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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: Conference USA-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1932  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights
 Steve Logan enters his 6th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ West Virginia  17   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Wake Forest  25   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. South Carolina  0   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Syracuse  0   56   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Southern Mississippi  13   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Tulane  16   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Memphis  32   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Louisville  45   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Houston  28   27   W       
 Thu., Nov. 13  vs. Cincinnati  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ North Carolina State  24   37   L       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored214
  Scoring Average19.5
  Points Allowed298
  Defense Average27.1
  Opponents Record64-62
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-4
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 9-3337210Won  41-76-019885  Jeff Bower
Tulane 7-4375225 5-1211124  Tommy Bowden
East Carolina 5-6214298 4-2148131  Steve Logan
Cincinnati 8-4321252Won  35-192-4127136  Rick Minter
Memphis 4-7218243 2-4104143  Rip Scherer
Houston 3-8216410 2-4117189  Kim Helton
Louisville 1-10245407 0-6139236  Ron Cooper

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 


Some records may be incomplete.


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.