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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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. |
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2008 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Aug. 30 | @
Virginia Tech
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27 |
22 |
W |
@ Charlotte, NC |
| Sat., Sep. 6 | vs.
West Virginia
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24 |
3 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 13 | @
Tulane
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28 |
24 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 20 | @
North Carolina State
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24 |
30 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 27 | vs.
Houston
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24 |
41 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 11 | @
Virginia
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20 |
35 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 18 | vs.
Memphis
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30 |
10 |
W |
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| Sun., Nov. 2 | @
Central Florida
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13 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 8 | vs.
Marshall
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19 |
16 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 15 | @
Southern Mississippi
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3 |
21 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 22 | @
Alabama Birmingham
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17 |
13 |
W |
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| Fri., Nov. 28 | vs.
Texas El Paso
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53 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Dec. 6 |
Tulsa
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27 |
24 |
W |
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| Fri., Jan. 2 |
Kentucky
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19 |
25 |
L |
@ Memphis, TN |
Liberty Bowl |
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2008 Season Totals |
Record | 9-5
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Points Scored | 328 |
Scoring Average | 23.4 |
Points Allowed | 295 |
Defense Average | 21.1 |
Opponents Record | 88-90
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Conference Record | 7-2 |
Home Record | 4-1
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Away Record | 4-3
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2008 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.