The 2000 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 8–4 record.[1] The Pirates offense scored 370 points while the defense allowed 256 points.
2000 East Carolina Pirates football | |
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Galleryfurniture.com Bowl champion | |
Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, W 40–27 vs. Texas Tech | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 8–4 (5–2 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Doug Martin (5th season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Tim Rose (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville $ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 6:00 pm | at Duke* | W 38–0 | 30,224 | [2] | ||
September 7 | 8:00 pm | No. 10 Virginia Tech* | ESPN | L 28–45 | 45,123 | [3] | |
September 16 | 3:30 pm | Tulane |
| FSN | W 37–17 | 38,517 | [4] |
September 23 | 12:00 pm | Syracuse* |
| ESPN2 | W 34–17 | 33,026 | [5] |
October 7 | 3:00 pm | at Memphis | FSN | L 10–17 | 23,496 | [6] | |
October 14 | 7:00 pm | Army |
| FSN | W 42–21 | 39,200 | [7] |
October 19 | 7:00 pm | at Louisville | FSN | W 28–25 | 38,024 | [8] | |
October 28 | 3:30 pm | UAB |
| L 13–16 | 28,537 | [9] | |
November 11 | 12:00 pm | Houston |
| FSN | W 62–20 | 33,339 | [10] |
November 18 | 12:00 pm | at West Virginia* | ESPN | L 24–42 | 40,389 | [11] | |
November 24 | 1:30 pm | at Southern Miss | FSN | W 14–9 | 25,152 | [12] | |
December 27 | 8:00 pm | vs. Texas Tech* | ESPN | W 40–27 | 33,899 | [13] | |
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References
edit- ^ "2000 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "ECU sets tone early in shutting out Duke". The News and Observer. September 3, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech hammers ECU". Daily Press. September 8, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane bombed 37–17". The Times. September 17, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big plays hurt Syracuse in loss". Press and Sun-Bulletin. September 24, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scherer comes off bench to lead Tigers". The Jackson Sun. October 8, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ECU moving four-ward". The News and Observer. October 15, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cards' big hearts burst at the finish". The Courier-Journal. October 20, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UAB upsets Pirates". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Early TDs enough for Pirates". The Charlotte Observer. November 12, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Motivated WVU coasts to victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 19, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles finish with splat". The Clarion-Ledger. November 25, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red-faced Raiders". Austin American-Statesman. December 28, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.