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: Conference USA-
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1997 Season Highlights |
Steve Logan enters his 6th season as Head Coach at East Carolina. |
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1997 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 6 | @
West Virginia
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17 |
24 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 13 | vs.
Wake Forest
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25 |
24 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 20 | vs.
South Carolina
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0 |
26 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 4 | @
Syracuse
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0 |
56 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 11 | vs.
Southern Mississippi
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13 |
23 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 18 | @
Tulane
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16 |
33 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 25 | vs.
Memphis
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32 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 1 | @
Louisville
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45 |
31 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 8 | @
Houston
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28 |
27 |
W |
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| Thu., Nov. 13 | vs.
Cincinnati
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14 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 22 | @
North Carolina State
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24 |
37 |
L |
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1997 Season Totals |
Record | 5-6
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Points Scored | 214 |
Scoring Average | 19.5 |
Points Allowed | 298 |
Defense Average | 27.1 |
Opponents Record | 64-62
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Conference Record | 4-2 |
Home Record | 3-2
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Away Record | 2-4
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1997 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1997 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1997 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
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.