1996 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 1996 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 8–3 record.[1] The Pirates offense scored 316 points while the defense allowed 214 points.
| 1996 East Carolina Pirates football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–3 |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Doug Martin (1st as OC, 5th overall season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Paul Jette (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (Capacity: 35,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Army | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Notre Dame | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | – | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | 4:00 pm | East Tennessee State | W 45–21 | 25,512 | [2] | ||
| September 14 | 12:00 pm | at West Virginia | ESPN+ | L 9–10 | 50,129 | [3] | |
| September 21 | 7:00 pm | at South Carolina | WNCT | W 23–7 | 79,806 | [4] | |
| September 28 | 4:00 pm | UCF |
| W 28–7 | 34,121 | [5] | |
| October 10 | 8:00 pm | Southern Miss |
| ESPN2 | L 7–28 | 34,480 | [6] |
| October 19 | 7:00 pm | at No. 12 Miami (FL) | ESPN | W 31–6 | 31,909 | [7] | |
| November 2 | 2:00 pm | Arkansas State |
| WNCT | W 34–16 | 24,890 | [8] |
| November 9 | 7:00 pm | at No. 25 Virginia Tech | ESPN2 | L 14–35 | 49,128 | [9] | |
| November 16 | 2:00 pm | Ohio |
| WNCT | W 55–45 | 27,321 | [10] |
| November 23 | 2:00 pm | at Memphis | WNCT | W 20–10 | 25,059 | [11] | |
| November 30 | 3:30 pm | vs. NC State | ESPN2 | W 50–29 | 66,347 | [12] | |
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- "1996 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- "Bucs give ECU a game". Johnson City Press. September 8, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "West Virginia wins, 10–9, after East Carolina fails on 2-point play". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 15, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Harley runs over USC". The Greenville News. September 22, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Pirates vanquish Knights". The Orlando Sentinel. September 29, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Eagles take wing, 28–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Twice the hurt - Clement injures shoulder; UM takes beating". The Miami Herald. October 20, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "East Carolina whips Arkansas State 34–16". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hokies hammer Pirates". Daily Press. November 10, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "ECU's Harley rumbles over Ohio". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 17, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "ECU answers the call". The News and Observer. November 24, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Harley hogs the spotlight". The Charlotte Observer. December 1, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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