2017 East Carolina Pirates football team

2017 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 The American)
Head coach	Scottie Montgomery (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kenwick Thompson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 21 South Florida		6	–	2					10	–	2
Temple		4	–	4					7	–	6
Cincinnati		2	–	6					4	–	8
UConn		2	–	6					3	–	9
East Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 Memphis xy		7	–	1					10	–	3
Houston		5	–	3					7	–	5
Navy		4	–	4					7	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					7	–	6
Tulane		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulsa		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 9, 2018 Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2017 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Scottie Montgomery and played their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. The Pirates competed as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Schedule

ECU announced their 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017.^[1] They will host seven home games for the first time in school history.

East Carolina's schedule was reorganized by the American Athletic Conference on September 14 due to the effects of Hurricane Irma.^[2] Their game with UConn, originally scheduled for November 4, was moved to September 24. Their game against Houston was moved from October 28 to November 4.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	No. 1 ( FCS) James Madison*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN3	L 14–34	40,169
September 9	Noon	at Morgantown, WV	FS2	L 20–56	56,797
September 16	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 Virginia Tech*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	L 17–64	43,776
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at UConn	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	W 41–38	14,036
September 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 South Florida	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	L 31–61	34,883
October 7	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	L 10–34	31,326
October 14	7:15 p.m.	at No. 22 Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL	CBSSN	L 21–63	40,287
October 21	7:00 p.m.	BYU*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	W 33–17	38,835
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	CBSSN	L 27–52	29,810
November 11	7:00 p.m.	Tulane	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	L 24–31 OT	36,178
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	W 48–20	31,923
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	L 13–70	41,517
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll, STATS Poll (FCS) and CFP Rankings, after October 31 - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Source:^[3]

Coaching staff

Name	Title
Scottie Montgomery	Head coach
Ryan Anderson	Inside linebackers coach
Keith Gaither	Wide receivers coach
Brandon Lynch	Defensive backs coach
Shannon Moore	Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach
Jason Nichols	Running backs coach
Tony Petersen	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Robert Prunty	Defensive line coach
Kenwick Thompson	Defensive coordinator
Geep Wade	Offensive line coach
John Gutekunst	Defensive analyst

Source:^[4]

Game summaries

Vs. James Madison

James Madison at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 (FCS) Dukes 7 0 14 13 34 Pirates 0 0 7 7 14 Date: September 2 Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC Sources:

At West Virginia

East Carolina at West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 3 0 10 7 20 • Mountaineers 21 28 7 0 56 Date: September 9 Location: Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV Sources:

Vs. Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • #16 Hokies 7 16 34 7 64 Pirates 17 0 0 0 17 Date: September 16 Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC Sources:

At UConn

East Carolina at UConn

1 2 3 4 Total • Pirates 21 6 14 0 41 Huskies 7 7 17 7 38 Date: September 24 Location: Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT Sources:

Vs. South Florida

South Florida at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • #18 Bulls 21 10 17 13 61 Pirates 10 14 7 0 31 Date: September 30 Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC Sources:

Vs. Temple

Temple at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • Owls 0 24 7 3 34 Pirates 3 0 7 0 10 Date: October 7 Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC Sources:

At UCF

East Carolina at UCF

1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 7 7 0 7 21 • No. 22 Knights 21 21 7 14 63 Date: October 14 Location: Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL Sources:

Vs. BYU

BYU at East Carolina
(Homecoming Game)

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 7 3 0 7 17 • Pirates 7 3 9 14 33 Date: October 21 Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC Sources:

At Houston

East Carolina at Houston

1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 0 10 7 10 27 • Cougars 21 7 17 7 52 Date: November 4 Location: TDECU Stadium Houston, TX Sources:

Vs. Tulane

Tulane at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Green Wave 7 10 7 0 7 31 Pirates 7 7 0 10 0 24 Date: November 11 Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC Sources:

Vs. Cincinnati

Cincinnati at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 0 13 7 0 20 • Pirates 14 10 14 10 48 Date: November 18 Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC Sources:

At Memphis

East Carolina at Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 0 0 13 0 13 • No. 17 Tigers 28 21 14 7 70 Date: November 25 Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Sources:

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