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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: Independent-

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1932  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
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
  Record8-3
  Points Scored316
  Scoring Average28.7
  Points Allowed214
  Defense Average19.5
  Opponents Record63-51
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-2
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 5-6192353   Ed Zaunbrecher
Army 10-2379224Lost  29-32  Bob Sutton
Navy 9-3392309Won  42-38  Charlie Weatherbie
Buffalo 8-3271241   Craig Cirbus
East Carolina 8-3316214   Steve Logan
Notre Dame 8-3407181   Lou Holtz
Western Kentucky 7-4304251   Jack Harbaugh
Louisiana Tech 6-5351342   Gary Crowton
Alabama Birmingham 5-6266279   Watson Brown
Central Florida 5-6277261   Gene McDowell
Liberty 5-6250261   Sam Rutigliano
Louisiana 5-6304404   Nelson Stokley
Arkansas State 4-7272365   John Bobo
Northern Illinois 1-10157400   Joe Novak

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.


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