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: Independent-
1996 Season Highlights
Steve Logan enters his 5th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 7 vs. East Tennessee State
45
21
W
Sat., Sep. 14 @
West Virginia
9
10
L
Sat., Sep. 21 @
South Carolina
23
7
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Central Florida
28
7
W
Thu., Oct. 10 vs.
Southern Mississippi
7
28
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Miami
31
6
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Arkansas State
34
16
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Virginia Tech
14
35
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Ohio
55
45
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Memphis
20
10
W
Sat., Nov. 30 @
North Carolina State
50
29
W
@ Charlotte, NC
1996 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 316
Scoring Average 28.7
Points Allowed 214
Defense Average 19.5
Opponents Record 63-51
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 4-2
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.