East Carolina
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Established in 1932, the East Carolina Pirates football squad represent the East Carolina University in the top-tier NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. Part of the East Division of Conference-USA, the Pirates started in the Independent scene in 1932 before joining the North State Conference in 1947. It was there that East Carolina won their first ever conference title, the North Carolina State Intercollegiate Conference Championship in 1953. The Pirates remained with the NSC before joining the Carolinas Conference in 1961. Their stint with CC was short-lived (only 1 season) as they became an independent team once more in 1962. The Pirates spent 12 seasons with the Southern Conference (1965-76) and made good with their stay as they were able to capture 4 Southern Conference Championships (1966,'72,'73,'76). In addition, the Pirates have appeared in 12 postseason Bowl Games and is ranked #65 in terms of all time winning percentage with a 51.26% clip.
East Carolina is also home to several players who have made it big outside of the NCAA, as it has produced 19 All-Americans, and 52 NFL draftees since 1961. Since 1985, there were eight former Pirates who have played in a Super Bowl with five of them winning the World Championship.
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Ranking
| Year | Record | AP Rank | Coach Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 8-3-0 | 20 | |
| 1991 | 11-1-0 | 9 | 9 |
| 1995 | 9-3-0 | 23 |
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Scouting Report
| Category | Conf. USA Rank | National Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring Offense | 6 | 43 |
| Scoring Defense | 4 | 83 |
| Total Offense | 11 | 66 |
| Total Defense | 5 | 95 |
| Turnover Margin | 1 | 4 |
| Pass Efficiency Defense | 5 | 85 |
| Kickoff Returns | 1 | 13 |
| Net Punting | 9 | 102 |
| Passing Offense | 9 | 79 |
| Passing Defense | 9 | 114 |
| Passing Efficiency | 8 | 62 |
| Punt Returns | 9 | 77 |
| Rushing Offense | 5 | 34 |
| Rushing Defense | 5 | 50 |
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Championships
Conference Championships
- 1953 - North Carolina State Intercollegiate Conf Champions
- 1966 - Southern Conference Co-Champions
- 1972 - Southern Conference Champions
- 1973 - Southern Conference Champions
- 1976 - Southern Conference Champions
Small College National Championships
- 1964 - NCAA College Division East Region Champions
- 1965 - NCAA College Division East Region Champions
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ECU Bowl History
| Year | Bowl Game | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2007 | Hawaii Bowl | Boise State | W | 41-38 |
| Dec 23, 2006 | Papajohns.com Bowl | South Florida | L | 7-24 |
| Dec 19, 2001 | GMAC Bowl | Marshall | L | 61-64 |
| Dec 27, 2000 | Galleryfurniture.com Bowl | Texas Tech | W | 40-27 |
| Dec 22, 1999 | Mobile Alabama Bowl | Texas Christian | L | 14-28 |
| Dec 30, 1995 | Liberty Bowl | Stanford | W | 19-13 |
| Dec 31, 1994 | Liberty Bowl | Illinois | L | 0-30 |
| Jan 01, 1992 | Peach Bowl | North Carolina State | W | 37-34 |
| Dec 16, 1978 | Independence Bowl | Louisiana Tech | W | 35-13 |
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Highlights
| A quick highlight reel of how East Carolina University's football program, the ECU Pirates, have evolved in the past few years. |
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.30.08 | Virginia Tech | Charlotte, N.C. | W, 27-22 |
| 09.06.08 | West Virginia | Greenville, N.C. | |
| 09.13.08 | Tulane | New Orleans, La. | |
| 09.20.08 | N.C. State | Raleigh, N.C. | |
| 09.27.08 | Houston | Greenville, N.C. | |
| 10.11.08 | Virginia | Charlottesville, Va. | |
| 10.18.08 | Memphis | Greenville, N.C. | |
| 11.02.08 | Central Florida | Orlando, Fla. | |
| 11.08.08 | Marshall | Greenville, N.C. | |
| 11.15.08 | Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, Miss. | |
| 11.22.08 | UAB | Birmingham, Ala. | |
| 11.28.08 | Texas-El Paso | Greenville, N.C. |
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Roster
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Pos. | Cl | Hometown (Prev School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Best | 6-0 | 205 | Defensive Back | SR | Kinston, N.C. (North Lenoir) |
| 1 | Darnell Ballard | 5-7 | 190 | Running Back | JR | Fayetteville, N.C. (Cape Fear) |
| 2 | Jonathan Williams | 6-1 | 196 | Running Back | SO | Greenville, N.C. (J.H. Rose) |
| 3 | Davon Drew | 6-4 | 254 | Tight End | SR | New Bern, N.C. (New Bern) |
| 4 | Taylor Mazzone | 6-1 | 197 | Quarterback | JR | Raleigh N.C. (Mississippi) |
| 4 | Van Eskridge | 6-0 | 200 | Defensive Back | JR | Shelby, N.C. (Shelby) |
| 5 | Nathan Przestrzelski | 6-5 | 195 | Punter | SO | Black Mountain, N.C. (Charles D. Owen) |
| 6 | J.R. Rogers | 5-11 | 197 | Running Back | JR | Raleigh, N.C. (Bakersfield Junior College) |
| 7 | T.J. Lee | 6-0 | 207 | Wide Receiver | SR | Raleigh, N.C. (Bakersfield Junior College) |
| 8 | Reyn Willis | 6-3 | 215 | Wide Receiver | JR | Raleigh, N.C. (Alabama) |
| 9 | Melvin Patterson | 6-3 | 219 | Linebacker | SO | Alachua, Fla. (Santa Fe) |
| 10 | Jamar Bryant | 6-2 | 208 | Wide Receiver | JR | Hamlet, N.C. (Richmond County) |
| 12 | D.J. McFadden | 6-2 | 217 | Wide Receiver | FR | Charlotte, N.C. (Independence) |
| 13 | Travis Simmons | 5-10 | 179 | Defensive Back | SO | Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida A&M HS) |
| 13 | Joseph Sloan | 5-11 | 174 | Holder/Quarterback | JR | Chester, Va. (Thomas Dale) |
| 14 | Rob Kass | 6-4 | 255 | Quarterback | JR | Longwood, Fla. (Lake Highland) |
| 14 | Matt Dodge | 6-2 | 220 | Punter/Placekicker | JR | Morehead City, N.C. (Appalachian State) |
| 15 | Patrick Pinkney | 6-0 | 198 | Quarterback | SR | Fayetteville, N.C. (Pine Forest) |
| 17 | Dwayne Harris | 6-0 | 198 | Wide Receiver | SO | Stone Mountain, Ga. (Tucker) |
| 19 | Chris Mattocks | 6-0 | 210 | Defensive Back | JR | New Bern, N.C. (New Bern) |
| 20 | J.J. Milbrook | 5-9 | 191 | Defensive Back | SR | Miami, Fla. (Pace) |
| 21 | Darryl Reynolds | 6-1 | 189 | Defensive Back | SO | New Bern, N.C. (New Bern) |
| 22 | Michael Bowman | 5-9 | 165 | Wide Receiver | FR | Wadesboro, N.C. (Anson County) |
| 23 | Dekota Marshall | 6-1 | 195 | Defensive Back | SO | Jacksonville, N.C. (Southwest Onslow) |
| 24 | Jeremy Bullock | 6-0 | 195 | Defensive Back | JR | Littleton, N.C. (Northwest Halifax) |
| 24 | Dominique Lindsay | 5-10 | 210 | Running Back | SR | Charlotte, N.C. (Independence) |
| 25 | Brandon Simmons | 6-1 | 223 | Running Back | SR | Newton Grove, N.C. (Elizabeth City State) |
| 26 | Derek Blacknall | 5-11 | 187 | Defensive Back | FR | Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley) |
| 26 | Wes Pittman | 5-11 | 203 | Wide Receiver | SO | Raleigh N.C. (Cary) |
| 27 | Devon Wallace | 6-2 | 198 | Defensive Back | FR | Burlington, N.C. (Southern Alamance) |
| 27 | Spencer Hampton | 5-10 | 202 | Defensive Back | SO | Greenville, N.C. (D.H. Conley) |
| 28 | Matt Thompson | 6-2 | 203 | Linebacker | FR | Mebane, N.C. (Eastern Alamance) |
| 30 | Ben Hartman | 5-11 | 210 | Placekicker | JR | Winston-Salem, N.C. (North Davidson) |
| 31 | Lorenzo Osborne | 6-3 | 202 | Linebacker | JR | Atlanta, Ga. (Mays) |
| 33 | Norman Whitley | 5-9 | 187 | Running Back | SO | Hamlet, N.C. (Richmond County) |
| 33 | Justin Brockmeyer | 5-10 | 201 | Running Back | JR | Pasadena, Md. (McDaniel College) |
| 34 | Pierre Bell | 6-2 | 231 | Linebacker | SR | Vanceboro, N.C. (West Craven) |
| 35 | Jerek Hewett | 5-11 | 195 | Defensive Back | SR | Shallotte, N.C. (West Brunswick) |
| 37 | Julian Carter | 6-2 | 191 | Defensive Back | FR | New Bern, N.C. (New Bern) |
| 38 | Emanuel Davis | 5-11 | 187 | Defensive Back | FR | Manteo, N.C. (Manteo) |
| 39 | Ben Herlocker | 6-0 | 219 | Fullback | FR | Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic) |
| 40 | Kurtis von Bargen | 5-10 | 195 | Defensive Back | SR | Midlothian, Va. (Benedictine) |
| 40 | Cliff Perryman | 6-1 | 225 | Linebacker | FR | Richmond, Va. (Hermitage) |
| 41 | Zack Slate | 6-5 | 221 | Defensive Line | SR | Melbourne, Fla. (Melbourne) |
| 43 | Jason Simmons | 6-0 | 237 | Fullback | SR | Newton Grove, N.C. (Elizabeth City State) |
| 44 | Nick Johnson | 6-1 | 215 | Linebacker | JR | Charlotte, N.C. (East Mecklenburg) |
| 45 | Kevin Gidrey | 6-2 | 260 | Fullback/Tight End | SO | Virginia Beach, Va. (Kempsville) |
| 46 | A.J. Johnson | 6-2 | 256 | Defensive Line | SO | Atlanta, Ga. (Southside) |
| 49 | Jeremy Chambliss | 6-0 | 227 | Linebacker | JR | Tyrone, Ga. (Douglass) |
| 50 | Quentin Cotton | 6-2 | 224 | Linebacker | SR | High Point, N.C. (Glenn) |
| 53 | Scotty Robinson | 6-4 | 246 | Defensive Line | JR | Salisbury, N.C. (Salisbury) |
| 54 | Sean Allen | 6-3 | 307 | Offensive Line | JR | Wilson, N.C. (Hunt) |
| 55 | Dalvon Mack | 6-0 | 220 | Linebacker | SR | Fayetteville (Livingston College) |
| 55 | Steve Spence | 6-2 | 215 | Linebacker | FR | Norfolk, Va. (Norfolk-Maury) |
| 55 | Murphy Paderick | 5-11 | 211 | Placekicker | SO | Sanford, N.C. (Lee County) |
| 56 | Chris Atkins | 6-3 | 242 | Defensive Line | SO | Chattahoochee, Fla. (West Gadsden) |
| 57 | Fred Hicks | 6-0 | 304 | Offensive Line | SR | Seffner, Fla. (Armwood) |
| 58 | Austin Haynes | 6-2 | 212 | Linebacker | FR | Jacksonville, N.C. (Southwest Onslow) |
| 59 | Wilson Raynor | 6-2 | 235 | Deep Snapper | SR | Dunn, N.C. (Hargrave Military) |
| 60 | Andrew Farr | 6-4 | 279 | Offensive Line | SO | Pell City, Ala. (Hargrave Military) |
| 63 | Doug Polochak | 6-4 | 284 | Offensive Line | SO | Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Nease) |
| 64 | Travis Melvin | 6-6 | 291 | Offensive Line | SO | Fayetteville, N.C (Cape Fear) |
| 66 | D.J. Scott | 6-6 | 324 | Offensive Line | SO | Green Cove Springs, Fla. (Clay) |
| 70 | Doug Palmer | 6-3 | 300 | Offensive Line | JR | Fayetteville, N.C. (Byrd) |
| 72 | Stephen Heis | 6-5 | 285 | Offensive Line | JR | Cincinnati, Ohio (Anderson) |
| 74 | Terence Campbell | 6-5 | 320 | Offensive Line | JR | Maxton, N.C. (Purnell Swett) |
| 75 | Cory Dowless | 6-5 | 287 | Offensive Line | SO | Franklinville, N.C. (Eastern Randolph) |
| 77 | Linval Joseph | 6-6 | 358 | Defensive Line | SO | Alachua, Fla. (Santa Fe) |
| 78 | Stanley Bryant | 6-5 | 282 | Offensive Line | SR | Goldsboro, N.C. (Elizabeth City State) |
| 80 | Alex Taylor | 6-4 | 207 | Wide Receiver | JR | Greensboro, N.C. (Southwest Guilford) |
| 81 | Darryl Freeney | 5-11 | 196 | Wide Receiver | FR | Suffolk, Va. (Nansemond River) |
| 82 | T.J. Terrell | 5-10 | 173 | Wide Receiver | SO | San Antonio, Texas (Nicholls State) |
| 84 | Javon Brumsey | 6-4 | 191 | Wide Receiver | SO | Elizabeth City, N.C. (Northeastern) |
| 85 | Demorio Waymon | 6-3 | 185 | Wide Receiver | FR | Tallahassee, Fla. (Rickards) |
| 85 | Martin Tanski | 6-3 | 245 | Tight End | JR | Raleigh, N.C. (Wakefield) |
| 86 | Michael Byrd | 6-4 | 235 | Tight End | FR | Thomasville, N.C. (Thomasville) |
| 87 | J.R. Kraemer | 6-5 | 243 | Tight End | SR | Wildwood, Mo. (Illinios) |
| 89 | Will Towery | 6-5 | 282 | Tight End | FR | Asheville, N.C. (A.C. Reynolds) |
| 90 | Jay Ross | 6-3 | 306 | Defensive Line | JR | Wilmington, N.C. (New Hanover) |
| 91 | Kwaku Danso | 6-6 | 345 | Defensive Line | JR | Kumasi, Ghana (Opuku Ware) |
| 92 | Marcus Hands | 6-5 | 281 | Defensive Line | SR | Wilmington, N.C. (Laney) |
| 93 | Brandon Setzer | 6-6 | 335 | Defensive Linemen | SR | Thomasville, N.C. (Hargrave Military) |
| 94 | Willie Smith | 6-6 | 276 | Defensive Line | SO | Kenly, N.C. (North Johnston) |
| 95 | C.J. Wilson | 6-4 | 271 | Defensive Line | JR | Belhaven, N.C. (Northside) |
| 97 | Maurice Mercer | 6-5 | 259 | Defensive Line | FR | Nashville, N.C. (Nash Central) |
| 98 | Khalif Mitchell | 6-6 | 306 | Defensive Line | SR | Virginia Beach, Va. (North Carolina) |
| 99 | Antonio Allison | 6-4 | 297 | Defensive Line | FR | Statesville, N.C. (West Iredell) |
| Andrew Smith | 6-0 | 239 | Offensive Line | FR | Huntersville, N.C. (Hopewell) | |
| Erik Nowell | 5-9 | 163 | Wide Receiver | JR | Charlotte, N.C. (West Mecklenburg) | |
| Anthony Green | 6-2 | 192 | Wide Receiver | SO | Concord, N.C. (Central Cabarrus) | |
| T.J. Harper | 6-2 | 317 | Offensive Line | JR | Meridian, Miss. (Pearl River CC) | |
| Derrick Jones | 6-1 | 235 | Running Back | SR | Elizabethtown, N.C. (Louisburg) | |
| Josh Smith | 6-1 | 240 | Defensive Line | SO | Raleigh. N.C. (Western Carolina) | |
| Dustin Lineback | 5-11 | 229 | Linebacker | SO | Climax, N.C. (Brevard) | |
| David Ward | 5-11 | 242 | Fullback | SR | Raleigh, N.C. (Elon) |
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Coaches/Team Officials
- Skip Holtz - Head Coach
- Todd Fitch - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Greg Hudson - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
- Steve Shankweiler - Offensive Coordinator/Line
- Vernon Hargreaves - Defensive Ends/Special Teams
- Donnie Kirkpatrick - Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
- Phil Petty - Tight Ends
- Thomas Roggeman - Defensive Tackles
- Junior Smith - Running Backs Coach
- Rick Smith - Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs
- Tim Carter - Staff Assistant/Defense
- Dwayne Ledford - Staff Assistant/Offense
- Ann Coyle - Recruiting Administrative Assistant
- Courtney Bishop - Administrative Assistant/Coach Holtz
- Mike Golden - Director of Strength & Conditioning
- Ryan Ormond - Administrative Assistant
- Harold Robinson - Director of High School Relations
- Clifford Snow - Director of Operations
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Notable Alumni in NFL
East Carolina Pirates in NFL
- Aundrae Allison - Minnesota Vikings, WR
- Matt Butler - Detroit Lions, G
- Rod Coleman - Atlanta Falcons, DT
- Terrance Copper - New Orleans Saints, WR
- Damane Duckett - San Francisco 49ers, DT
- David Garrard - Jacksonville Jaguars, QB
- Chris Johnson - Tennessee Titans, RB
- Vonta Leach - Houston Texans, FB
- Guy Whimper - New York Giants, T
- Travis Williams - Pittsburgh Steelers, CB
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References
- Conference USA Football Championship Wikipedia
- East Carolina Pirates Football History Database
- East Carolina Pirates Football Wikipedia
- East Carolina Pirates Wikipedia
- ESPN NCAA Football Rankings
- List of East Carolina University alumni
- NCAA.org's 2006 Conference USA Team Report
- Papajohns.com Bowl Wikipedia
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External Links
| Conference USA Football Teams | |
|---|---|
| West Division | Houston • Rice • Southern Methodist • Texas-El Paso • Tulane • Tulsa |
| East Division | Central Florida • East Carolina • Marshall • Memphis • Southern Miss • UAB |
