 120 20.0 0
TACKLES
Year T A Sanks Loss FR Int.
1977 34 10 0 1 2 a
1978 coal 0 0 1 0
Career 71 14 0 1 3 1442)
Mike Holt, 6-0, 200, So., Durham,
guard...a walk-on entering the fall in
a reserve role...three-year starter un-
der Kenny Browning at Northern
Durham HS...played LB and G in HS,
making all-conference twice, captain
and MVP as a senior...leading tackler
two seasons...also won two letters as
a shotputter...born Feb. 16, 1960 in
Durham...interested in an art major,
but currently enrolled in the general
college.
63 Wayne Inman, 6-3, 242, Jr.,
Hope Mills, guard...two letters...
returning starer at right guard
19
Jim Laughridge Thomas Lowery
and the most consistent offensive
lineman for the _ Pirates last
fall...steadily knocked out a winning
performance week after week from
film grades...second team _ all-
Southern Independent in 1978 and
will contend for higher honors this
season...great at finding linebackers
who need to be blocked and is ex-
cellent at pulling and trapping...agile,
capable of handling the run, pass or
sweep well...maintains contact better
than the IRS on blocking assign-
ments...was a late signee after the
East-West game and has made rapid
progress...Most Valuable Lineman,
all-conference, all-East under Bob
McQueen at South View HS...team
MVP, all-conference, all-sectional
and all-state as a heavyweight
wrestler...three-year matman...
chosen Outstanding Male Athlete as
a senior...born Aug. 16, 1958 in Fayet-
teville...physical education major.
40 Chuck Jackson, 6-3, 207, Jr.,
Fayetteville, linebacker...two _ let-
ters...set in a back-up roleT at
linebacker this fall...contributed 10
tackles last fali for the Independence
Bowl champions...joined the Pirates
as a walk-on, but quickly made the
two-deep chart...has a great desire
for the game and the tenacity to im-
prove daily...has added 10 pounds
since last year...this back-up is not far
behind the regulars and could see a
John Maness
Charlie Mann
bunch of playing time...blocked a
punt against The Citadel as a
frosh...start at TE at Smith HS...also
outstanding in basketball and
baseball...father is in Army...born
Apr. 19, 1959in Bozeman, Mont.
...DUsiness major.
PUNT RETURNS
Year No. Yards Avg. TD
1977 1 15 15.0 0
TACKLES
Year A Sack Loss FR Int.
T
1977 1 2 0 0 0 0
1978 5 5 0 0 0 0
Career 6 7 0 0 0 0
65 Mitchell Johnston, 6-4, 242, Sr.,
High Point, guard...two _let-
ters...returning starter at left guard
and the most outstanding offensive
lineman at the end of 1979...made the
switch to tackle for several games last
fall when injuries thinned the
ranks...one of the most improved
players on the team over the past
year...has added a few extra pounds
of muscle during the off-season,
too...good athlete with excellent
quickness and strength...can bench
press over 400 pounds...a very in-
telligent player, actually played three
spots last year, counting both guards
and his tackle stint...early career was
hampered by nagging injuries and ac-
tually missed frosh season with knee
injury...three-year starter at DT under
Dick Kemp at Ragsdale HS, helping
the team to a 37-2-2 record including
20
Dexter Martin Brian McDaniel
three conference crowns and one un-
beaten state title year...all-
conference, conference Lineman of
the Year, honorable mention all-
State...born July 18, 1957 in High
Point...special education major.
87 Matt Jones, 6-3, 231, So., Kin-
ston, defensive tackle...set in a reser-
ve role at DT after serving similarly at
C until last spring...did not see action
in 1978...joined the Pirates as a walk-
on after military service...twice
decorated while stationed in West
Germany as a tank driver and gun-
ner...strong...has added about eight
pounds since last season...father
played football at Guilford...two-year
starter at C under Bill Doty at Brad-
shaw HS in Florence, Ala. where he
also wrestled...starting C at Sewanee
(Tenn.) Academy in 1972...born Apr.
4, 1957 in Greensboro...business
major.
64 Mike Jordan, 6-3, 254, So., New
Bern, guard...set in a reserve role at
guard this fall...squad member in
1978, but did not see any ac-
tion...made the move from nose
guard last year...an eager player,
willing to learn new skills and im-
prove...missed frosh season with
broken foot...has lost 10 pounds
from a year ago and should be
faster...two-year starter at New Bern
HS where he played DT as a junior, T
Thomas McLaurin Ruffin McNeill
and DT as a senior...all-area on both
sides of the line and area Defensive
Player of the year as a senior...born
June 22, 1959 at Ft. Bragg...enrolled
in the general college.
67 Bud LaCock, 6-2, 239, So.,
Wilmington, tackle...set in a reserve
role at tackle this fall, but could han-
dle the long snaps if needed...made
the move from DT to offense last
year...younger brother Jay is also a
Pirate...lettered three times in foot-
ball and track, once in wrestling at
Hoggard HS...three-year starter at
DT and handled long snaps as
well...made 15 tackles in one game
for a school record...all-conference as
a senior under Ray Durham...chosen
for East-West all-star game...born
July 20, 1959 in Durham...business
major.
66 Jay LaCock, 6-1, 246, Fr.,
Wilmington, guard...labored with the
Pirates last fall, but did not play and
will be a frosh again...won three let-
ters at Hoggard HS under Ray
Durham, starting at DG as a soph,
then DT two seasons...all-conference
last two years...also wrestled one
year and threw discus three seasons
in HS...older brother Bud is also a
Pirate...born July 19, 1960 in
Durham...business major.
4 Bill Lamm, 5-11, 180, Jr.,
Satellite Beach, Fla., kicker...one let-
21
Chris Moore
Glenn Morris
ter...leading scorer last fall in his first
full season of kicking for the Pirates,
posting 64 points...hit a fine 13 of 19
FG attempts and 25 of 29 PAT
boots...his longest was a 43-yarder
against Appalachian State...a steady
kicker, he claimed the job in 1978
from a large crowd of kickers in pre-
season...serves as the back-up
kickoff man, too...joined the Pirates
as a walk-on...amazingly, kicks with �
his right foot, but punts with his
left...all-conference K and two-year
starter at QB under Fred Chase at
Satellite HS, where current Pirate
assistant Ken Hutcherson was once
head coach...also played baseball in
HS...born Aug. 31, 1958 in Harlingen,
Tex. ...business major.
SCORING
Year TD PAT FG Pts
1977 0 0-0 0-2 0
1978 0 25-29 13-19 64
Career 0 25-29 13-21 64
79s Jim Laughridge, 6-0, 219, Fr.,
Rocky Mount, guard...a walk-on cast
in a reserve role this fall...three-year
starter under Walt Williams at Rocky
Mount Sr. HS, making all-conference
and second team all-East, then win-
ning a spot in the North-South
game...played T and DT in HS,
mostly offense though...born Feb. 22,
1960 in Rocky Mount...enrolled in the
general college.
52 Thomas Lowery, 6-2, 224, Fr.,
East Spencer, guard...remains a frosh
John Morris Dennis Mulholland
on the eligibility chart since he didnTt
see action his first year...starter at C
and DT as a senior, C as a junior at
North Rowan HS_ under Larry
Thomason, making all-Rowan coun-
ty, all-conference and all-North and
South Piedmont as a_ senior...co-
Captain as a senior...also threw discus
for fourth in WNCHSAA meet...born
July 18, 1960 in Salisbury...enrolled in
the general college.
60 John Maness, 5-11, 224, Sr.,
New Bern, center...one letter...enters
the fall listed as the back-up C and
also has ability at G...gave a depen-
dable effort when called on. last
year...a former walk-on who_ has
earned playing time with hard
work...overcomes lack of height with
great desire and fine technique...has
added about 10 pounds since last
season...all-conference G_ under
Roger Thrift at New Bern HS where
he also wrestled to a 63-11-1 record
and a berth in the state finals at
185...born July 14, 1956 in Dalton,
Ga. ...business major.
86 Charlie Mann, 5-10, 217, So.,
Virginia Beach, Va., tight end...one
letter...lettered as a frosh at TE and
enters fall drills as the back-up for the
same spot...stili waiting for his first
reception, but made 13 tackles in the
kicking game last season with the In-
dependence Bowl " champions...
Matt Mulholland
standout DT, LB
Princess Anne HS under Ralph
Gahagen...all-Tidewater and __all-
metro LB, all-district TE and top
lineman in district...three-year starter
and played 20 full games both
ways...also track, basketball and
baseball standout in HS...born July
13, 1960 in Portsmouth, Va.
...enrolled in the general college.
Smokey Norris
and TE at
12s Adam Mattocks, 5-11, 195, Fr.,
Jacksonville, defensive back...a
walk-on in the secondary, set in a
reserve role...three-year starter at
Jacksonville HS, seeing action at DB
and TB, sometimes at both...ran hur-
dies and with the mile relay for the
track team in HS...born Dec. 23, 1959
in Jacksonville...industrial technology
major.
38 Dexter Martin, 5-11, 205, So.,
Cocoa, Fla., linebacker...set in a
reserve role at LB this fall,
traditionally a tough spot to crack in
the Pirate defense...has shown im-
provement and added five pounds,
but remains in heavy traffic...four-
year starter at Rockledge HS where
he was Outstanding Lineman as a DT
as a junior and Outstanding LB as a
senior, making all-conference both
years under Tim Livesay...also let-
tered in basketball and track...born
Oct. 5, 1958 in California...industrial
technology major.
22
Billy Parker Tommy Peacock
46 Brian McDaniel, 6-2, 212, Fr.,
Weldon, defensive end...toiled last
season but did not see action, so
stays a frosh officially with four years
to play...will be counted on for depth,
but has a bright future in the college
game with extra development...three-
year starter at G, two as LB-DT at
Weldom HS under Roy Barnes...all-
conference and all-East G last two
years...MVP as a junior...heiped team
to state playoffs three years...also
played basketball and put the shot for
track team in HS...born Oct. 18, 1959
in Weldon...enrolled in the general
college.
22 Thomas McLaurin, 5-10, 167,
Sr., Roseboro, defensive back...two
letters...a valuable back-up at one CB
post who will likely see plenty of
playing time there and at free
safety...another walk-on to make it
with the Pirates...contributed seven
tackles last fall, knocked down two
passes and recovered a fumble...a
fine pass defender with a good
overall knowledge of the defensive
scheme...chosen Best DB, Most Ver-
satile, all-conference, second team
all-East under Donnie Naylor at
Lakewood HS where he also served
as an E and had jersey retired after
helping team to three conference
titles...also basketball, baseball and
track standout in HS...born Dec. 15,
1957 in Sampson County...
elementary education major.
23
Wayne Perry a Bill ieee |
TACKLES
Year T A Sack Loss FR int.
1977 11 4 0 0 0 2(20)
1978 eee 0 0 1 O
Career 14 8 0 0 1 2(20)
44 Ruffin McNeill, 6-0, 194, Sr.,
Lumberton, defensive back...three
letters...returning starter at SS with
plenty of ability and star poten-
tial...No. 2 in the secondary with 48
tackles...plays his position like every
play is for keeps...goes all-out on
every down and hits like a howit-
zer...had one interception which he
returned five yards, two OB sacks,
caused one fumble and recovered
one in 1978...covers receivers like a
second skin...a sure tackler...made
the game-saving stop on the final
play against N.C. State in 1977...good
knowledge of the game...contributed
35 tackles in 1977 and recovered fum-
bles against Southern Illinois and the
Wolfpack...all-conference as a senior,
three-year starter at DB and SE under
Finley Read and George Miles at
Lumberton HS...chosen for the East-
West all-star game...also returned
kickoffs as a senior...fine long jumper
_and triple jumper in HS as well, win-
ning mention in Prep Track and
Field Athletes of the YearTT...has
worked with Special Olympics...born
Oct. 9, 1958...special education
major.
Ralph Powell
Wayne Poole
TACKLES
Year T A Sack Loss FR |!
1976 4 2 0 0 0
1977 ie Sees 0
1978 28 20 2
Career 53 36 2
coco &
Cire
1 1
1 3
Mike Meads, 6-3, 232, So., Elizabeth
City, defensive tackle...joined the
Pirates midway last year as a transfer
from Duke...has all the size and ability
to be a great one, but must miss the
1979 season to comply with transfer
rules...had outstanding career at
Northeastern HS and a bright future
with the Pirates...born Apr. 15,
1960...enrolled in the general college.
88 Chris Moore, 6-2, 217, So.,
Raleigh, defensive end...a walk-on
who will contend for playing time at
DE this fall as he continues to im-
prove...played three years as a
starter under Bud Deters at Garner
HS, seeing duty at OB, E, DE and
C...won all-East honors and played in
the North-South all-star game...also
played baseball three years as C and
1B, and two seasons of basketball in
HS...born Feb. 6, 1969 in
Raleigh...enrolled in the general
college.
53 Glenn Morris, 5-11, 207, So.,
Greensboro, linebacker...one _ let-
ter...enters his second season listed
as a back-up linebacker...certain to
see plenty of action with his
ability...made 25 tackles as a
24
Jim Renuart Tootie Robbins
frosh...has ability to play LB or
DE...prep all-America as a senior un-
der Doug Henderson at Western
Guilford HS as a senior...all-county
and all-conference three
years...played in Shrine Bowl...also
played baseball, basketball and track
in HS, setting school discus
record...born Oct. 17, 1960...enrolled
in the general college.
83 John Morris, 6-1, 210, Sr.,
Durham, defensive end...three let-
ters...set at DE as a starter this fall
despite missing spring work...ex-
perienced and talented...has started
some each of the past two
seasons...missed spring 1978 with a
broken collarbone the day before
drills opened...a hitter who packs a
whallop...contributed 16 tackles last
fall before a knee injury halted his
play...blocked and recovered a punt
against Southern Miss in 1976...
three-year __ starter, twice all-
conference, all-Metro and all-East as
a senior under Monty Davis at
Southern HS where he was also on
wrestling, baseball and __ track
teams...born June 27, 1958 in
Durham...business major.
TACKLES
Year T A Sack Loss FR int.
1976 a 1 1 0
0
tori arg 2 tery 0
a7 oS oe 0 0 1 0
Career 55 26 6 13 4 0
Also blocked 1 punt in 1976.
Rocky Speight
Danny Safrit
92 Dennis Mulholland, 5-11, 185,
Fr., Potomac, Md., defensive end...a
walk-on with the Pirates with the
tenacity of his older brother Matt, a
starter at right tackle...worked last
fall, but did not play and remains a
frosh...a hard hitter who shone in
several scrimmages...born Jan. 10,
1959...enrolled in the general college.
78 Matt Mulholland, 6-0, 242, Sr.,
Bethesda, Md., tackle...three let-
ters...returning starter at right
tackle...performs his duty with the ef-
ficiency of a sergeant at arms, never
taking ~~noTT for an answer from an
opponent...a key factor in the PiratesT
explosive ground attack from the
wishbone...has good strength and
plays with pain...started as a frosh
and hasnTt budged except that he
missed the 1977 season with _in-
jury...actually enrolled the spring
before his freshman year and won a
back-up spot right away...a scrappy,
determined blocker who _ uses
strength and experience to overcome
a lack of height...brothers John
played at Furman and Dennis its a
Pirate...two-year starting G at Chur-
chill HS where he also wrestled...all-
America, two-year starter under R.L.
Pulliam at Fork Union MA playing, E,
G and T...finished fourth in the state
at FUMA as wrestling
heavyweight...father John played for
NFL Colts...one of six children...born
Dec. 21, 1956 in Washington, D.C.
25
Tyronne Speliman Theodore Sutton
...business major.
21 Smokey Norris, 5-11, 181, Fr.,
Clinton, defensive back...another
who will have four years to play
despite being in the program a year
since he saw no action in
1978...should move up for some
playing time this fall and in the
future...three-year starter at HB and
DB under Bobby Robinson at Clinton |
HS...all-conference and second team
all-East as a_ senior...helped two
league title teams in HS...gained 1916
rushing his last two seasons in HS
and had seven interceptions as a
senior...all-conference golfer and also
played basketball in HS...born Jan.
21, 1960 in Greenville, S.C. with the
name Henry...business major.
54 Billy Parker, 6-2, 223, So.,
Wilmington, center...has shifted to
the middle after laboring in a reserve
role at TE...has the size to make the
conversion to his new post well and
will challenge for time as he learns the
sport and its methods...three-year
starter at TE and twice all-conference
under Ray Durham at Hoggard HS,
catching 33 passes for 580 yards the
last two. years...also lettered in
basketball once and three times in
track...born May 7, 1959 in
Wilmington...business major.
37 Tommy Peacock, 5-10, 178, So.,
Jacksonville, defensive back...enters
Tim Swords Gerald Sykes
the year as a reserve in the secon-
dary...a walk-on who is a real hitter,
overcoming lack of size with sheer
aggressiveness and good knowledge
of the game...a durable player...has
added seven pounds since last
fall...won top blocking award as G
under John Green at Jacksonville
Senior HS where he also was DB and
played basketball, winning five letters
in all...one of five children...born Aug.
2, 1958 in Jacksonville...enrolled in
the general college.
27 Wayne Perry, 6-0, 185, Jr.,
Morrisville, defensive back...one let-
ter...missed spring practice with a
knee injury but could be the starter at
FS...saw plenty of playing time and
racked up 33 tackles last fall...topped
the 1978 Pirates in interception return
yards with 50 on just two
steals...knocked down one _ pass,
caused a fumble and recovered one
as a soph...has made the move to the
secondary from RB very well and
should be a fixture on defense for his
final two seasons...three-year let-
terman RB and two-year starter un-
der Dave Riggs at Cary HS...a knee
injury felled him after four games as a
HS senior...born Apr. 15, 1959 in
Apex...business major.
TACKLES
Year T A Sack Loss FR int.
1978 an So 0 0 1 0
RUSHING
Year Att. Yards Avg. TD
1977 1 -7 - 0
26
Dwight Tart
Vance Tingler
30 Bill Pinkney, 5-10, 167, Jr.,
Fayetteville, defensive back...two
letters...returns for the fall as the
back-up at SS after making eight
tackles as a soph...will contend for
more playing time in 1979...younger
brother of former Pirate all-SC CB
standout and Detroit Lions draftee
Reggie Pinkney...three-year __let-
terman, twice all-conference under
John Daskal at Reid Ross HS where
he split time among CB, FB and
LB...averaged 8.2, 7.4, 7.6 yards per
rush his last three years, respec-
tively...also on baseball and track
teams in high school, winning five let-
ters in HS...one of " eight
children...born Aug. 4, 1958 in Ft.
Campbell, Ky. ...art major.
TACKLES
Year T A. Sack Loss FR int.
1977 5 1 0 0 0 0
1978 6 2 0 0 0 0
Career 11 3 0 0 0 0
99 Wayne Poole, 6-0, 230, Sr.,
Knightdale, defensive tackle...three
letters...started at DT in 1977 and
could return if a knee injury has
healed sufficiently...a bullish tackle,
one of the strongest Pirates...has
started two years at DT...opened two
games at NG as a frosh but moved to
DT this spring and found a
home...quick and a good technician
at fighting off blockers...a spring 1978
knee injury kept him out last
fall...registered 22 unassisted tackles
Henry Trevathan Mindell Tyson
and a sack as a soph against
VMI...two-year starter, all-
conference, all-East performer as a T
and G at Vaiden Whitley HS...born
Apr. 10, 1956 in Raleigh...traffic
safety major.
TACKLES
Year T A Sack Loss FR int.
1975 1 1 2 0 0
1976? 2228 1 1 0 0
1977 1128 0 1 1 0
Career 45 26 2 4 1 0
15s Ralph Powell, 5-11, 185, So.,
Raleigh, punter...a walk-on included
in a large group squari: off for the
back-up punting chores...born Feb.
18, 1958...enrolled in the general
college.
12 Jim Renuart, 6-0, 198, So.,
Durham, split end...a walk-on con-
tending for playing time as a wide
receiver despite not playing HS foot-
ball...attended Durham HS, _ but
played only Jr. HS football...played
amateur basketball though...born
Nov. 18, 1956 in Durham...business
major.
76 Tootie Robbins, 6-5, 268, Jr.,
Merry Hill, tackle...one _letter...a
back-up tackle with massive size and
a large potential to match as he works
to hone his skills...gained a lot of
playing time in 1978 despite a mid-
season injury and added valuable ex-
perience...working to continue to im-
27
Jeffrey Warren
Oscar Tyson
prove his technique...two-year two-
way starter at T, twice all-conference
and once all-state G under Bing
Mitchell at Bertie Senior HS...also
basketball starter in HS...one of six
children...born June 2, 1958 in Win-
dsor...physical education major.
15 Danny Safrit, 5-8, 159, So.,
Salisbury, defensive _back...still
looking for action after two years in
the program as a reserve DB, but is a
soph on the eligibility chart with three
seasons to get it...has a good attitude
and never gives up, trying to improve
every day...working _ to gain
strength...three-year starting DB at
Salisbury HS where he was also on
track and baseball teams, winning six
letters in all...born June 19, 1959 in
Salisbury...enrolled in the general
college.
Rocky Speight, 5-9, 145, Fr., Rocky
Mount, kicker...a walk-on looking for
the back-up kicking spot as fall drills
open...born Mar. 24, 1960.
75 Tyronne Spellman, 6-2, 183,
So., Hertford, defensive back...a
walk-on looking for playing time in a
fine unit, but listed as a reserve at
present...played both ways _ at
Perquimans HS under Celvin Web-
ster and made all-conference in three
sports...also played basketball and
ran track in HS...born Feb. 10, 1959 in
Edenton...enrolled in the general
college.
Nate Wigfall
Billy Ray Washington
36 Theodore Sutton, 5-9, 208, Sr.,
Kinston, fullback...two __ letters...
returning starter at FB and the
leading rusher the past two seasons
with 706 yards as a soph and 621 last
year...offensive MVP in the _ In-
dependence Bowl with 143 yards and
one score...another in a great line of
walk-ons to make it big with the
Pirates and this one has _ all-star
possibilities...for all college carries
has a better average than Ted Brown,
5.76 to 5.64 including bowls...an ex-
plosive inside runner from his FB post
with the strength to break tackles and
scores from anywhere on_ the
field...has a great inside move...his
115 yards against VMI last fall was
most any Pirate gained rushing in any
game...coachable and a _ fine
student...teammates Call him
Toad...also had East CarolinaTs
biggest rushing day in 1977 with 127
against N.C. State...team MVP, all-
conference, all-area and second team
all-East, three-year starter at HB-FB
at Kinston HS...runs a 4.4-seconds
40...born Jan. 21, 1958 in Kin-
ston...business major.
RUSHING
Year Att. Yards Avg. 1D
1977 125 706 5.6 0
1978 127 621 4.9 1
Career 252 1327 5.3 1
PASS RECEIVING
Year Att. Yards Avg. 1D
1977 i. 17 8.5 0
28
Clifford Williams
Roy Wiley
1978 1 10 10.0 0
Career 3 27 9.0 0
72 Timothy Swords, 6-3, 245, Sr.,
New Martinsville, W. Va., defensive
tackle...two _letters...back " after
missing the 1978 season and should
be ready to finish big if he can avoid
injury...lettered at guard in past years,
but has shifted to the defensive
side...has good strength and size,
plus the desire to win...father J.D.
played football and baseball at Notre
Dame...all-valley and honorable men-
tion all-state G two years under Lou
Noucida at Magnolia HS...prep all-
America DT under Rod Schnur at
Massanutten MA...born Sept. 5, 1956
inT Charleston, W.Va. _ ...physical
education major.
TACKLES
Year T A Sack Loss FR int.
1975 1 0 0 0 0 0
1976 2 2 0 0 0 0
Career 3 2 0 0 0 0
13. Gerald Sykes, 5-8, 158, So.,
Fayetteville, split end...one _let-
ter...lettered as a DB last fall with the
Independence Bowl champs, but
made the switch to the other side of
the ball with ease...should aid the
passing attack this fall with his
speed...twice all-conference, player
of the year and all-East as a senior un-
der Gary Whitman at Pine Forest
HS...played CB, RB, FS and FB in
schoolboy days...tallied 2773 yards
and 39 touchdowns his last two
TACKLES
Year T A Sack Loss FR Int.
1976 1 0 0 0 0 0
1977 8 2 1 2 0 0
wie 4a. 2t 0 ET 0
Career 36 29 1 9 1 0
Gene Winters
Dorian Wright
years...also on track and _ baseball
teams in HS...a Christmas baby, born
Dec. 25, 1959 in Fayetteville...enrolled
in the general college.
61 Dwight Tart, 6-5, 253, So.,
Dunn, tackle...enters fall drills as the ran track in HS...son of Pirate
back-up at LT and should see some assistant coach Henry )
playing time this season after serving Trevathan...born Nov. 12, 1957 in !
as a reserve TE until making the Kinston...economics major.
change...three-year starter under RUSHING
Bobby Tart at Dunn HS where he Year Att. Yards Avg. 1D
was Best Defensive Lineman and_ 1978 7 -3 - ag
honorable mention all-conference as
a soph, all-conference, second team PASSING
all-East and. all-metro. as qa Year Att. Comp Int. Yards TD
senior...honorable mention all-state
and chosen for East-West all-star
game...all-conference and honorable
mention in basketball as well...born
Jan. 7, 1959 in Dunn...enrolled in the
general college.
73 Vance Tingler, 6-3, 240, Sr.,
Wilson, defensive tackle...two let-
ters...the only returning starter in the
defensive line this fall...one of the
most consistent and yet unsung
players in the defensive front...made
54 stops last year including seven for
minus yardage and recovered one
fumble...yet another walk-on who
17 Henry Trevathan, 5-9, 163, Jr.,
Greenville, quarterback...one __let-
ter...listed as the back-up OB entering
the fall, in fact the only other except
the starter to have lettered...a player
with improving skills and the head
knowledge of a more experienced
player...saw limited action last
year...three-year starter as wishbone
QB, all-conference under
Bumgarner on a 12-2 state titlist Rose
HS team as a senior...also punted and
ine. 1 1428
70 Mindell Tyson, 6-4, 270, Fr.,
Virginia Beach, Va., tackle...enters
the fall in a reserve role at T, but has
made the shift from DT well and
could challenge for playing time this
fall...did not play his true frosh year,
but wrestled with the Pirate mat-
men...has good size and surprising
quickness for a big man...played T,
DT, and NG under Terry Morton at
Bayside HS where he also took MVP
honors on the mat...born Mar. 29,
1959 in Norfolk, Va. ...physical
education and recreation major.
Dave
made it big with the Pirates..a 692 Oscar Tyson, 6-1, 232, Fr., Rich- |
knowledgeable player and a mond, Va., guard ...enters the fall in a |
dedicated team man _ ll the :
way...two-year starter at DE at Fike
HS...born Dec. 9, 1956 in Roanoke,
Va. ...business major.
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back-up role and figures to see action
for the first time...a strong, burly
blocker...lettered at C as a soph, T as
a junior and senior at Maggie Walker
HS under Louis Anderson, making
all-metro, all-district, all-region and
honorable mention all-state as a
senior...also lettered as C-1B in
baseball and as shot and discus man
in HS...born Apr. 6, 1960...enrolled in
the general college.
54 Jeffrey Warren, 5-10, 207, Jr.,
Snow Hill, linebacker...one _ let-
ter...will open at one linebacker post
this fall after serving as a back-up last
spring...actually had 96 tackles last
year, third on the team, including four
minus plays...hits like a wrecking
ball...he hit one teammate so hard in
pre-season 1978 that he smashed
both breastplates of the ball carrierTs
shoulder pads and put him out of
practice for two days with a sore
chest...knocked a Louisiana Tech OB
cold in the Independence Bowl with
_ the hit of the game...a late signee,
inking only after the North-South
game...a great tackler, strong and
powerful...twice MVP and. all-
conference FB and LB under Stewart
Smith at Greene Central HS where he
also was on baseball, track and
basketball teams...one of nine
children...born Mar. 12, 1959 in
Greene County...physical education
major.
TACKLES
Year T A Sack Loss FR int.
eae |S age 0 le ta 0
1978 va; 2D 0 4 0 0
Career 87 34 0 Birt � 0
85 Billy Ray Washington, 6-1, 197,
Sr., Jacksonville, tight end...two let-
ters...slated to start for the first time
at TE after serving at SE, but played
enough to almost be considered a
starter last fall...caught 17 passes for
915 yards and five TDs last season,
posting a 30.3-yard average...
caught a 60-yarder against Western
Carolina...made a great catch
on TV against William and Mary
and set up the winning touchdown in
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the Oyster Bowl with a 39-yard catch
in closing moments...a speed burner
who will add a new dimension to
the tight end post...a very capable
blocker as his position requires...two-
year starter, schoolTs Athlete of the
Year as a junior, all-county twice, all-
conference and all-East as a senior
under Ray Wilson at Jacksonville
HS...had 11 catches and 317 yards,
two TDs as a junior, 32 catches for
760 yards and nine were scores as a
senior...chosen for Shrine Bowl...also
basketball and track MVP in HS, win-
ning seven letters in all...born June 6,
1958 in Jacksonville...business major.
RUSHING
Year Att. Yards Avg. TD
1978 8 4a 5.4 0
PASS RECEIVING
Year Att. Yards Avg. TD
1977 4 97 24.3 2
1978 17 515 30.3 5
Career 21 612 29.1 7
95 Nate Wigfall, 6-2, 271, Jr.,
Jacksonville, defensive tackle...one
letter...back-up defensive tackle this
fall with size to spare...has started
and played enough to register 23 per-
manent stops last fall, two for minus
yardage...caused two fumbles and
recovered another...has brought
more than one would-be blocker to
his knees with his power...will con-
tend for a starting spot and play a
lot...three-year starter under Ray
Wilson and John Greene at Jackson-
ville HS where he was all-conference
and all-county as a senior...chosen
for North-South all-star game...also
wrestled three years at heavyweight,
winning Eastern sectional and state
titles as a HS senior...state discus and
shot put champion and school discus
record holder in HS...three weight-
lifting letters brought his HS
monogram count to 12...born Nov.
11, 1957 in Jacksonville...enrolled in
the general college.
TACKLES
Year T A Sack Loss FR int.
1978 eee 0 2 1 0
Al Roy Wiley, 6-0, 233, So.,
Burlington, fullback...one let-
ter...rushed for 129 yards with a 4.4
average as a frosh in a very speedy
backfield and should see even more
duty in the future...a rambling runner
with deceptive speed...scored the last
TD of 1978 against Marshall and
would doubtless enjoy picking up
where he left off...gained 1720 yards
and scored 27 times as a senior under
Bob Paroli at Cummings HS...chosen
area player of the year and played in
the East-West HS all-star game...also
twice conference discus champion in
Hio...0orm Alig. 9 6,..- Tae in
Mebane...enrolled in the general
college.
90 Cliff Williams, 6-1, 201, Jr.,
Fayetteville, defensive end...one let-
ter...listed as the starter at one DE
post this fall despite injuries in the
spring...started some last season
when injuries felled some teammates
and performed very well...can play
strong or weak side equally well...had
25 tackles last year, getting two QB
sacks and one minus _ play...also
knocked down a pass and recovered
a fumble...played a year at NG then
missed all of 1977 with injury...all-
conference, Best Defensive Player
with 56 solos and 30 assists under
John Daskel as a senior at Reid Ross
HS where he was two-year starter
..as shot putter named schoolTs
Athlete of the Year for track and in-
stalled in the Hall of Fame at his
HS...born June 21, 1956 in Enterprise,
Ala. ...industrial technology major.
TACKLES
Year T A Sack Loss FR int.
1976 2 2 0 0 0 0
1977 2 0 0 0 On 5
1978 1S. 30 2 1 1 0
Career 19 12 2 1 1 0
56 Gene Winters, 5-10, 225, Sr.,
Dunn, center...three letters...a fine
long snapper with = a_" crisp
pass...missed 1978 spring drills with a
foot injury which required surgery
and had knee surgery after a car ac-
cident this past spring...his status for
the fall is uncertain...twice _ all-
conference, teamTs best defensive
lineman as a senior, three-year start-
er, lining up at C as a soph and junior
and DT as a senior under Bobby Tart
at Dunn HS...attended BoyTs State as
a junior...East-West all-star game
selection...married...born Apr. 8, 1958
in Dunn...industrial technology major.
86s Dorian Wright, 6-0, 187, So.,
Sanford, defensive end...and en-
thusiastic walk-on at DE, but appears
set in a reserve role as fall drills
open...played at Western Harnett HS
as a DE...also wrestled and ran track
in HS...born Jan. 29, 1960 in Ft.
Bragg.
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FRESHMAN PROFILES
Maury Banks, 6-2, 250, Thomasville,
defensive line...standout DT under
Alan Brown at Thomasville HS,
serving four years as a starter...played
in North-South game...also on the
track team in HS...born Dec. 29, 1960
in Thomasville.
Rick Barnes, 5-11, 245, Newnan,
Ga., offensive _line...three-year
starter under Max Bass at Newnan
HS, two seasons at DT and at DE asa
senior...team captain as a senior and
twice Atlanta Journal lineman of the
week...helped team to three con-
ference titles...born Nov. 16, 1960 in
Columbus, Ga.
James Barron, 6-2, 230, Wilson,
defensive end...joins the Pirates from
Fork Union MA after standout career
at Fike HS under Dick Knox...three-
year starter in HS, winning top defen-
sive award as a soph and senior,
serving as captain as a senior...played
in 1978 East-West all-star
game...born Oct. 3, 1959 in Wilson.
Moe Bennett, 5-11, 205, Lexington,
defensive back...comes to the
Pirates from Fork Union MA after a
standout career at Lexington HS...all-
state, Davidson County player-of-the-
year in HS...played in Shrine Bowl
and East-West all-star game...HS was
31-4 his three years...born Oct. 24,
1959.
Lloyd Black, 6-3, 195, Sanford tight
end...all-state TE under Paul Gay at
Lee County HS...three-year starter at
TE, going both ways as a senior, step-
ping in at safety, too...also started
three seasons in basketball and two in
baseball...played in Shrine Bowl and
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named to East-West all-star game,
but did not participate in it...born Feb.
2, 1961 in Norfolk Va.
Robert Boyette, 6-0, 215, Morehead
City, linebacker...two-way _ starter
four years under William Hawkins at
West Carteret HS, playing T, DT, DE
and LB...born Feb. 7, 1961 in New
Bern.
Kenny Brown, 5-11, 230, Tarboro,
nose guard...two-year starter at T
and four-year front-liner at DT under
Jim Brett at Tarboro HS...played in
North-South all-star game...born Feb.
7, 1961 in New Bern.
Melvin Brown, 5-10, 180, Augusta,
Ga., running back...two-year starter
at HB under Oliver Russell at Butler
HS...gained most valuable back
honors as a senior...basketball MVP
as a senior...born Feb. 11, 1961 in
Augusta, Ga.
Mark Ervin, 6-2, 230, Morganton, of-
fensive line...three-year starter at DT
under Ralph Wilson at Freedom
HS...also started at G one year and
punted two seasons...all-conference
in football and Shrine Bowl player...
also starting center two years in
basketball...born Mar. 3, 1961 in
Morganton.
Tony Elliott, 6-1, 175, Tabor City,
running back...crashed the 1,000-
yard barrier last fall under Jack Holley
at Tabor City HS...earned player
award and spot in Shrine Bowl...won
three grid letters and as many in
basketball in HS...played in East-
West all-star game...born July 21,
1961 in Tabor City.
Gary Gambrell, 6-2, 220, Goldsboro,
defensive line...starred in football
under Bill Garber at Eastern Wayne
HS where he also played basket-
ball...played in the East-West all-star
game..born Sept. 21, 1961 in the
Phillipines.
Reggie Harden, 6-2, 180, Windsor,
Va., split end...all-state WR under
Don Crawford at Windsor
HS...named to the Virginia HS all-star
game...three-year starter as WR and
also played safety...fine basketball
player and ran 200-meters for the
track team.
Freddie Jones, 5-10, 175, Ports-
mouth, Va., defensive back...three-
year starter at RB and DB under Bill
Strickland at Churchland HS...broke
state record with yards rushing in a
single game, eclipsing the former
mark set by Amos Lawrence...played
CF in the state HS all-star baseball
game...also standout in track and
basketball...born Nov. 20, 1960 in
Portsmouth, Va.
Michael McNeil, 6-0, 190, Laurin-
burg, defensive back...two-year,
two-way starter at SE and DB under
Mike Dubis at Scotland HS...also
won three letters in basketball and
two in baseball, starting two years in
each...could have played college
basketball on a __ scholarship,
too...born Dec. 22, 1960 in Laurin-
burg.
Carlton Nelson, 6-1, 170, Ports-
mouth, Va., quarterback...two-
year starter under Darnell Moore at
Woodrow Wilson HS...played first
four games as a junior at SE then
shifted to QB and won all-metro, all-
Tidewater, all-Portsmouth, and _all-
region honors...only played football
two years in HS...won three basket-
ball letters, two in baseball and one in
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track as well...born Sept. 11, 1960 in
Portsmouth, Va.
David Niemeyer, 6-3, 220, Raleigh,
offensive line...four-year starter at T
under Chuck Lehnning at Sanderson
HS, going both ways his last two
years...also played basketball as a
junior...played in the North-South all-
star game...born Jan. 22, 1961 in
Hayward, Calif.
Anthony Robbins, 6-2, 220, Windsor,
defensive end...standout performer
at Bertie HS where he also played
basketball...chosen for the North-
South all-star game...born June 26,
1961 in New York City.
John Robertson, 6-5, 220, Eden, tight
end...starter at defensive end last fall
under Tom Harger at Morehead HS,
winning his only grid letter...also let-
tered twice as wrestling heavyweight
and twice in track...chosen for the
East-West all-star game in Greens-
boro...born Sept. 26,1961 in Eden.
Will Saunders, 6-3, 190, Franklin,
Va., tight end...three-year starter un-
der Wayne Cosby at Southampton
HS, helping the team to perfect
regular season records three times
and a 41-1 mark his three
seasons...started at TE and safety,
going both ways two years...an all-
state receiver...twice all-district in
basketball and won three cage letters,
also three monograms in track...born
Mar. 29, 1960 in Nansemond County,
Va.
Doug Smith, 6-5, 225, Bayboro,
defensive line...one of the top 100
football players in the country last
year under Mike Tivichell at Pamlico
County HS...two-way, four-year star-
ter at TE and in the defensive
line...won most valuable lineman
award in the Shrine Bowl...played in
East-West all-star game...all-East two
years...also starred in basketball,
baseball and track in HS...born June
13, 1960 in New Bern.
Greg Stewart, 5-11, 175, Mid-
dlebrook, Va., quarterback...three-
year starting QB underT Tony
DeMacio at Riverheads HS, making
first team all-state and region...starter
at DB, too, as a senior, making all-
district both ways...twice all-district
in basketball and won three cage let-
ters, two in track...born May 8, 1961
in Augusta County, Va.
Willie Swinson, 5-11, 215, Kinston,
running back...two-year starter at FB
under Sam Green. at_ Kinston
HS...also played some LB and let-
tered three times in all...a good shot
putter, too...chosen for the East-
West all-star game.
Randy Turner, 6-1, 190, Augusta
Ga., defensive back...three-year
starter under Oliver Russell at Butler
HS...played WR and LB as a soph,
WR and HB as a junior, slotback and
DB as a senior when he won MVP
honors, starting both ways...won
coach's. blocking award as a
junior...also won letter as a_hur-
dler...born Aug. 26, 1961 in Augusta,
Ga.
Norwood Vann, 5-11, 185,
Magnolia, running back...three-year
starter under Billy Byrd at James
Kenan HS...chosen for East-West all-
star game...played QB, E and DB,
going both ways as a senior...also a
basketball and track standout in
HSiuborm 3� Feb. 7 1962 Th
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PHOTO DAY
East CarolinaTs annual Press-Photo
day for members of the media will be
held Saturday morning, Aug. 11, star-
ting at 9 a.m. on the Ficklen Stadium
turf. The official team photograph is
set for 9:30 a.m. Special requests will
be handled immediately following the
team photo and individual players
and coaches will be available for in-
terviews at that time. This function is
for members of the media only.
6,5,4, 3,2, 1
Theodore Sutton led the Pirates in
rushing in 1978 with only 621 yards
rushing, but eight runners in_ all
gained at least 100 yards on the
ground last year, almost in steps of a
football field each.
Behind SuttonTs 621 yards stood
Eddie Hicks at 515, Anthony Collins
at 479, Leander Green at 307, Sam
Harrell at 245, Steve Greer at 186,
Mike Hawkins at 159, and Roy Wiley
at 129.
SPRING
IMPROVEMENT
Left guard Mitchell Johnston won
the award as the top hitter on the
team during spring drills for his ex-
plosive performances and _ several
other Pirates were honored by the
coaching staff as the most improved
in their areas.
Thomas McLaurin was chosen as
the most improved defensive back,
while Chuck Jackson won the honor
at linebacker, Noah Clark in the
defensive line, Billy Ray Washington
among receivers, Sam Harrell for the
offensive backs, Oscar Tyson in the
offensive line, and Rodney Allen
among the specialists.
1978 PIRATE STATISTICS
RUSHING No. Net Avg. TD Long
Sutton $2 / 621 4.9 1 38
Hicks 101 B15 5.1 7 71
Collins 82 479 5.8 4 53
Green 112 307 + eS 4 24
Harrell 43 245 57 3 val
Greer 76 186 2.4 0 37
Hawkins 28 159 5. �. 1 30
Wiley 29 129 4.4 1 19
Cobb 8 44 5.4 0 15
Washington 3 20 6.7 0 in
Gallaher 4 9 2.3 0 7
Blue 2 4 2.0 0 4
Elliott 1 2 2.0 0 2
Bentley, M. 1 0 0.0 0 0
Trevathan 7 -3 " 0 3
Team 1 -25 a 0 a
Pirates 625 2692 43�21 a2
Opp. 540 1416 2.6 rs 48
PASSING Att. Com. Int. Yds. TD Long
Green 110 46 7 838 8 60
Greer 10 3 1 77 1 47
Trevathan 11 3 1 14 0 7
Harrell 1 0 ] 0 0 0
Pirates 134 52 10 929 9 60
Opp. 180 70 19 837 3 66
INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds. TD Long
Carter 5 35 0 19
Hall 4 33 0 26
Holley a 0 0 0
Perry 2 50 0 28
Summer 2 26 0 14
Valentine 1 6 0 6
McNeill 1 5 0 3
Chavis 1 0 0 0
Pirates 19 155 0 28
Opp. 10 152 1 86
RECEIVING No. Yds. TD Long
Gallaher ae: re | 4 27
Washington 17 515 5 60
Collins f 106 1 59
Hicks 5 38 z 13
Harrell 26 0 20
Hawkins 2 7 0 4
Sutton 1 10 0 10
Pirates 52 929 9 60
Opp. ) 70 837 3 66
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PUNTING
Allen
Opp.
PUNT RETURNS
Hall
Holley
Pirates
Opp.
KICKOFF
RETURNS
Collins
Holley
Harrell
Blue
Cobb
Hawkins
Pirates
Opp.
SCORING
Lamm
Hicks
Washington
Collins
Green
Harrell
Gallaher
Sutton
Hawkins
Hall
Wiley
Cobb
Pirates
Opp.
No.
66
80
No.
36
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KEY AVERAGES FOR 1978
ECU
4.3
244.7
84.5
4.8
aoe.
22.9
21.4
12.3
8.2
So.
A
16.0
Rushing/Play
Rushing/Game
Passing/Game
Offense/Play
Offense/Game
Points/Game
Kickoff Return
Punt Return
Int. Return
Punting
Pen. Yds./Game
First Downs/Game
Opp. ECU
ps 133
128.7 34
76.1 a
3} 176
204.8 54
11.2 oo
20.0 56
5.8 657
15.2
36.5
50.1
11.6
36
Yds. Avg.
2580 39.1
2921 Se
Yds. Avg.
478 13.3
me) ae
469 12.3
231 5.8
Yds. Avg.
398 24.9
120 20.0
100 20.0
20 8.3
2/7 27.0
14 14.0
684 21.4
1041 20.0
PAT
2-pt. FG
0 13-19
1-1 0
0 6)
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0-1 0
1-2 13-19
2-3 15-19
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123
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs Rushing
First Downs Passing
First Downs Penalty
Total First Downs
Fumbles
Fumbles Lost
Penalties
Penalty Yards
Opp.
33
15
128
ae
23
62
951
Player
Mike Brewington, LB
Tommy Summer, LB
Jeffrey Warren, LB
Oliver Felton, NG
Gerald Hall, FS
Zack Valentine, DE
Noah Clark, DT
Vance Tingler, DT
Ruffin McNeill, SS
D. T. Joyner, DT
Charlie Carter, CB
Willie Holley, CB
Fred Chavis, DE
Wayne Perry, FS
Glenn Morris, LB
Cliff Williams, DE
John Hallow, NG
Nate Wigfall, DT
James Freer, DB
John Morris, DE
Marvin Elliott, RB
Charlie Mann, TE
Chuck Jackson, LB
Bill Pinkney, DB
Thomas McLaurin, CB
Rocky Butler, DE
Fee Griffin, NG
Gerald Sykes, DB
Terry Gallaher, SE
George Crump, DT
Oscar Tyson, G
Vern Davenport
Tackles Assists
112
72
37
34
28
27
28
21
13
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32
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Total
37
149
103
96
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69
63
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54
48
47
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1978 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Notes
4 knock down, 3 cause fum, 1fumrec, |
7 min plays, 1 QB sack
5 knock down, 6 min play, 2 cause
fum, 2 sack
4 minus play
4 QB sack, 13 minus, 1 cause fumble iH
6 knock downs, 1 fum rec, 3 cause
fum, 2 minus
1 knock down, 7 QB sack, 5 other min, "
1 fum recovery
3 QB sacks, 7 min, 2 causefum, 1fum
rec
7 min play, 1 fumble recovery
3 knock down, 1 fumrec, lcausefum, | |
2 sack, 1 minus
4 QB sack, 5 min, 2 fum rec, 1 cause �
fum
4 pass knock downs, 2 fum rec
41 11 pass knock downs, 1 fum rec
|
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25
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23
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5 sacks, 1 knock down, 2 cause fum, 2 |
fum
1 fum rec, 2 knock down, 1 cause fum |
2 QB sack, 1 fum rec, 1 knock down, 1 |
min
""
rec
fum rec, 2 cause fum, 2 minus
fumble rec, 1 knock down
fumble rec, 1 cause fumble
Cause fumble
2 knock down, 1 fum recovery
1 knock down
1 QB sack, 2 other minus plays
1 fumble recovery
QB sack, 6 min, 1 cause fum, 1 fum
1978 SUPERLATIVES
PIRATES
Longest Run " 71 by Eddie Hicks vs. W&M and Sam Harrell vs. NCS
Longest Pass " 60 by Leander Green to Billy Ray Washington vs. WCU
Longest Punt Return " 74 by Gerald Hall vs. VMI
Longest Kickoff Return " 58 by Anthony Collins vs. WCU
Longest Interception Return " 28 by Wayne Perry vs. WCU
Longest Field Goal " 43 by Bill Lamm vs. ASU
Longest Punt " 55 by Rodney Allen vs. VMI
Most Rushes " 25 by Theodore Sutton vs. VMI
Most Rush Yards " 115 by Theodore Sutton vs. VMI
Most Pass Attempts " 20 by Leander Green vs. USM
Most Completions " 7 by Leander Green vs. USL and USM
Most Yards Passing." 169 by Leander Green vs. USL
Most Yards Total Offense " 185 by Leander Green vs. USL
Most Passes Caught " 4 by Billy Ray Washington vs. USL
Most Reception Yards " 106 by Billy Ray Washington vs. USL
Most Points " 20 by Eddie Hicks vs. ASU
OPPONENTS
Longest Run " 48 by David Pinkston (USL)
Longest Pass " 66 by Scott Smith to Mike Quick (NCS)
Longest Punt Return " 32 by Al Tafro (W&M)
Longest Kickoff Return " 56 by Wayne Tucker (UNC)
Longest Interception Return " 86 by Woodrow Wilson (NCS)
Longest Field Goal " 49 by John Roveto ((USL) and Craig Jones (VMI)
Longest Punt " 60 by John Isley (NCS)
Most Rushes " 24 by Tiko Beal (USM)
Most Rush Yards " 124 by Ted Brown (NCS)
Most Pass Attempts " 26 by Tom Rozantz (W&M)
Most Completions " 11 by Roy Dewalt (UT-A)
Most Yards Passing " 151 by Roy Dewalt (UT-A)
Most Yards Total Offense " 174 by Roy Dewalt (UT-A)
Most Passes Caught " 4 by Fred Meadows (WCU), Rodney Smith (USL) and
Scott Burt (UT-A)
Most Reception Yards " 95 by Scott Burt (UT-A)
Most Points " 17 by Nathan Ritter (NCS)
38
TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS
East Carolina
Rushes
Rushing Yards
Passes Attempted
Completions
Passing Yards
Passes had Intercepted
Punt Return Yards
Kickoff Return Yards
Punts
Plays
Total Offense
First Downs
Fumbles
Fumbles Lost
Penalties
Penalty Yards
Opponents
Rushes
Rushing Yards
Passes Attempted
Completions
Passing Yards
Passes had Intercepted
Punt Return Yards
Kickoff Return Yards
Punts
Plays
Total Offense
First Downs
Fumbles
Fumbles Lost
Penalties
Penalty Yards
Most
65 vs. WCU
373 vs. ASU
20 vs. USM
8 vs. USL
171 vs. USL
4vs. NCS
112 vs. VMI
173 vs. NCS
9 vs. W&M
80 vs. WCU
496 vs. USL
24 vs. USL
11 vs. Rich.
6 vs. UNC
9 vs. USL
95 vs. USL
Most
64 (NCS)
208 (NCS)
26 (W&M)
11 (UT-A)
154 (UT-A)
4(WCU)
51 (W&M)
150 (Mar.)
11 (Mar.)
76(UT-A)
343 (UT-A)
19 (UT-A)
8 (UT-A)
5 (UT-A)
11 (UT-A)
79 (ASU)
39
Least
40 vs. NCS
147 vs. UT-A
7 vs. Mar.
3 vs. UNC, VMI, Rich.
44 vs. ASU
O vs. 6 teams
0 vs. ASU
6 vs. Rich.
4 vs. USL, Rich., ASU
52 vs. NCS
209 vs. UT-A
9 vs. NCS
2 vs. USL
1 vs. USL, USM, ASU, W&M
2 vs. UT-A, Rich.
30 vs. Rich.
Least |
33(WCU)
1 (VMI)
7 (NCS)
4 (NCS, USM, Mar.)
11 (W&M)
0 (NCS, UNC)
0 (ASU)
34 (NCS)
3 (UT-A)
54 (W&M)
78 (VMI)
7 (WCU, Mar.)
2 (UNC, VMI, USM, Mar.)
0 (USM)
1 (W&M)
6 (W&M)
1978 SEASON IN REVIEW
PIRATES 14, WESTERN CAROLINA 6
GREENVILLE, Sept. 2 " A fourth
quarter pass by East Carolina quarter-
back Leander Green sent split end
Billy Ray Washington 60 yards to
clinch a 14-6 Pirate victory over
Western Carolina.
The Pirates, playing the opening
game in the newly-enlarged Ficklen
Stadium, delighted a record-setting
crowd of 31,251 fans.
Running back Eddie Hicks put the
Pirates on the board in the first
quarter with a 4-yard touchdown run.
The ECU defense held the
Catamounts to 178 yards total
offense.
N. C. STATE 29,
RALEIGH, Sept. 9 " East Carolina
suffered its first loss of the season as
rival N. C. State kicked its way to a 29-
13 victory before the second largest
crowd ever to fill Carter Stadium.
The Pirates labored without the
services of starters Eddie Hicks and
Anthony Collins, but 46 seconds into
the first quarter Pirate running back
Sam Harrell sprinted 71 yards for a
touchdown.
A first quarter touchdown for the
Wolfpack tied the game. State kicker
Nathan Ritter then proceeded to belt
out five field goals in six tries that
spelled doom for the Pirates.
A last minute 46-yard touchdown
effort by Pirate receiver Billy Ray
Washington proved futile.
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STATISTICS
First Downs
Rushes- Yards
Pass Yards
Return Yards
Passing
Total Offense
Punts-Avg.
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties- Yards
SCORING
WESTERN CAROLINA
EAST CAROLINA
WCU
-
33-47
131
23
25-10-4
178
9-38.4
5-4
3-35
ECU
14
65-206
96
48
15-6-0
302
8-42.7
7-4
5-45
00 6 O" 6
700 7"14
ECU " Eddie Hicks 4 run (Bill Lamm kick)
WCU " Mitchell Ray 1 run (pass failed)
ECU " Billy Ray Washington 60 pass from
Leander Green (Bill Lamm kick)
A " 31,251.
PIRATES 13
STATISTICS
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Pass Yards
Return Yards
Passing
Total Offense
Punts-Avg.
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties- Yards
SCORING
EAST CAROLINA
N. C. STATE
ECU
4
40-174
49
12-4-4
253
7-40.5
9-52
NCS
16
64-208
88
110
7-4-0
296
5-37.8
7-3
10-65
700 6"13
7 6 3 13"29
ECU " Sam Harrell 71 run (Bill Lamm kick)
NCS " Scott Smith 1 run (Nathan Ritter kick)
NCS " Nathan Ritter 48 FG
NCS " Nathan Ritter 29 FG
NCS " Nathan Ritter 46 FG
NCS " Nathan Ritter 34 FG
NCS " Nathan Ritter 44 FG
NCS " Woodrow Wilson 86 interception return
(Nathan Ritter kick)
ECU " Billy Ray Washington 46 pass from
Leander Green (run failed)
A "50,800.
NORTH CAROLINA 14, PIRATES 10
CHAPEL HILL, Sept. 16 " The
Pirates suffered their second defeat of
the season as North Carolina edged
out with a 14-10 win.
It was tight-fisted play throughout
the game as each team vied for
dominance in front of a record-
breaking 51,150 fans in Kenan
Stadium.
The Tar Heels scored first with a 62-
yard drive late in the first quarter.
Pirate fullback Theodore Sutton
tied the game with a 5-yard runupthe
middle early in the third quarter and
finished with 80 yards.
The hosts pulled into the lead with
another touchdown late in the third.
Pirate kicker Bill Lamm was able to
bring his team within four points with
a fourth quarter 39 yard field goal.
STATISTICS ECU UNC
First Downs 18 13
Rushes- Yards 64-276 54-174
Pass Yards 51 96
Return Yards 11 45
Passing 10-3-0 12-8-0
Total Offense 327 270
Punts-Avg. 5-44.8 7-37.3
Fumbles-Lost 7-6 2-2
Penalties- Yards 5-55 7-76
SCORING
EAST CAROLINA 007 3"10
NORTH CAROLINA 707 0"14
UNC " Terence Burrell 1 run (Jeff Hayes kick)
ECU " Theodore Sutton 5 run (Bill Lamm kick)
UNC " Bob Loomis 28 pass from Matt Kupec
(Jeff Hayes kick)
ECU " Bill Lamm 39 FG
A " 51, 150.
PIRATES 38, SW LOUISIANA 9
LAFAYETTE, La., Sept. 23 " Quarter-
back Leander Green passed for three
touchdowns and watched his
teammates run for two more as East
Carolina trounced USL, 38-9.
The Pirates, leveling the record at
2-2, scored 35 points in the first half
alone.
Eddie Hicks and Mike Hawkins both
had touchdown runs in the first
quarter. Anthony Collins rushed for
112 yards.
Leander Green was deadly in the
second quarter as he hit Terry
Gallaher with two passes of 26 and 27
yards and tossed to Billy Ray
Washington for a 38-yard touchdown
effort. Green finished with 185 yards
total offense.
USL scored its only points of the
night with three field goals. The
Pirate defense allowed only 158 total
yards.
STATISTICS ECU USL
First Downs 24 8
Rushes- Yards 61-325 37-96
Pass Yards 171 65
Return Yards 108 48
Passing 12-8-1 21-6-1
Total Offense 496 158
Punts-Avg. 4-40.0 7-33.1
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 5-2
Penalties- Yards 9-95 4-30
SCORING
EAST CAROLINA 14 21 3 0O"38
SW LOUISIANA 3 033-9
USL " John Roveto 29 FG
ECU " Eddie Hicks 15 run (Bill Lamm kick)
ECU " Mike Hawkins 14 run (Bill Lamm kick)
ECU " Terry Gallaher 27 pass from Leander
Green (Bill Lamm kick)
ECU " Terry Gallaher 26 pass from Leander
Green (Bill Lamm kick)
ECU " Billy Ray Washington 38 pass from
Leander Green (Bill Lamm kick)
USL " John Roveto 49 FG
ECU " Bill Lamm 25 FG
USL " John Roveto 44 FG
A " 14,103.
PIRATES 23, TEXAS-ARLINGTON 17
GREENVILLE, Sept. 30 " East
Carolina kicker Bill Lamm secured a
23-17 victory over the MovinT Mavs as
he scored 11 points for the Pirates.
In their second home game of the
season, the Pirates seemed ready to
play when they scored two
touchdowns in the first seven minutes
of the game.
Anthony Collins scored first for ECU
with a two-yard run. Quarterback
Leander Green followed suit with a
three-yard run a few minutes later.
UTA scored its lone touchdown of
the night with a 56-yard pass in the
second quarter.
Lamm kicked three field goals in a
row, the longest going over from 40
yards.
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STATISTICS UT-A ECU
First Downs 19 10
Rushes- Yards 54-189 57-147
Pass Yards 154 62
Return Yards 12 52
Passing 22-11-2 8-4-0
Total Offense 76-343 65-209
Punts-Avg. 3-32.0 7-32.3
Fumbles-Lost 8-5 3-2
Penalties- Yards 11-62 2-54
SCORING
TEXAS-ARLINGTON 311 0 3"17
EAST CAROLINA 14 3 6 O0"23
ECU " Anthony Collins 2 run (Bill Lamm kick)
ECU " Leander Green 3 run (Bill Lamm kick)
UTA " Tom Skoruppa 35 FG
UTA " Tom Skoruppa 27 FG
UTA " Scott Burt 56 pass from Roy Dewalt (Roy
Dewalt run)
ECU " Bill Lamm 33 FG
ECU " Bill Lamm 40 FG
ECU " Bill Lamm 29 FG
UTA " Tom Skoruppa 33 FG
A " 25,986.
PIRATES 19, VMI 6
LEXINGTON, Va., Oct. 7 " East
Carolina dampened the homecoming
spirit of VMI, battling winds and a
testy Keydet defense in a decisive 19-
6 Pirate victory.
Defensive back Gerald Hall made
the initial Pirate score with a 74-yard
punt return late in the first quarter.
The extra point was lost when winds
blew the ball wide.
The Pirates scored a field goal in
both the second and third quarters.
VMI, held scoreless until the third
quarter, picked up its only points of
the day with two long field goals.
In the fourth quarter, running back
Sam Harrell leaped three yards for a
Pirate score. Theodore Sutton led all
rushers with 115 yards.
The ECU defense held VMI to 78
total yards.
STATISTICS
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Pass Yards
Return Yards
Passing
Total Offense
Punts-Avg.
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties- Yards
SCORING
EAST CAROLINA
ECU
13
99-237
i32
11-3-1
234
6-45.0
5-3
4-68
VMI
48-104
77
45
19-5-3
9-31.9
2-1
2-10
6 3 3 7"19
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE 0 0 6 O"16
ECU " Gerald Hall 74 punt return (kick failed)
ECU " Bill Lamm 19 FG
VMI " Craig Jones 43 FG
VMI " Craig Jones 49 FG
ECU " Bill Lamm 24 FG
ECU " Sam Harrell 3 run (Bill Lamm kick)
A " 6,900.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 17, PIRATES 16
HATTIESBURG, Miss., Oct. 14"A
35-yard field goal in the third quarter
gave Southern Miss the points it
needed to win a 17-16 squeeker over
East Carolina.
Southern Miss scored its two
touchdowns in the first quarter. A six-
yard run and a 51-yard pass play put
the Golden Eagles ahead of the slow-
starting Pirates.
The visitors rallied in the second
quarter with a 10-yard run by Eddie
Hicks, an 18-yard run by Sam Harrell,
and a 37-yard Bil Lamm field goal.
Theodore Sutton led all rushers with
86 yards.
The third quarter field goal proved
to be the last score of the game for
Southern Miss but gave them the
edge they needed to defeat the
Pirates.
STATISTICS
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Pass Yards
Return Yards
Passing
Total Offense
Punts-Avg.
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
SCORING
EAST CAROLINA
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
ECU USM
Lo 16
42-211 57-175
87 87
14 24
20-7-2 9-4-1
298 262
7-36.4 7-37.6
3-1 2-0
7-77 5-62
0 160 0"16
14 03 0"17
USM " Chuck Cook run (Randy Boyette kick)
USM " Marvin Harvey 51 pass from Jeff
Hammond (Randy Boyette kick)
ECU " Eddie Hicks 10 pass from Leander Green
(kick failed)
ECU " Bill Lamm 37 FG
ECU " Sam Harrell 18 run (Bill Lamm kick)
USM " Randy Boyette 35 FG
A " 15,632.
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PIRATES 21, RICHMOND 14
NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 21 " The
Pirates played a running game as
quarterback Leander Green sprinted
twice into the end zone to hand
Richmond a 21-14 defeat in the
Oyster Bowl.
It was a close game right down to
the wire as both teams scored seven
points in the first quarter and then
remained scoreless until the last
period of the game.
Eddie Hicks leaped one-yard to
bring the Pirates into the lead early in
the fourth only to have Richmond tie
the score with another touchdown.
Leander Green completed a 39-
yard pass to Billy Ray Washington,
then scored with a five-yard run inthe
last seconds of the game.
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STATISTICS ECU RICH
First Downs 16 12
Rushes- Yards 60-286 60-225
Pass Yards 64 38
Return Yards 17 28
Passing 8-3-2 9-5-2
Total Offense 312 239
Punts-Avg. 4-44.0 5-50.8
Fumbles-Lost 11-4 3-3
Penalties-Yards 2-30 5-33
SCORING
EAST CAROLINA 700 14"21
RICHMOND 700 7"14
ECU " Leander Green 9 run (Bill Lamm kick)
RICH " Demitri Kornegay 1 run (Steve Adams
kick)
ECU " Eddie Hicks 1 run (Bill Lamm kick)
RICH " Demitri Kornegay 1 run (Steve Adams
kick)
ECU " Leander Green 5 run (Bill Lamm kick)
A " 23,000.
PIRATES 33, APPALACHIAN STATE 8
GREENVILLE, Nov. 4 " Running
back Eddie Hicks streaked for 114
yards and three touchdowns that
guaranteed another Pirate victory,
defeating Appalachian State 33-8.
In the first quarter, kicker Bill
Lamm scored with a 36-yard field goal
and Hicks made a 25-yard run for the
end zone to give the Pirates an early
lead.
Both teams picked up a touchdown
and two-point conversion in the
second quarter. Again Hicks was the
ECU scorer with a one-yard leap for
the TD and a run for the conversion.
A Bill Lamm 43-yard field goal,
another Hicks touchdown, and a 10-
yard run by Anthony Collins for six
points sealed the fate of the
Mountaineers.
STATISTICS ASU ECU
First Downs 13 22
Rushes-Yards 49-115 60-373
Pass Yards 53 44
Return Yards 0 84
Passing 18-8-2 18-4-0
Total Offense 168 417
Punts-Avg. 8-29.7 4-30.0
Fumbles-Lost 5-1 3-1
Penalties- Yards 8-79 8-86
SCORING
APPALACHIAN STATE 08 00" 8
EAST CAROLINA 9 8 10 6"33
ECU "Bill Lamm 36 FG
ECU "Eddie Hicks 25 run (kick failed)
ASU " Paul Hamilton 2 run (Greg Kilday pass
from Mike Michael)
ECU "Eddie Hicks 1 run (Eddie Hicks run)
ECU "Bill Lamm 43 FG
ECU "Eddie Hicks 4 run (Bill Lamm kick)
ECU " Anthony Collins 10 run (kick failed)
A " 19,726.
PIRATES 20, WILLIAM & MARY 3
GREENVILLE, Nov. 11 " A 71-yard
run by Eddie Hicks and a pass from
Leander Green to Billy Ray
Washington copped East Carolina a
homecoming victory, defeating
William & Mary, 20-3.
The Hicks touchdown came late in
the first quarter. Green and
Washington combined talents in the
second with a 21-yard pass play for
the TD. Bill Lamm kicked two field
goals for the Pirates in the fourth
quarter.
The Indians scored once with a
second quarter field goal and
completed five passes for only 11
yards.
The game was regionally-televised
on ABC.
STATISTICS W&M ECU
First Downs 9 ty
Rushes-Yards 38-128 60-266
Pass Yards 11 92
Return Yards 51 32
Passing 26-5-2 13-6-0
Total Offense 139 358
Punts-Avg. 9-38.8 9-35.6
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 4-]
Penalties-Yards 1-6 5-75
SCORING
WILLIAM & MARY 030 0" 3
EAST CAROLINA 7 7 0 6"20
ECU " Eddie Hicks 71 run (Bill Lamm kick)
W&M " Steve Libassi 39 FG
ECU " Billy Ray Washington 29 pass from
Leander Green (Bill Lamm kick)
ECU "Bill Lamm 21 FG
' ECU "Bill Lamm 27 FG
A "26,231.
GREENVILLE, Nov. 18 " The Pirates
waited until the last game of the
season to have their first shut-out as
they devastated Marshall, 45-0.
Anthony Collins scored three
touchdowns for the Pirates. He had
touchdown runs of 53 and 22 yards
and scored a 59-yard pass play.
Leander Green picked up another
touchdown on the keeper, and Billy
Ray Washington ran 5/ yards for
another TD. Freshman Roy Wiley
scored a fourth quarter TD with a two-
yard run.
Kicker Bill Lamm picked up nine
points with flawless kicking.
Marshall was allowed only 119
yards total offense.
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PIRATES 45, MARSHALL 0
STATISTICS MU ECU
First Downs z 18
Rushes-Yards 46-82 57-284
Pass Yards ae 131
Return Yards 10 106
Passing 12-4-2 7-4-0
Total Offense 119 415
Punts-Avg. 11-36.8 5-40.4
Fumbles-Lost 1-2 3-4
Penalties-Yards 5-60 5-63
SCORING
MARSHALL 6 8: 00" 6
EAST CAROLINA 14 21 10 0"45
ECU " Anthony Collins 22 run (Bill Lamm kick)
ECU " Anthony Collins 59 pass from Leander
Green (Bill Lamm kick)
ECU " Leander Green 3 run (Bill Lamm kick)
ECU " Billy Ray Washington 57 pass from
Leander Green (Bill Lamm kick)
ECU " Anthony Collins 53 run (Bill Lamm kick)
ECU " Bill Lamm 35 FG
ECU " Roy Wiley 2 run (Bill Lamm kick)
A " 22,450.
1978 INDEPENDENCE BOWL
PIRATES 35, LOUISIANA TECH 13
SHREVEPORT, La. " Anthony
Collins scored twice and_ East
CarolinaTs rugged defense forced
seven turnovers Saturday, leading
the Pirates to a 35-13 rout over
Louisiana Tech in the third annual In-
dependence Bowl.
East Carolina, with the second-
ranked defense in the country, held
the Bulldogs to only 12 yards on the
ground and forced four fumbles. Two
of those were turned into Pirate
touchdowns " as were two of the
three East Carolina interceptions.
Collins scored on a three-yard run
on the PiratesT third possession and
scored again from the one-yard line in
the second quarter.
Fullback Theodore Sutton rushed
for 143 yards on 17 carries, including
a 45-yard touchdown sprint which
Tech coach Maxie Lambright later
called the big play of the game, and
won the award as the top offensive
player.
For Sutton it was his best day ever.
His previous high was 115 yards
against VMI earlier in the year. End
Zack Valentine was named the top
defensive player.
CollinsT first touchdown came after
East Carolina recovered a fumble on
the Bulldog 16. His second score
followed an interception by Ruffin
McNeill at the Louisiana Tech 10.
The Pirates, who finished with a
9-3 record, also scored on a one-yard
run by quarterback Leander Green,
and a two-yard run by halfback Eddie
Hicks, with SuttonTs burst sand-
wiched in the middle.
Louisiana Tech, Southland Con-
ference champions, finished with a
6-5 record. The Bulldogs scored on a
32-yard pass from Keith Thibodeaux
to Scooter Spruiell in the second
quarter and two field goals, both of
36 yards, by Keith Swilley.
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SwilleyTs second field goal had cut
the deficit to 21-13 before SuttonTs
long TD run late in the third quarter
put the game out of reach.
Because of LouisianaT TechTs
inability to run the ball, the Bulldogs
went to the air 52 times, but
Thibodeaux could manage only 18
completions. He did, however, gain
263 yards in the air.
The Pirates stayed on the ground
most of the afternoon, piling up 278
yards on 67 carries.
A crowd of 18,200 braved a cold,
overcast day, ignoring the 48-degree
temperature and 20-mile-per-hour
winds to view the hard-hitting con-
test. Actor John Wayne was honored
at halftime with the Spirit of In-
dependence Award.
Tod 7 " 3
10 3 O0-"13
E"Collins 3 run (Lamm kick)
E" Green 1 run (Lamm kick)
E"Collins 1 run (Lamm kick)
L" Spruiell 32 pass from Thibodeaux
(Swilley kick)
L" Swilley 36 FG
L"Swilley 36 FG
E" Sutton 45 run (Lamm kick)
E" Hicks 2 run (Lamm kick)
A"18,200
East Carolina 14
Louisiana Tech 0
ECU TEAM STATISTICS LT
17 First Downs 18
67-278 Rushes-Yards 33-12
54 Passing Yards 263
Soe Total Offense 275
13-4-0 Passing 52-18-3
97 Return Yards 6
7-30.4 Punting 5-41.6
_ 7-65 Penalties-Y ards 0-0
2-2 Fumbles-Lost 4-4
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WHY PIRATES?
By GEORGE THREEWITTS
ECU News Bureau
The pirate, a symbol of East Carolina
University and its athletics teams, was
adopted from the legend and lore of
coastal North Carolina and was a natural
choice for a nickname when _ in-
tercollegiate athletics began at the school
in the 1930's.
Pirates, fierce and _ colorful, were
prominent in North CarolinaTs colonial
period. The stateTs Outer Banks which jut
far out into the Atlantic were _ ideal
hideouts for these legendary gangsters of
the high seas. Many had homes and
families in the small villages along the
coast.
Edward Teach, best known as ~Black-
beardTT was a resident of Eastern North
Carolina. He had a house at Ocracoke on
the Outer Banks and an inland home at
Bath on the Pamlico River.
East Carolina UniversityTs interest in
pirates and sea lore began in 1934. That
year, the Tecoan, the yearbook for what
was then East Carolina Teachers College,
carried pirates as its theme. The pages
were filled with paintings and sketches of
patched-eye figures, tall ships and buried
treasure. The book referred to the tales of
the infamous ~~Teachy the PirateTT often
told by natives in the nearby historic town
of Bath.
The menTs varsity team, at the time,
was know as ~The Teachers� a lackluster
band of athletes who had won only two
football games in three seasons of
existence. But the student bodyTs interest
in pirates quickly resulted in changing the
name of the team to capture the romantic
appeal of the early sea adventurers. The
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change brought so much enthusiam that
in the following year, 1935, the Pirate
football team had a much better season,
winning three of its six games.
Prior to the introduction of athletics for
men, the ECTC Athletic Association,
comprising women athletes in basketball,
tennis, baseball and archery were content
with the more classical nicknames. A
1930-31 Handbook for ECTC listed the
two teams that made up the Athletic
Association as the Olympians and the
Athenians. Their colors were purple and
gold (the same as todayTs colors) and the
mascot was a wildcat.
Other uses of the pirate theme began in
the 1940Ts with a literary magazine named
~Pieces of Eight.T The name, however,
was later changed to ~~Rebel.�T
The college yearbook became the
~~BuccaneerT in the 1950Ts and the pirate
symbol, the face of a bearded, patched-
eye character with a crossed bone em-
blem on his hat was added to the school
seal in the mid 1960's.
FICKLEN STADIUM
Ficklen Memorial Stadium was
dedicated Sept. 21, 1963, the same
day East Carolina defeated Wake
Forest, 20-10, in the only football
game between the two schools until
this year.
The dedication game was the
culmination of a dream come true for
the then East Carolina College and all
of eastern North Carolina. The
original plan was announced on Oct.
7, 1961, by Dr. Leo Jenkins, Chan-
cellor of the College, at a meeting of
the Society of Buccaneers.
Within a year, $283,387 had been
raised, although the goal had been
only $200,000. With the funds in
hand, Ficklen Stadium was built.
The original stadium consisted of
the permanent stands on the south
side, a small press box and the old
lighting system that was removed af-
ter the 1974 season. Total cost was
$300,000.
The north side permanent seating
was constructed in 1968, increasing
the stadium seating capacity to
20,000.
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The stadium was named for the
last James Skinner Ficklen, a Green-
ville resident, who distinguished him-
self as one of AmericaTs leading
tobacconists. At the time of his death
in 1955, Ficklen was President and
Chairman of the Board of the E.B.
Ficklen Tobacco Company of Green-
ville. He was a close friend of the
College and established a financial aid
foundation, the Ficklen Foundation,
to aid students of the College.
The current lights are a com-
bination of metallic and incandescent
lights. There are 384 fixtures of 1500
watts each on the six 162-foot
towers. The cost of the new system
was $450,000. Engineers say Ficklen
is the best lighted stadium in the
Southeast.
A fund drive for 2% million dollars
was begun in March of 1977 in hopes
of expanding the stadium.
For the 1978 opener it could seat
35,000 fans and featured a new
scoreboard with a light-bank mes-
sage center and an_ ultra-modern
press box as well.
TOP 10 FICKLEN STADIUM CROWDS
Att. Opponent Date Score
31,251 Western Carolina Sept. 2, 1978 (N) 14-6
26,231 William and Mary Nov. 11, 1978 20-3
25,986 Texas-Arlington Sept. 30, 1978 (N) 23-17
Pas ie | Southern Illinois Oct. 8, 1977 33-0
23,581 VMI Sept. 24, 1977 (N) 14-13
22,450 Marshall Nov. 18, 1978 (N) 45-0
21,506 Western Carolina Oct. 30, 1976 24-17
212751 Richmond Nov. 10, 1973 (N) 44-14
19,726 Appalachian State Nov. 4, 1978 (N) 33-8
19,450 The Citadel Nov. 2, 1974 41-21
TOP 10 ROAD GAME CROWDS
Att. Opponent Location Date Score
92,813 $.Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium, Oct. 1, 1977 (TV) 16-19
Columbia, SC
91,150 N. Carolina Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill Sept. 16,1978 10-14
90,800 N.C. State Carter Stadium, Raleigh Sept. 9, 1978 (N) 13-29
49,700 N.C. State Carter Stadium, Raleigh Sept. 18, 1976 (N) 23-14
49,200 N.C. State Carter Stadium, Raleigh Sept. 3, 1977 (N) 28-23
49,000 N. Carolina Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill Oct. 23, 1976 10-12
47,500 N.C. State Carter Stadium, Raleigh Sept. 6,1975(N) 3-26
45,500 N.C. State Carter Stadium, Raleigh Sept. 8, 1973 (N) 8-57
42,800 N.C. State Carter Stadium, Raleigh Oct. 5, 1974 (TV) 20-24
42,000 N. Carolina) Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill Oct. 25, 1975 38-17
PIRATE TELEVISION RECORD (4-2)
1972: ECU 27 " The Citadel 21..... at Ficklen Stadium, Greenville (Regional)
1974: ECU 20 " N.C. State 24......... at Carter Stadium, Raleigh (Regional)
1976: ECU 35 " Appalachian State 7 at Ficklen Stadium, Greenville (Regional)
1977: ECU 16 " South Carolina 19 ........:..-.... at Williams-Brice Stadium,
Columbia, SC (Regional)
1978: ECU 20 " William and Mary 3 at Ficklen Stadium, Greenville (Regional)
1978: ECU 35 " Louisiana Tech 13 (Independence Bowl) at Shreveport, La.
(Regional)
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CROWDS THE LAST 10 YEARS
(Regular Season Games Only)
TOTAL ATTENDANCES
YEAR ATTENDANCE AVERAGE RECORD
1969 73,0987 49) 8,426 2-1-0
1970 141,140(11) 12,831 3-8-0
1971 165,866(10) 16,487 4-6-0
1972 180,725(11) 16,430 9-2-0
1973 210 9521 tT) ee ee, 9-2-0
1974 183,884(11) | 16,713 7-4-0
ig7 228,371(11) 20,761 8-3-0
1976 237,191(11) 21;563 9-2-0
Loey 283,518(11) 25,774 8-3-0
1978 287,329(11) 26,424" 8-3-0
FICKLEN STADIUM ATTENDANCES
YEAR ATTENDANCE AVERAGE RECOR
1969 45,837 (5) 9,167 1-4-0
1970 48,264 (A) 12,066 1-3-0
1o77 12,900 {) 14,517 3-2-0
1972 65,361; (3) 13,066 9-0-0
1973 84,352 (5) 16,870 9-0-0
1974 82,376 (5) 16,475 9-0-0
i937 77,684 (5) Laad. 4-1-0
1976 88,691 (5) L/, Jae 9-0-0
Lo iy 84,464 (4) 21.617 3-1-0
1978 125,644 (5)* Se 8 5-0-0
ROAD GAME ATTENDANCES
YEAR ATTENDANCE AVERAGE RECORD
1969 30,000 (4) | 7,500 1-3-0
1970 92,876 (7) 13,268 2-5-0
1971 76,781 (4) 19,199 1-3-0
1972 104,500 (6) 17,417 4-2-0
1973 126,600 (6) te ede 4-2-0
1974 101,468 (6) 16,911 2-4-0
1975 150,687 (6) Pa HE Se 4-2-0
1976 148,500 (6) : 24,750 4-2-0
LSF/ 199,054 (7) 28,436 5-2-0
1978 161,685 (6)* 26,948* 3-3-0
*school record 51
East Carolina, and Pirate head
coach Pat Dye, hold lofty standings in
the NCAA football statistics which
cover the past five seasons.
Dye, meeting the five-year min-
imum for the first time, joins the elite
group of the nationTs winningest
coaches with his 41-15 mark and .732
percentage, holding down the 11th
spot among active coaches. Barry
Switzer of Oklahoma tops the parade
with a .906 mark and a 62-6-2 record.
Alabama's Paul ~~BearTT Bryant is
sixth at .775 with a 284-77-16 record.
Easily the top defensive team in
North Carolina over the five-year
period from 1974 through 1978, the
Pirates also show impressively in
national rankings.
East Carolina is No. 8 in the NCAA
in total defense over the past five
seasons, allowing only 259.00 yards
per game. Michigan tops the list at
230.11.
The Pirates are No. 15 in rushing
defense for the period at 149.11 yards
per game with Michigan again
leading at 113.95 yards per outing.
In pass defense, East Carolina is
No. 17 yielding 109.89 yards, while
Vanderbilt heads that chart at 101.64
yards allowed per game.
East Carolina stands at No. 11 in
scoring defense permitting only 12.98
points per game, while Michigan
leads the nation at 8.31.
On offense, the Pirates have the
nationTs ninth most productive
rushing team over the past five years
with a 272.49 per game average.
Another wishboneT team _leads,
Oklahoma at 365.15 yards. Ap-
palachian State is the next closest
team in the state at 248.07, ranking
20th.
In the
all-important won-lost
52
category, the Pirates rank 19th in the
NCAA for the past five seasons with
a 40-15 regular season record.
East Carolina currently has the
fourth longest streak of consecutive
games without being shut out, have
extended the count to 87. Oklahoma
has not been shut out in its last 143
games, while Southern California
owns a skein of 131 and N.C. State
has scored in 94 straight games.
1978 NCAA
STATISTICS
on pages 112-713
Sept.
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
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OPPONENTTS SCHEDULES
WESTERN CAROLINA
at East Carolina
TENNESSEE TECH
at Marshall
at Appalachian State
ELON
at The Citadel
WOFFORD COLLEGE
LENOIR-RHYNE*
U.T.-CHATTANOOGA
at Furman
E. TENN. STATE
N.C. STATE
EAST CAROLINA
VIRGINIA
at West Virginia
WAKE FOREST
at Auburn
MARYLAND
NORTH CAROLINA
at Clemson
at South Carolina
PENN STATE*
at Duke
DUKE
EAST CAROLINA
at South Carolina
at Virginia
at Army
at Richmond
(Tobacco Bowl)
CLEMSON*
MARYLAND
at Georgia Tech
at Wake Forest
N.C. STATE
NORTH CAROLINA
WAKE FOREST
APPALACHIAN ST.
at Georgia
EAST CAROLINA
at N.C. State
at Virginia Tech
at North Carolina
MARYLAND
AUBURN
at Clemson
DUKE
at South Carolina
7:00
7:00
1:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
1:00
1:00
1:00
2:00
1:00
7:00
7:00
1:30
7:00
1:30
1:00
1:00
1:00
7:00
1:00
1:30
1:30
7:00
1:30
2:00
1:30
1:30
1:30
1:30
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1530
7:30
1:30
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7:00
1:30
1:00
1:30
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1:00
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Sept.
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
VMI
8 WILLIAM & MARY
15 RICHMOND*
22 at Virginia
29 at East Carolina
6 E. TENN. STATE
13. at Appalachian State
20 THE CITADEL
27 FURMAN
3 CONNECTICUT
10 at Marshall
17. at Virginia Tech
THE CITADEL
8 PRESBYTERIAN
15 at Navy
22 at Vanderbuilt
29 APPALACHIAN ST.
1:30
1:30
1:30
7:00
130
1:30
2:00
1730
1:30
1:30
1:30
7:00
2:00
7:00
7:30
6 WESTERN CAROLINA 7:00
13 at East Carolina
20 atVMI
27 WOFFORD
3 at Marshall
10 atUT-Chattanooga
17 FURMAN*
NORTH CAROLINA
8 SOUTH CAROLINA
PITTSBURGH
29 atArmy
6 CINCINNATI
13 WAKE FOREST
20 atN.C. State
27 EAST CAROLINA
3 at Maryland
10 CLEMSON
17 at Virginia
24 atDuke
S
APPALACHIAN STATE
8 at Wake Forest
15 at Virginia Tech
1:30
2:00
1:30
1:30
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1:30
1:00
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30)
22 WESTERN CAROLINA 7:00
29 at The Citadel
7:00
6 UT-CHATTANOOGA* 1:30
13 VIRGINIA MILITARY
20 atFurman
)7 atE. Tenn. State
3 EAST CAROLINA
10 WILLIAM & MARY
17 MARSHALL
53
1:30
1:30
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1:30
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1330
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
OCt
RICHMOND
8 at Virginia
15 at VMI
22 atWyoming
29 WEST VIRGINIA
6 ARKANSAS STATE
13 DUKE (Tobacco Bowl)
20 at Virginia Tech
27 at Cincinnati
3 VILLANOVA
10 atEast Carolina
17. at William & Mary
NORTH TEXAS STATE
1 Texas-El Paso
8 at Oklahoma State
15 TEXAS-ARLINGTON
22 SMU
29 atKansas
6 at Southern Mississippi
13 NEW MEXICO STATE
20 W. TEXAS STATE*
27 atMemphis State
3 at Louisiana Tech
17 at East Carolina
WILLIAM & MARY
8 atVMI
15 COLGATE
22 at Virginia Tech
29 at Georgia Tech
6 MADISON
13 NAVY (Oyster Bowl)
at Norfolk, Va.
20 RUTGERS
27 at Delaware
10 atAppalachian State
17 RICHMOND
24 EAST CAROLINA
*Homecoming
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OPPONENT SIDs
Western Carolina
Steve White, Cullowhee, N.C. 28723
Phone 704-293-7171 (0), 704-293-5785 (h)
N.C. State
Ed Seaman, Raleigh, N.C. 27650
Phone 919-737-2102 (0), 919-829-9186 (h)
Duke
Tom Mickle, Durham, N.C. 27706
Phone 919-684-2633 (0), 919-489-3879 (h)
Wake Forest
Pat Gainey, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27109
Phone 919-761-5640 (0), 919-768-9991 (h)
VMI
Mike Strickler, Lexington, Va. 24450
Phone 703-463-6251 (0), 703-291-2985 (h)
The Citadel
Jimmy Wilder, Charleston, S.C. 29409
Phone 803-577-6900, Ext. 2070 (0), 803-577-
7337 (h)
North Carolina
Rick Brewer, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514
Phone 919-933-2123 (0), 919-929-2721 (h)
Appalachian State
Rich Layton, Boone, N.C. 28608
Phone 704-262-3080 (0), 704-295-7849 (h)
Richmond
Bob Dickinson, Richmond, Va. 23173
Phone 804-285-6360 (0), 804-740-3641 (h)
North Texas State
Fred Graham, Denton, Tex. 76203
Phone 818-788-2278 (0), 817-382-3325 (h)
William & Mary
Bob Sheeran, Williamsburg, Va. 23185
Phone 804-229-3111 (0), 804-229-6550 (h)
PIRATE TRAVEL PLANS
N.C. STATE " Depart Greenville
Saturday after pre-game meal for
Carter Stadium. Return immediately
after the game.
DUKE " Depart Greenville Satur-
day morning. Eat pre-game meal on
the road. Return immediately after
the game.
WAKE FOREST " Depart Green-
ville Friday morning. Workout
possible. Headquarters Holiday Inn
Coliseum (723-2911). Return im-
mediately after the game.
Western Carolina 390 miles
N.C. State* 87 miles
Duke* 108 miles
Wake Forest* 193 miles
VMI 180 miles
The Citadel 270 miles
NORTH CAROLINA " _ Depart
Greenville Saturday morning. Eat pre-
game meal on the road. Return im-
mediately after the game.
APPALACHIAN STATE " Depart
Greenville Friday morning. Workout
possible. Headquarters Ramada Inn,
Boone (704-264-1000). Return im-
mediately after the game.
WILLIAM AND MARY " Depart
Greenville after dinner Friday.
Headquarters Bonhomme_ Richard
Inn, Williamsburg (804-220-1410). Re-
turn immediately after the game.
DISTANCES FROM GREENVILLE
North Carolina* 116 miles
Appalachian State* 275 miles
Richmond 173 miles
North Texas State 1250 miles
William and Mary* 135 miles
Road opponents this year
SERIES RECORDS vs. 1979 FOES
Western Carolina
(14-13-0)
6 ... SOC eaS 6-7
ee Rs Oe a ere ages 6-7
ee ee 6-7
We) PARSE OS 6-12
6 Al Dinas 14-25
AR ee OR EN 19-6
we. a 7-13
Geer ee aN 0-28
Nt 0-39
ep. SOS ibe: 6-19
Mp wAcow.i ee 36-6
Re oe vee aial 20-34
DP Al py oe 21-7
ee Bolneds Adee itis 26-7
RE EN TIN gape 27-13
ee SPN eee 14-6
(ie. Osiris Sark 20-19
ae 7-20
ee er 18-7
e .... Hoist i AS 14-34
Ee PO SRR 74
PS iss Leds Be Seon chara 6-7
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Se aia OS 50-0
a oem ore e 42-14
Oe... aco Giue. 24-17
me 2 Ar tate 14-6
(3-6-0)
PORE gh ES Tig Bg ee 6-23
Tet . oe al 31-15
EE hs 6 Sk oc oe 16-38
OS 5G aa ees os ee ae 8-57
Tee . owe eet i ae 20-24
I 8s kg ee 3-26
Se. . oo oa cutee s ve ee 23-14
fee. i oligo. Ge. 28-23
180... sk Bheaas Hewes 29-13
Duke
MOPS kine CE Rima ied 17-16
Wake Forest
(1-0-0)
Mus. cok dn nae 20-10
VMi
(6-1-0)
, RS re ey cee 30-3
See cS... eet ew CaO. 42-7
ee. oe ee ee eae 3-13
We fie 28-12
Os a en a eae 17-3
ge oe ee a 14-13
WN pti at a iG eves 19-6
The Citadel
(12-4-0)
Peet coe cos i ee ee 7-21
Te MeN os i eRe 20-6
el Coe een BS. 19-10
Peas hak a a. 21-0
Ws OV es ci ees 27-17
WOE Whe cass te S. 19-21
TH. Notas Pos ok Pe. 23-14
PO ce ot ks 13-31
SPN We eS 0-31
WE higa hes ke st es 31-25
Ws ee owe. c 27-21
pe SAE A TOONS a, pane 34-0
MOS ot bas eS 41-21
190... Bates 5 He. See. Or 3-0
Wha es pe ee 22-3
PS I i a a 34-16
(1-4-0)
SG ak Saree 4G epee 19-42
PEE shingles 0 + b URE aos 27-28
Des 6 a is en ts cl we 38-17
WES clu glace Oe v2 10-12
Tee Te aw 5s SS 10-14
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(9-19-0)
re us ce Ys ras 0-32
MM Fs Wind c's Mereaes Os. a 0-14
SS. ee hs Cha 6-27
Pee 4 abi o.oo eRe te 6-14
SPN ii Esc eee. 6-18
RRR AE eae 0-64
WE or Rohe ols OO ea 0-47
PO ie Ps vs 0 os edly CBs 18-35
ME Fe as ho he's gis cee 0-20
ge ae | + SR a 20-24
WEE Os 4 itn es oes 29-22
UE St oe ews ab oa + 9 KE 40-7
SUED Gos BN bev gs Sea cee) 7-13
SU fF. Tie ch teas} 13-0
UD Nb 08 ge kg ek cee os 19-22
Wea Ch) a ee. ae 6-7
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Bp Map nittie: Sikowe Sie st ees ae 0-28
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MOONEE cede Sika ings BS� Py pth: ore 29-16
ee. PR aD. oe ae Kec 35-7
SE ky ood OER by 3 PR ae Sh 49-14
SE IM aoc Se, Ge he ea. 21-23
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Ms, os Re et ek 35-7
SSE TEES Sen Sn kt 45-14
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(9-11-0)
TO oo Sates oh ck 7-45
Wee CO ee a OE 7-40
GU Piatti aes 22-7
WS Fi chs ak ie yc eke 26-27
Woe oe Sle) 4 be ee 7-10
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Te ce ee ws ae 34-13
TOO i Ori wk ace cs oe bea 28-16
WE rie eee vo i oc gee 23-7
cL SO A 7-31
OG Sd be phn ck oe 7-24
pl ERED Gane sts Seaman 1s 12-28
WRT cs ch cabs die cae a eee 7-14
Wee a os ces ee 21-0
We WR i a ee 44-14
A os Ue dees 20-28
TOP So eo uo ok eae 14-17
Mara cs ley eR a SS 20-10
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Te oe es sok oe os 21-14
~North Texas State
(0-0-0)
First Meeting
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(7-3-1)
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TE. os 2 ka wan at 27-7
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Name
Socrates Gliarmis
Rodney Allen
Jess Eberdt
Bill Lamm
Vern Davenport
David Kauffman
Tyronne Spellman
John Felton
Leander Green
Jim Renuart
Adam Mattocks
Gerald Sykes
Danny Safrit
Ralph Powell
Henry Trevathan
James Freer
Smokey Norris
Thomas McLaurin
Harold Blue
Willie Holley
Sam Harrell
Rocky Speight
Wayne Perry
Mike Hawkins
Bill Pinkney
Marvin Elliot
Anthony Collins
Johnny Jamison
Andray Ray
Mark Bryant
Theodore Sutton
Tommy Peacock
Dexter Martin
Chuck Jackson
Roy Wiley
Jesse Hilton
Charlie Carter
Ruffin McNeill
Marvin Cobb
Brian McDaniel
Andre Bentley
Thomas Lowery
57
53
53s
56
61s
PIRATES BY THE NUMBERS
Name
Glenn Morris
Eddie Habit
Jeffrey Warren
Billy Parker
Gene Winters
Jeff Hagans
John Maness
Ernest Bayne
Dwight Tart
Oscar Tyson
Wayne Inman
Mike Jordan
Bizz Baker
Mitchell Johnston
Jay LaCock
Bud LaCock
Mindell Tyson
John Hallow
Robert Boykins
Tim Swords
Sam Boyd
Vance Tingler
Tootie Robbins
Joe Godette
Matt Mulholland
Jim Laughridge
Perry Allred
John Morris
Jeff Brown
Billy Ray Washington
Charlie Mann
Matt Jones
Chris Moore
Cliff Williams
George Crump
Dennis Mulholland
Noah Clark
Nate Wigfall
Mike Brewington
Fee Griffin
Rocky Butler
Wayne Poole
Pos.
wees xe
108) 188)
Re ae wt ae AS Go G) G) G2 6) ct 0) �) 3.89
No. Name
2 ** Rodney Allen
80 * Perry Allred
Robert Bailey
64s _ Bizz Baker
Ernest Bayne
48 Andre Bentley
23 �*Harold Blue
72s Sam Boyd
71s Robert Boykins
96 xx Mike Brewington
83s Jeff Brown
93 * Rocky Butler
43 ** Charlie Carter
93 **Noah Clark
45 �* Marvin Cobb
33 x Anthony Collins
91 * George Crump
5 Vern Davenport
Rod Denkins
3 Jess Eberdt
32 * Marvin Elliott
9 John Felton
Garrett Floyd
Hayes Foscue
James Freeman
20 **James Freer
1 Socrates Gliarmis
77 ** Joe Godette
10 **Leander Green
97 * Fee Griffin
03s. Eddie Habit
5/7 ** Jeff Hagans
25 xx Sam Harrell
29 Mike Hawkins
42 Jesse Hilton
24 ** Willie Holley
Mike Holt
63 * Wayne Inman
40 x Chuck Jackson
65 ** Mitchell Johnston
87 Matt Jones
64 Mike Jordan
67 Bud LaCock
66 Jay LaCock
4 * BillLamm
79s Jim Laughridge
1979 EAST CAROLINA
Pos.
Ht. Wt.
6-1 188
6-1 248
6-0 222
ro B27
6-1 219
2-11 196
6-0 186
6-3 221
6-4 191
6-4 231
oT 10
3� 273
oo i168
6-1 229
10" 17
p-11- 202
6-3 215
6-3 200
5-8 175
6-0 164
107.186
o-9� 172
6-0 206-
3-9 . 206
6-0 192
oS WZ
9 ~ Th0
6-2 215
o-/ 167
5-4 228
6-0 243
6-0 242
6-2 208
oo. 755
5-10 170
B-9-. 179
6-0 200
6-3 242
6-3" 207
6-4 242
O33 et
6-3 254
6-2. 239
6-1 246
5-11 180
6-0 219
58
Born
10-23-54
1-1-58
10-19-57
11-24-59
12-3-59
1-30-60
8-25-60
1-23-60
4-5-58
12-4-57
1-27-60
10-21-59
12-17-56
11-2-58
4-5-60
5-27-59
7-22-59
6-23-58
8-20-60
10-28-55
1-26-60
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Jacksonville
High Point
Goldsboro
Laurinburg
Robersonville
Lumberton
Greenville
High Point
Greenville
Fayetteville
Robersonville
Raleigh
Penn Yan, N.Y.
Chesapeake, Va.
Grifton
Winnabow
Rocky Mount
Alexandria, Va.
Edenton
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Kinston
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Tabb, Va.
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Harrellsville
Manson
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Edenton
Raleigh
Hope Mills
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Kinston
New Bern
Wilmington
Wilmington
Satellite Beach, Fla.
Rocky Mount
No. Name
52 Thomas Lowery
60 *John Maness
86 *Charlie Mann
38 Dexter Martin
12s Adam Mattocks
46 Brian McDaniel
22 ** Thomas McLaurin
44 x Ruffin McNeill
Mike Meads
88 Chris Moore -
53 �* Glenn Morris
83*** John Morris
92 Dennis Mulholland
78 *** Matt Mulholland
21 Smokey Norris
54s Billy Parker
37. Tommy Peacock
27 * Wayne Perry
30 ** Bill Pinkney
99 *** Wayne Poole
15s Ralph Powell
12 Jim Renuart
76 * Tootie Robbins
15 Danny Safrit
Rocky Speight
75 ~~ Tyronne Spellman
36 ~*Theodore Sutton
72 ** Timothy Swords
13. * Gerald Sykes
61s Dwight Tart
73 ** Vance Tingler
17. * Henry Trevathan
70 Mindell Tyson
62 Oscar Tyson
54 Jeffrey Warren
85 Billy Ray Washington
95 * Nate Wigfall
41 * Roy Wiley
990. Cliff Williams
56 *** Gene Winters
86s Dorian
