1997 East Carolina Pirates football team

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1997 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–6 (4–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Martin (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorPaul Jette (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Southern Miss $   6 0     9 3  
Tulane   5 1     7 4  
East Carolina   4 2     5 6  
Cincinnati   2 4     8 4  
Memphis   2 4     4 7  
Houston   2 4     3 8  
Louisville   0 6     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1997 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1] The Pirates offense scored 214 points while the defense allowed 298 points.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 612:30 pmat West Virginia*ESPNL 17–2451,143[2]
September 133:30 pmWake Forest*FSNW 25–2438,031[3]
September 203:00 pmSouth Carolina*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNL 0–2638,902[4]
October 412:30 pmat
Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
  • L 0–5644,054[5]
    October 113:30 pmSouthern Miss
    • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    • Greenville, NC
    FSNL 13–2333,904[6]
    October 188:00 pmat
    Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
  • WNCTL 16–3323,340[7]
    October 253:30 pmMemphisdagger
    • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    • Greenville, NC
    FSNW 32–1028,029[8]
    November 13:00 pmat LouisvilleWNCTW 45–3112,850[9]
    November 83:30 pmat HoustonWNCTW 28–2717,051[10]
    November 138:00 pmCincinnati
    • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    • Greenville, NC
    ESPNW 14–725,509[11]
    November 221:00 pmat NC State*L 24–3751,500[12]

    References

    1. ^ "1997 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
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