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-
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 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.