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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: Conference USA-

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1932 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Steve Logan enters his 6th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	@ West Virginia	17	24	L
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Wake Forest	25	24	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. South Carolina	0	26	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Syracuse	0	56	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Southern Mississippi	13	23	L
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Tulane	16	33	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Memphis	32	10	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Louisville	45	31	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Houston	28	27	W
Thu., Nov. 13	vs. Cincinnati	14	7	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ North Carolina State	24	37	L

1997 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	214
Scoring Average	19.5
Points Allowed	298
Defense Average	27.1
Opponents Record	64-62
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-4

1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1997 Conference USA- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Mississippi	9-3	337	210	Won 41-7	6-0	198	85	Jeff Bower
Tulane	7-4	375	225		5-1	211	124	Tommy Bowden
East Carolina	5-6	214	298		4-2	148	131	Steve Logan
Cincinnati	8-4	321	252	Won 35-19	2-4	127	136	Rick Minter
Memphis	4-7	218	243		2-4	104	143	Rip Scherer
Houston	3-8	216	410		2-4	117	189	Kim Helton
Louisville	1-10	245	407		0-6	139	236	Ron Cooper

1997 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1997 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.