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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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1932  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
2008 Season Highlights
 Skip Holtz enters his 4th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
 The Pirates won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
 The Pirates won the Conference USA Conference East Championship.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  @ Virginia Tech  27   22   W    @ Charlotte, NC   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. West Virginia  24   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Tulane  28   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ North Carolina State  24   30   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Houston  24   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Virginia  20   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Memphis  30   10   W       
 Sun., Nov. 2  @ Central Florida  13   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Marshall  19   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Southern Mississippi  3   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Alabama Birmingham  17   13   W       
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Texas El Paso  53   21   W       
 Sat., Dec. 6   Tulsa  27   24   W       
 Fri., Jan. 2   Kentucky  19   25   L    @ Memphis, TN   Liberty Bowl
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record9-5
  Points Scored328
  Scoring Average23.4
  Points Allowed295
  Defense Average21.1
  Opponents Record88-90
  Conference Record7-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-3
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2008 Conference USA-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
East Carolina 9-5328295Lost  19-257-2214180  Skip Holtz
Southern Mississippi 7-6398313Won  30-274-4270190  Larry Fedora
Memphis 6-7353353Lost  14-414-4227209  Tommy West
Central Florida 4-8199289 3-5137204  George OLeary
Marshall 4-8246332 3-4163188  Mark Snyder
Tulane 2-10200414 1-5102240  Bob Toledo

2008 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2008 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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