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: Skip Holtz Conference: Conference USA-East
2006 Season Highlights
Skip Holtz enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
2006 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 @
Navy
23
28
L
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Alabama Birmingham
12
17
L
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Memphis
35
20
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
West Virginia
10
27
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Virginia
31
21
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Tulsa
10
31
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Southern Methodist
38
21
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Southern Mississippi
20
17
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Central Florida
23
10
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Marshall
33
20
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Rice
17
18
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
North Carolina State
21
16
W
Sat., Dec. 23
South Florida
7
24
L
@ Birmingham, AL
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2006 Season Totals
Record 7-6
Points Scored 280
Scoring Average 21.5
Points Allowed 270
Defense Average 20.8
Opponents Record 81-82
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-3
2006 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2006 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2006 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
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.