1995 East Carolina Pirates football team

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1995 East Carolina Pirates football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 19–13 vs. Stanford
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Berry (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPaul Jette (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   7 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Army   –   5 – 5 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulsa   –   4 – 7 – 0
Memphis   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   2 – 9 – 0
North Texas   –   2 – 9 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1995 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 9–3 record and won the 1995 Liberty Bowl.[1] The Pirates offense scored 274 points while the defense allowed 226 points.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 pmat No. 8 Tennessee
PPVL 7–2795,416[2]
September 912:00 pmat No. 22
Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
    		• WNCTW 27–2439,547[3]
    September 162:00 pmCentral Michigan
    		W 30–1733,021[4]
    September 232:00 pmat
    Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
    		• L 0–760,545[5]
    September 3012:00 pmWest Virginia
    • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    • Greenville, NC
    		WNCTW 23–2034,108[6]
    October 77:00 pmat Cincinnati
    		L 10–1314,126[7]
    October 212:00 pmTempledagger
    • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    • Greenville, NC
    		W 32–2231,225[8]
    October 286:00 pmat Southern Miss
    		WNCTW 36–3421,293[9]
    November 41:30 pmat Army
    		W 31–2531,743[10]
    November 112:00 pmTulsa
    • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    • Greenville, NC
    		W 28–726,410[11]
    November 1812:00 pm
    SSN
    		W 31–1727,125[12]
    December 3112:00 pmvs. Stanford
    		ESPNW 19–1347,398[13]

    Game summaries

    Tennessee

    See also: 1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team

    Syracuse

    See also: 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team
    East Carolina Pirates at #22 Syracuse Orangemen
    Period 1 2 34Total
    East Carolina 0 7 13727
    Syracuse 7 14 3024

    at

    Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

    Game information
    First quarter
    • SYR - M. Thomas 8 run (O. Mare kick)

    Second quarter

    • SYR - T. Jones 11 run (O. Mare kick)
    • SYR - D. Maddox 8 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)
    • ECU - L. Shannon 5 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick)

    Third quarter

    • ECU - D. Batson 30 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick)
    • ECU - S. Richard 20 pass from M. Crandell (kick failed)
    • SYR - O. Mare 24 FG

    Fourth quarter

    • ECU - J. McPhail 14 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick)

    Central Michigan

    See also: 1995 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

    Illinois

    See also: 1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
    East Carolina Pirates at Illinois Fighting Illini
    Period 1 2 34Total
    East Carolina 0 0 000
    Illinois 0 7 007

    at

    Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

    Game information
    First quarter
    • No scoring

    Second quarter

    Third quarter

    • No scoring

    Fourth quarter

    • No scoring

    West Virginia

    See also: 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
    West Virginia Mountaineers at East Carolina Pirates
    Period 1 2 34Total
    West Virginia 3 6 8320
    East Carolina 14 6 0323

    at

    Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina
    Game information
    First quarter
    • WVU - FG Br. Baumann 33
    • ECU - Shannon 67 pass from M Crandell (Holcomb kick)
    • ECU - M. Crandell 10 run (Holcomb kick)

    Second quarter

    • ECU - Shannon 9 pass from M. Crandell (kick failed)
    • WVU - Barber 2 run (two-point conversion failed)

    Third quarter

    • WVU - Saunders 50 pass from Boykin (two-point conversion failed)
    • WVU - Safety, M. Crandell tackled in end zone

    Fourth quarter

    • WVU - FG Br. Baumann 31
    • ECU - FG Holcomb 27

    Cincinnati

    See also: 1995 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

    Temple

    See also: 1995 Temple Owls football team
    Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Temple 0 0 71522
    East Carolina 3 10 19032

    at

    Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina
    Game information
    First quarter
    • ECU - FG Holcomb 28

    Second quarter

    • ECU - Crandell 7 run (Holcomb kick)
    • ECU - FG Holcomb 29

    Third quarter

    • ECU - Nichols 5 pass from Crandell (two-point conversion failed)
    • TEM - Johnson 11 pass from Burris (Michalski kick)
    • ECU - Harley 7 run (Holcomb kick)
    • ECU - Foreman 31 fumble return (Holcomb kick)

    Fourth quarter

    • TEM - Burris 9 run (Michalski kick)
    • TEM - Kersey 23 pass from Burris (Walker reception for two-point conversion)

    SMU

    See also: 1995 SMU Mustangs football team

    Army

    See also: 1995 Army Cadets football team

    Tulsa

    See also: 1995 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

    Memphis

    See also: 1995 Memphis Tigers football team

    Stanford–Liberty Bowl

    See also: 1995 Stanford Cardinal football team

    Roster

    Quarterbacks

    • 5 Marcus Crandell - Junior
    • 9 Dan Gonzalez - Sophomore
    • 15 Ernest Tinnen - Freshman

    Running backs

    • 31 Eric Blanton - Senior
    • 40 Damon Davis - Freshman
    • 44 Scott Harley - Freshman
    • 33 Chuck Ingram - Senior
    • 4 Daryl Jones - Freshman
    • 19 Raymond Mabry - Freshman
    • 23 Jerris McPhail - Senior
    • -- Brad Salin - Freshman

    Fullbacks

    • 25 Derrck Batson - Senior

    Wide receivers

    • 87 Lamont Chappell - Freshman
    • 20 Linwood DeBrew - Sophomore
    • 82 Mitchell Galloway - Junior
    • 84 Chad Hodges - Freshman
    • -- Perez Mattison - Junior
    • 86 Travis Newkirk - Freshman
    • 1 Jason Nichols - Sophomore
    • 85 Mike Sellers - Freshman
    • 80 Larry Shannon - Sophomore
    • 26 Troy Smith - Freshman
    • 15 Allan Winters - Junior
    		  

    Tight ends

    • 83 Dwight Linville - Senior
    • 90 Scott Richards - Junior
    • 88 Sean Richards - Junior

    Offensive line

    • 77 Charles Boothe - Senior
    • 64 Lamont Burns - Junior
    • 60 Derek Cernak - Freshman
    • 73 Jake Gilray - Junior
    • 59 Jamie Gray - Junior
    • 50 Mpumi Masimini - Freshman
    • 74 Mark McCall - Junior
    • 67 Shane McPherson - Junior
    • Danny Moore - Freshman
    • 54 Brian Pazcuzzi - Freshman
    • 79 Trey Pittman - Freshman
    • 70 Corey Russell - Freshman
    • 71 Mike Sheehan - Freshman
    • 61 Ron Suddith - Junior
    • 76 Stacey Whitehead - Sophomore
    • 63 Kevin Wiggins - Senior

    Defensive line

    • Alphonso Collins - Sophomore
    • 78 Mondell Corbett - Freshman
    • 95 Travis Darden - Freshman
    • 52 Matt Ellison - Freshman
    • 66 Jeff Griffin - Junior
    • 97 Kevin Jorgenson - Sophomore
    • 99 Dwayne Ledford - Freshman
    • 48 Tomha McMillan - Freshman
    • 62 Brad Royal - Freshman
    • 96 Walter Scott - Senior
    • 72 Ed Watkins - Junior
    • 45 Lorenzo West - Junior
    • 97 Terrell Williams - Junior
    		  

    Linebackers

    • 94 Aaron Black - Senior
    • 44 Chris Braddy - Freshman
    • 53 Carlos Brown - Junior
    • 51 Marvin Burke - Junior
    • 58 Freddie Claybrooks - Freshman
    • 57
      Roderick Coleman
      - Freshman
    • 33 B.J. Crane - Junior
    • 7 Morris Foreman - Senior
    • 98 Don Jacobs - Sophomore
    • 93 Brian Johnson - Freshman
    • 84 Jeff Kerr - Freshman
    • 81 Mark Libiano - Senior
    • 89 Kendrick Phillips - Freshman
    • 49 Matt Semenza - Sophomore
    • 32 Shep Sepaniak - Freshman

    Defensive backs

    • 1 David Burnell - Freshman
    • 14 Brian Bentley - Freshman
    • 17 David Crumbie - Senior
    • 39 Jamar Epps - Freshman
    • 37 Forest Foster - Freshman
    • 43 Tim McKinnon - Sophomore
    • 35 Kevin Monroe - Freshman
    • 45 Tim Mack - Freshman

    Cornerback

    • 13 Hank Cooper - Senior
    • 21 Tim Wise - Sophomore
    • 42 Bernard Lackey - Freshman
    • 3 Emmanuel McDaniel - Senior
    • 38 Deeone McKeithan - Freshman
    • 8 Kelvin Suggs - Freshman
    • 28 Tabari Wallace - Sophomore
    		  

    Safeties

    • 6 E.J. Gunthrope - Junior
    • 22 Daren Hart - Junior
    • 30 Dwight Henry - Junior
    • 11 Tavares Taylor - Freshman

    Punters

    • 27 Edward Crabtree - Junior
    • 2 Brandon Lawn - Freshman
    • 10 Matt Levine - Sophomore
    • 11 Stephen Urbaniak - Freshman

    Kickers

    • 3 Brian Best - Freshman
    • 24 Chad Holcomb - Junior

    Long snappers

    • 65 John Drake - Freshman
    • 55 Jason Shell - Sophomore
    • 47 Brian Williams - Junior

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Emmanuel McDaniel Defensive Back 4 111 Carolina Panthers
    Jerris McPhail Running Back 5 134 Miami Dolphins

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