1983 East Carolina Pirates football team

1983 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record8–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Throckmorton (1st season)
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)      11 1 0
Virginia Tech      9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College      9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia      9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina      8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh      8 3 1
Florida State      8 4 0
Penn State      8 4 1
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Memphis State      6 4 1
Notre Dame      7 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
South Carolina      5 6 0
Cincinnati    4 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana      4 6 0
Temple      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Louisville      3 8 0
Navy      3 8 0
Rutgers      3 8 0
Army      2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Ed Emory, the team compiled a 8–3 record.