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
2009 Season Highlights
Skip Holtz enters his 5th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
The Pirates won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
The Pirates won the Conference USA Conference East Championship.
2009 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Appalachian State
29
24
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
West Virginia
20
35
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
North Carolina
17
31
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Central Florida
19
14
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Marshall
21
17
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Southern Methodist
21
28
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Rice
49
13
W
Tue., Oct. 27 @
Memphis
38
19
W
Thu., Nov. 5 vs.
Virginia Tech
3
16
L
Sun., Nov. 15 @
Tulsa
44
17
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Alabama Birmingham
37
21
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Southern Mississippi
25
20
W
Sat., Dec. 5
Houston
38
32
W
Sat., Jan. 2
Arkansas
17
20
L (OT)
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl Bowl
2009 Season Totals
Record 9-5
Points Scored 378
Scoring Average 27.0
Points Allowed 307
Defense Average 21.9
Opponents Record 92-80
Conference Record 8-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-3
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2009 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2009 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
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.