2004 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 2004 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach John Thompson, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1]

2004 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceConference USA
Record2–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNoah Brindise (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Odom (2nd season)
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
(Capacity: 43,000)
2004 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Louisville $  8 –0   11 –1  
Memphis  5 –3   8 –4  
Southern Miss  5 –3   7 –5  
Cincinnati  5 –3   7 –5  
UAB  5 –3   7 –5  
TCU  3 –5   5 –6  
Tulane  3 –5   5 –6  
South Florida  3 –5   4 –7  
Houston  3 –5   3 –8  
East Carolina  2 –6   2 –9  
Army  2 –6   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 46:00 pmat No. 10 West Virginia*
L 23–5659,172[2]
September 117:00 pmWake Forest*
L 17–3133,458[3]
September 257:00 pmCincinnati
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 19–2429,332[4]
October 23:30 pmat No. 22 Louisville
ESPN+L 7–5940,220[5]
October 92:00 pmTulanedagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN+W 27–2529,584[6]
October 237:05 pmat Southern Miss
ESPNGPL 10–5132,422[7]
October 303:00 pmArmy
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN+W 38–2829,111[8]
November 65:00 pmat Houston
L 24–3413,069[9]
November 137:00 pmat South Florida
L 17–4125,408[10]
November 202:00 pmMemphis
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 35–3827,250[11]
November 271:00 pmvs. NC State*
L 14–5241,244[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References
  1. "2004 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  2. "Mountaineers run past Pirates". The News and Observer. September 5, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wake's Randolph too much for ECU". The News and Observer. September 12, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Controversial call boosts Cincinnati". St. Petersburg Times. September 26, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pirates spit, Cards lick their chops". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Finally! Pirates get win". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 10, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "USM's offense lights up The Rock". Sun Herald. October 24, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Army dealt setback". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 31, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Kolb, Houston turn back ECU". The News and Observer. November 7, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "This time, Bulls finish what they start". The Tampa Tribune. November 14, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "East Carolina just can't win". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 21, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Packin' a wallop in finale". The News and Observer. November 28, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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