East Carolina Football Team History
East Carolina Pirates
 
	
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		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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| 2009 Season Highlights |  
|  Skip Holtz enters his 5th season as Head Coach at East Carolina. |  
|  The Pirates won the Conference USA Conference Championship. |  
|  The Pirates won the Conference USA Conference East Championship. |  
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| 2009 Season |  
|  Date  | 
 Opponent  |  Score  | 
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|  Sat., Sep. 5  |  vs.
Appalachian State
  
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   	 29  | 
   	 24  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Sep. 12  |  @
West Virginia
  
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   	 20  | 
   	 35  | 
     L   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Sep. 19  |  @
North Carolina
  
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   	 17  | 
   	 31  | 
     L   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Sep. 26  |  vs.
Central Florida
  
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   	 19  | 
   	 14  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Oct. 3  |  @
Marshall
  
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   	 21  | 
   	 17  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Oct. 10  |  @
Southern Methodist
  
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   	 21  | 
   	 28  | 
     L   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Oct. 17  |  vs.
Rice
  
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   	 49  | 
   	 13  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Tue., Oct. 27  |  @
Memphis
  
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   	 38  | 
   	 19  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Thu., Nov. 5  |  vs.
Virginia Tech
  
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   	 3  | 
   	 16  | 
     L   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sun., Nov. 15  |  @
Tulsa
  
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   	 44  | 
   	 17  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Nov. 21  |  vs.
Alabama Birmingham
  
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   	 37  | 
   	 21  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Nov. 28  |  vs.
Southern Mississippi
  
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   	 25  | 
   	 20  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Dec. 5  |  
Houston
  
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   	 38  | 
   	 32  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Jan. 2  |  
Arkansas
  
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   	 17  | 
   	 20  | 
     L (OT)  | 
    
   	 @ Memphis, TN  | 
   	 Liberty Bowl Bowl | 
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| 2009 Season Totals |  
|   Record | 9-5
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|   Points Scored | 378 |  
|   Scoring Average | 27.0 |  
|   Points Allowed | 307 |  
|   Defense Average | 21.9 |  
|   Opponents Record | 92-80
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|   Conference Record | 8-1 |  
|   Home Record | 5-1
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|   Away Record | 3-3
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| 2009 NCAA Final Rankings |  
|  Rank  | 
 Record  | 
 Source  |  
|   was not ranked. |  
 
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| 2009 All American Awards |  
|   Player  | 
  Position  | 
 Class  | 
 Ht.  | 
 Wt.  | 
 Award  | 
 Team  | 
 Source  |  
|  Coming Someday  |  
 
 
| 2009 All Conference USA Conference Players |  
|   Player  | 
  Position  | 
 Class  | 
 Ht.  | 
 Wt.  | 
 Team  | 
 Source  |  
|  Coming Someday  |  
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Some records may be incomplete.  
	
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