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: Steve Logan Conference: Independent-
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1996 Season Highlights |
Steve Logan enters his 5th season as Head Coach at East Carolina. |
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1996 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 7 | vs. East Tennessee State
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45 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 14 | @
West Virginia
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9 |
10 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 21 | @
South Carolina
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23 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 28 | vs.
Central Florida
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28 |
7 |
W |
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| Thu., Oct. 10 | vs.
Southern Mississippi
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7 |
28 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Miami
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31 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 2 | vs.
Arkansas State
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34 |
16 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 9 | @
Virginia Tech
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14 |
35 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 16 | vs.
Ohio
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55 |
45 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 23 | @
Memphis
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20 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 30 | @
North Carolina State
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50 |
29 |
W |
@ Charlotte, NC |
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1996 Season Totals |
Record | 8-3
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Points Scored | 316 |
Scoring Average | 28.7 |
Points Allowed | 214 |
Defense Average | 19.5 |
Opponents Record | 63-51
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 4-1
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Away Record | 4-2
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1996 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1996 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1996 All Independent Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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