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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: Steve Logan
Conference: Independent-

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1932 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Steve Logan enters his 5th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. East Tennessee State	45	21	W
Sat., Sep. 14	@ West Virginia	9	10	L
Sat., Sep. 21	@ South Carolina	23	7	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Central Florida	28	7	W
Thu., Oct. 10	vs. Southern Mississippi	7	28	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Miami	31	6	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Arkansas State	34	16	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Virginia Tech	14	35	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Ohio	55	45	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Memphis	20	10	W
Sat., Nov. 30	@ North Carolina State	50	29	W	@ Charlotte, NC

1996 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	316
Scoring Average	28.7
Points Allowed	214
Defense Average	19.5
Opponents Record	63-51
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	4-2

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1996 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	5-6	192	353					Ed Zaunbrecher
Army	10-2	379	224	Lost 29-32				Bob Sutton
Navy	9-3	392	309	Won 42-38				Charlie Weatherbie
Buffalo	8-3	271	241					Craig Cirbus
East Carolina	8-3	316	214					Steve Logan
Notre Dame	8-3	407	181					Lou Holtz
Western Kentucky	7-4	304	251					Jack Harbaugh
Louisiana Tech	6-5	351	342					Gary Crowton
Alabama Birmingham	5-6	266	279					Watson Brown
Central Florida	5-6	277	261					Gene McDowell
Liberty	5-6	250	261					Sam Rutigliano
Louisiana	5-6	304	404					Nelson Stokley
Arkansas State	4-7	272	365					John Bobo
Northern Illinois	1-10	157	400					Joe Novak

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

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.