Program · never held the belt · belt games 1983–1989

East Carolina

3Belt games

0–3Record

0Reigns

East Carolina has lined up against the belt holder 3 times and walked off without it every time — the closest was lost 17–24 to Florida on October 22, 1983. Embed the East Carolina belt badge →

By the numbers

East Carolina and the belt

Heartbreak list →

Shots at the belt3

belt games as the challenger, 1983–1989 · record 0–3

Closest call7 pts

lost 17–24 to Florida on October 22, 1983

Last shot14–47

October 7, 1989 against South Carolina

Holders faced3

Florida, Florida State, and South Carolina, one shot each

Among the 143 programs still chasing it31st

in attempts · the heartbreak list

This season

The belt and East Carolina right now

Every path →

No path yet

Nothing on East Carolina’s schedule runs through Notre Dame or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.

Season outlook

under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.

Every attempt

3 belt games, newest first

Compare with another team →

October 7, 1989 · East Carolina at South Carolina 14–47lost by 33 October 15, 1988 · East Carolina at Florida State 21–45lost by 24 October 22, 1983 · East Carolina at Florida 17–24lost by 7

A program gets a shot at the belt only by being scheduled against whoever holds it, so a short list here says as much about the schedule as the program. Win one, and this page turns into a reign.