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East Carolina Football Team History

East Carolina Pirates

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Founded: 1907
Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Capacity: 45,000
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Skip Holtz
Conference: Conference USA-East

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1932 <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024

2005 Season Highlights

Skip Holtz enters his 1st season as Head Coach at East Carolina.

2005 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. Duke	24	21	W
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Wake Forest	34	44	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ West Virginia	15	20	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Southern Mississippi	7	33	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Rice	41	28	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Southern Methodist	24	17	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Memphis	24	27	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Central Florida	20	30	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Tulsa	13	45	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Marshall	34	29	W
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Alabama Birmingham	31	23	W

2005 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	267
Scoring Average	24.3
Points Allowed	317
Defense Average	28.8
Opponents Record	62-66
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-4

2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2005 Conference USA-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Central Florida	8-5	373	373	Lost 48-49	7-2	272	248	George OLeary
Memphis	7-5	326	276	Won 38-31	5-3	207	201	Tommy West
Southern Mississippi	7-5	355	272	Won 31-19	5-3	238	182	Jeff Bower
East Carolina	5-6	267	317		4-4	194	232	Skip Holtz
Marshall	4-7	198	276		2-4	112	149	Mark Snyder
Tulane	2-9	234	348		1-6	150	212	Chris Scelfo

2005 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2005 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).