| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Team: | East Carolina Pirates |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 7–3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Pat Dye |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Stadium: | Ficklen Memorial Stadium |
The 1979 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Pat Dye, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record.[1]