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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: John Thompson
Conference: Conference USA-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1932  <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024
2003 Season Highlights
 John Thompson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
 
2003 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Mon., Sep. 1  @ Cincinnati  3   40   L       
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. West Virginia  7   48   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Miami  3   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Wake Forest  16   34   L       
 Tue., Sep. 30  vs. Houston  13   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. North Carolina  17   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Army  38   32   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Louisville  20   36   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Memphis  24   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. South Florida  37   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Tulane  18   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Southern Mississippi  21   38   L       
 
2003 Season Totals
  Record1-11
  Points Scored217
  Scoring Average18.1
  Points Allowed428
  Defense Average35.7
  Opponents Record77-73
  Conference Record1-7
  Home Record0-6
  Away Record1-5
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2003 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 9-4293226Lost  0-178-0226117  Jeff Bower
Texas Christian 11-2380276Lost  31-347-1269202  Gary Patterson
Louisville 9-4450361Lost  28-495-3289242  Bobby Petrino
Memphis 9-4393250Won  27-175-3217138  Tommy West
South Florida 7-4276224 5-2158138  Jim Leavitt
Houston 7-6448468Lost  48-544-4286301  Art Briles
Alabama Birmingham 5-7245287 4-4189190  Watson Brown
Cincinnati 5-7303319 2-6190216  Rick Minter
Tulane 5-7337424 2-5206250  Chris Scelfo
East Carolina 1-11217428 1-7174280  John Thompson
Army 0-13206476   Todd Berry

2003 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2003 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.