Dec. 23
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South Florida 24 ... East Carolina 7
South Florida got two touchdown runs from Benjamin Williams in
the first eight minutes and held on from there as East Carolina drove deep into
Bull territory time and again only to keep coming up empty. A 48-yard James
Pinkney touchdown pass to Bobby Good in the first quarter were all the points
the Pirates would get as two fumbles, a missed field goal, and poor pass
protection allowing six sacks proved to be too much to overcome. USF QB Matt
Grothe connected with Amarri Jackson for a 37-yard touchdown pass early in the
second quarter, but ended up leaving the game with a shin injury. ECU also lost
its quarterback as Pinkney was knocked out with a broken elbow. The Pirates
outgained the Bulls 317 yards to 286, but were outgained 156 yards to 54 on the
ground and only averaged 1.7 yards per carry.
Player of
the game ...
South Florida LB Stephen Nicholas made six tackles, two sacks, three
tackles for loss and broke up two passes
Stat Leaders: South Florida - Passing: Matt
Grothe, 6-10, 81 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Benjamin Williams, 17-67, 2 TD Receiving:
Ean Randolph, 2-27
East Carolina - Passing: Rob Kass, 10-19, 138
yds
Rushing: Dominique Lindsay, 12-85 Receiving:
Bobby Good, 5-116, 1 TD
Thoughts and Notes ... The South Florida defense set
the tone right off the bat by flying around, coming up with big hits, and being
more aggressive than East Carolina. The Pirate offense was able to move the
ball, even when Rob Kass filled in for James Pinkney, but didn't close and
couldn't generate points to get back into the game. Basically, ECU made
mistakes; South Florida didn't. ... While he wasn't sensational, Pat Julmiste
did a nice job when Matt Grothe got hurt. The former starting quarterback was
accurate, didn't force anything, and ran extremely well. ... This was a huge
step for USF. The program hasn't been in existence all that long, but it's
proven it can compete with the best in the Big East and now it has the first
bowl win in the school's history. ... East Carolina needs to get better on the
lines to win a game like this. The offensive front couldn't handle USF's speed
or quickness, while the defensive line got pushed around a bit too much in key
situations.
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2006
Schedule
2006 Record: 7-6 |
| 9/2 |
at Navy L 28-23 |
| 9/9 |
at UAB L 17-12 |
| 9/16 |
Memphis W 35-20 |
| 9/23 |
West Virginia L 27-10 |
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10/7 |
Virginia W 31-21 |
| 10/14 |
Tulsa L 31-10 |
| 10/21 |
SMU W 38-21 |
| 10/28 |
at So Miss W 20-17 OT |
| 11/4 |
at UCF W 23-10 |
| 11/11 |
Marshall W 33-20 |
| 11/18 |
at Rice L 18-17 |
| 11/25 |
at NC State W 21-16 |
| 12/23 |
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South Florida L 24-7 |
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2005
Schedule
CFN
Prediction:
2-9
2005 Record:
5-6
Preview
2005 predicted wins
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| 9/3 |
Duke W 24-21 |
| 9/17 |
at Wake Forest L 44-34 |
| 9/24 |
at West Virginia L 20-15 |
| 10/1 |
Southern Miss L 33-7 |
| 10/8 |
Rice
W 41-28 |
| 10/15 |
at SMU W 24-17 |
| 10/22 |
at Memphis L 27-24 |
| 10/29 |
UCF
L 30-20 |
| 11/12 |
at Tulsa L 45-13 |
| 11/19 |
at Marshall W 34-29 |
| 11/26 |
UAB W 31-23 |
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Nov. 25
East Carolina 21 ... NC State 16
East Carolina overcame a 10-7 deficit with a 53-yard Aundrae
Allison touchdown catch with four seconds left in the first half, and put it
away in the fourth quarter on a 12-yard Brandon Fractious scoring run. The
Wolfpack got two, two-yard touchdown runs, but the offense sputtered throughout.
ECU answered a two-yard Toney Baker touchdown run with a 12-play, 84-yard
drive finished with a two-yard Jay Sonnhalter touchdown catch, and then the
defense did the rest.
Player of
the game ...
East Carolina RB
Brandon Fractious ran 17 times for 92 yards and a touchdown
Stat Leaders: NC State- Passing: Daniel Evans,
17-27, 186 yds
Rushing: Toney Baker, 13-52, 1 TD Receiving:
Anthony Hill, 4-47
East Carolina - Passing: James Pinkney, 14-29,
220 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Brandon Fractious, 17-92, 1 TD Receiving:
Aundrae Allison, 3-72, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ...
It might not have been pretty, but East Carolina got
the win it needed to assure itself of a bowl game beating NC State with good
defense and just enough of an offense to get by. It would be nice if there was a
bit more explosion and more pop to the passing game, but James Pinkney came up
with the long pass he had to have at the end of the first half to take the
momentum and get ECU the victory. The defense had a strong bounce-back
performance after the crushing late loss to Rice with good pressure from all
sides.
Nov. 18
Rice 18 ... East Carolina 17
Rice got a seven-yard Joel Armstrong touchdown run with just
under three minutes to play, and after forcing an ECU three-and-out, went 54
yards in nine plays to get a 40-yard Clark Fangmeier field goal to win the game
with three seconds to play. Armstrong was in for an injured Chase Clement, who
threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Jarett Dillard in the second quarter. East
Carolina got in the end zone on a Davon Drew five-yard scoring grab and a 43-yar
Chris Johnson touchdown run. Rice outgained ECU 458 yards to 301.
Player of the
game ... Rice K
Clark Fangmeier kicked a career-best 40-yard field goal with three seconds left
in the game to give the Owls the victory.
Stat Leaders: East Carolina
- Passing: James Pinkney, 10-17, 83 yds, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing: Brandon Fractious, 10-83 Receiving: Aundrae Allison,
6-39
Rice - Passing: Chase Clement, 17-29, 182 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Quinton Smith, 21-115 Receiving: Jarrett Dillard, 5-73, 1
TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ...
Where was the
short to midrange passing game against Rice? It might not have seemed necessary
with the running game rumbling as well as it did gaining 218 yards, but the
Pirates are at their best when James Pinkney is in a groove. With two
interceptions and two three-and-outs late in the fourth cost the Pirates a win
and, unless Southern Miss loses to Marshall, a shot to play for the Conference
USA title. Now they’ll be lucky to play in a bowl.
Nov. 11
East Carolina 33 ... Marshall 20
East Carolina got up 13-0 in the first half on two of Robert
Lee's four field goals and a Brandon Fractious one-yard touchdown run off a
turnover, and was never threatened the rest of the way. Marshall's running game
was stuffed gaining just 37 yards even though Ahmad Bradshaw ran for two short
touchdown runs. ECU WR Aundre Allison threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Steven
Rogers and James Pinkney threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Phillip Henry.
Player of the game ...
East Carolina QB
James Pinkney completed 21 of 27 passes for 270 yards and a touchdown
Stat Leaders: East Carolina - Passing: James Pinkney,
21-27, 270 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Brandon Fractious, 16-67, 1 TD Receiving: Aundre
Allison, 6-46
Marshall - Passing: Jimmy Skinner, 24-45, 285 yds, 1 TD, 1
INT
Rushing: Ahmad Bradshaw, 10-26, 2 TD Receiving: Cody
Slate, 9-140, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ...
The East title is there for the taking just
needing a win at Rice to clinch. With Southern Miss getting UAB and Marshall to
finish, the Pirates won't be able to avoid a slip. The offensive line had a
lousy day in the win over the Herd allowing too many plays happen in the
backfield and not getting any push for the running game. Fortunately for ECU,
James Pinkney kept his poise throughout and had an efficient day as the game was
never really in doubt. The run defense was fantastic.
Nov. 4
East Carolina 23 ... UCF 10
East Carolina got a career day from RB Brandon Fractious, who
ran for 128 yards with a 17-yard touchdown while the defense kept the UCF
offense to 263 yards and just a three-yard Kevin Smith touchdown and a 51-yard
Michael Torres field goal, needed a 51-yard interception return for a score from
Kasey Ross to finally put the game away. Robert Lee hit two 42-yard field goals
for the Pirate s to go along with a 31-yard shot to start the scoring.
Player of the game ...
East Carolina RB Brandon Fractious ran 23 times for 128 yards and a
touchdowns
Stat Leaders: East Carolina - Passing: James Pinkney,
16-30, 135 yds, 2 INT
Rushing: Brandon Fractious, 23-128, 1 TD Receiving: Aundre
Allison, 8-67
UCF - Passing: Kyle Israel, 18-34, 205 yds, 2
INT
Rushing: Kevin Smith, 18-50, 1 TD Receiving: Mike Walker,
9-85
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ...
ECU won its third in a row and while it doesn't have
complete command of the East race, it has the inside track to playing in the
Conference USA championship game. It would help if the ECU passing game could be
a bit more efficient; James Pinkney has thrown four interceptions and no
touchdown passes over the last two weeks. Brandon Fractious and the running game
picked up the slack against UCF and might need to keep it up against Marshall
and Rice.
Oct. 28
East Carolina 20 ... Southern Miss 17 OT
East Carolina's Travis Williams picked off a pass in the end
zone in overtime after Ben Hartman nailed a 19-yard field goal on
the Pirate's possession. In a defensive battle, East Carolina
countered a nine-yard Ed Morgan touchdown catch with a kickoff
return for a score from Chris Johnson. Tied at ten midway through
the third, ECU was driving only to have Eddie Hicks pick off a pass
and take it 87 yards for a touchdown. ECU was able to force overtime
with a two-yard James Pinkney touchdown run with :13 to play to cap
off a ten-play, 60-yard drive that took of 4:27.
Player of the game ... In a losing cause, Southern Miss LB
Gerald McRath made 13 tackles and a sack
Stat Leaders: East Carolina - Passing: James Pinkney,
20-33, 197 yds, 2 INT
Rushing: Brandon Fractious, 15-50 Receiving: Aundre Allison,
4-58
Southern Miss - Passing: Jeremy Young, 13-20,
79 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Damion Fletcher, 16-59 Receiving:
Chris Johnson, 4-19
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ...
With two good wins in a row, East
Carolina is back in the bowl hunt with winnable games ahead against
UCF, Marshall and Rice. The offense has been solid all year, but the
defense showed against Southern Miss that it could play doing a
great job of stalling drives while coming up with the big stops in
the second half to keep the game alive. James Pinkney didn't have
his best game, but he was able to lead the team to the key late
scoring drive when it was needed most.
Oct. 21
East Carolina 38 ... SMU 21
East Carolina got a huge day from James Pinkney with 391 yards
along with a 17-yard touchdown pass to Davon Drew in the first quarter and a
30-yard pass to Aundre Allison in the fourth. Pinkney also ran for a ten-yard
score, and Brandon Simmons ran for two, one-yard scores, to pull away in the
fourth quarter. SMU tied it at14 in the first half on two Justin Willis
touchdown passes to Emmanuel Sanders, but the defense couldn't handle the Pirate
passing game.
Player of the game ...
East Carolina QB
James Pinkney completed 31 of 40 passes for 391 yards and two touchdowns and ran
ten times for a team-leading 31 yards and a score.
Stat Leaders: East Carolina - Passing: James Pinkney,
31-40, 391 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: James Pinkney, 10-31, 1 TD Receiving: Aundre
Allison, 13-138, 1 TD
SMU - Passing: Justin Willis, 22-33, 224 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: James Mapps, 8-37 Receiving: Emmanuel Sanders,
8-87, 2 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ...
This is the James Pinkney everyone was waiting for.
After an awful game in the loss to Tulsa, Pinkney came up with the best
all-around game of his career bombing away at will on SMU. The running game went
absolutely nowhere averaging just 1.2 yards per carry, but when the passing
attack is as effective as it was against the Mustangs, it doesn't matter. Now
the team has to be even better with four road trips in the final five games
needing three wins to become bowl eligible. Beating Southern Miss this week
would be a big step for the program.
Oct. 14
Tulsa 31 ... East Carolina 10
Paul Smith ran for two touchdowns and threw a seven-yard
scoring pass to Ryan Bugg as Tulsa dominated ECU with 234 rushing yards
controlling the clock for almost 38 minutes. East Carolina was able to tie it up
early with a four-yard James Pinkney touchdown run, but failed to get back on
the board until early in the fourth on a 31-yard Robert Lee field goal. The
Pirates turned it over three times and finished with just 241 yards of total
offense.
Player of
the game ...
Tulsa QB Paul Smith was 15-of-21 for 124 yards, one touchdown and one
interception and ran for 40 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries.
Stat Leaders: Tulsa - Passing: Paul Smith, 15-21, 124 yds,
1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Courtney Tennial, 22-88, 1 TD Receiving: Idris Moss, 8-76
East Carolina - Passing: James Pinkney, 13-27, 92 yds
Rushing: Brandon Fractious, 10-61 Receiving: Bobby Good, 7-48
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ...
East Carolina was completely taken out of its
offense by Tulsa's ball-control attack. The Pirates, who did such a great job
running the ball on Virginia the week before, struggled to keep the chains
moving. James Pinkney has to be a bit sharper and a bit more productive throwing
the ball and getting the offense moving. He spread it around well, but he failed
to do anything to slow down Tulsa's momentum. Now the Pirates have to deal with
the ultra-efficient Justin Willis and SMU before going to Southern Miss. The
season might be slipping away in a hurry.
Oct. 7
East Carolina 31 ... Virginia 21
East Carolina was without top receiver Aundre Allison and
running back Chris Johnson, but still got rushing touchdown from Brandon
Simmons, Brandon Fractious and James Pinkney for a 24-7 first half lead.
Virginia fought its way back with a one-yard Jason Snelling touchdown run and a
nine-yard Fontel Mines scoring catch, but the latter came with just 18 seconds
to play. The Pirates pounded their way to 208 rushing yards and controlled the
ball for 38:14.
Player of the game ... The entire East Carolina
offensive line for paving the way for 208 rushing yards
Stat Leaders: East Carolina - Passing:
James Pinkney, 17-30, 224 yds
Rushing: Brandon Fractious, 19-103, 1 TD. Receiving:
Bobby Good, 5-102
Virginia - Passing: Jameel Sewell,
15-31, 123 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Jason Snelling, 16-103, 1 TD. Receiving:
Fontel Mines, 4-35, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... Beating
Virginia was a total team effort with Brandon Fractious doing a great job in
place of Chris Johnson yet again running the ball, while the offensive line
pounded the way for a big rushing day. Bobby Good might not be Aundre Allison,
but he's a good, solid receiver who can be used as a go-to target. Now the
Pirates have to carry over this momentum into a Conference USA must-win against
Tulsa.
Sept. 23
West Virginia 27 ... East Carolina 10
Pat White threw for 216 yards with
two touchdown passes and a five-yard run in a tougher fight than most expected.
The dagger came on a brilliant play by Darius Reynaud, who took a White pass and
weaved his way down the field 60 yards for a score to make it 24-10 in the
fourth quarter. East Carolina battled with a 47-yard touchdown catch from Aundre
Allison and a 27-yard field goal from Robert Lee. West Virginia "only" ran for
153 yards, but the defense held East Carolina to 41 yards on the ground.
Player of
the game ... West
Virginia QB Pat White completed 17 of 24 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns
and ran 11 times for 39 yards and another score.
Stat Leaders: West Virginia - Passing: Pat White, 17-24,
216 yds, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing: Steve Slaton, 24-80 Receiving: Darius Reynaud, 5-110, 1
TD
East Carolina - Passing: James Pinkney, 20-40, 247 yds, 1
TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Brandon Fractious, 6-13 Receiving: Phillip Henry, 6-54
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ...
The Pirates had a decent day against the West
Virginia running game, but it couldn't generate anything on the ground and
couldn't get the one big play needed to make a push in the second half. James
Pinkney has to be a bit sharper, and Aundre Allison has to be an even bigger
part of the offense against the better teams. He had a rough day against the
Mountaineers outside of a big touchdown catch. ECU won't win many games with 41
rushing yards.
Sept. 16
East Carolina 35 ... Memphis 20
East Carolina came up with five interceptions and outscored
the Tigers 28-0 in the second half with pick sixes from Zach Slate and Kasey
Ross along with a five-yard scoring run by Chris Johnson and a 33-yard touchdown
pass to Aundre Allison. Martin Hankins threw three touchdown passes in the first
half for the Tigers, but he was pressured all second half and couldn't stop
giving the ball to the Pirates.
Player of the game ... Memphis DB Kasey Ross made eight
tackles and one interception for a 77-yard touchdown.
Stat Leaders: Memphis - Passing: Martin
Hankins, 24-45, 265 yds, 3 TD, 5 INT
Rushing: Joseph Doss, 23-99,. Receiving:
Mario Pratcher, 5-44
East Carolina - Passing: James Pinkney,
18-26, 236 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Chris Johnson, 22-106, 2 TD Receiving:
Aundre Allison, 9-124, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ...
Where did this timely defense come from? East
Carolina broke its losing streak with a fantastic defensive performance in the
second half against Memphis, while the offense was balanced and effective. There
were three turnovers and some big problems early, but the team got a win after
losing the first two in close battles. Now everything needs to be clicking to
stay with West Virginia. That could be a problem if the run defense isn't
tighter than it was against Joe Doss and the Tigers.
Sept. 9
UAB 17 ... East Carolina 12
With just over a minute to play, East Carolina appeared to be
on the way to a thrilling win as Chris Henry caught a James Pinkney pass and
tore off up the middle of the field and on his way to the end zone, but UAB's
Chris Felder stripped the ball at the four yard line and Will Evans recovered to
save the game. Chris Williams came off the bench to throw two 12-yard touchdown
passes, one to Norris Drinkard and one to Steven Brown, for a 17-6 Blazer lead
late, but ECU came back on a one-yard touchdown catch from Davon Drew with 4:45
to play, got the ball back with just over two minutes to play, and had one last
chance before the fumble.
Player of the game ... UAB DB Chris Felder made four
tackles and saved the game with a forced fumble
Stat Leaders: UAB - Passing: Chris
Williams, 12-16, 144 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Corey Hunt, 16-63,. Receiving:
Norris Drinkard, 5-78, 1 TD
East Carolina - Passing: James Pinkney,
20-38, 280 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Chris Johnson, 12-51 Receiving:
Phillip Hendry, 6-133
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... Can East
Carolina win the close games? It certainly hasn't been able to over the first
two weeks, but that's mainly because it has taken too long for the offense to
get going. The running game should be far more productive with Chris Johnson to
hand off to, and James Pinkney has to do more to make plays early on. This is a
good team that can still contend for the Conference USA crown, but there's
almost no margin for error after this loss to UAB.
Sept. 2
Navy 28 ... East Carolina 23
Navy rolled up 403 rushing yards and only six passing as with
Shun White, Brian Hampton, Adam Ballard and Reggie Campbell scoring short
touchdowns with one coming in each quarter. East Carolina's passing game kept
the game dead even until the fourth quarter one two scoring passes from James
Pinkney with a ten-yard scoring strike to Phillip Henry cutting the lead to five
with under five minutes to play, but Navy recovered the onside kick.
Player of the game ... Navy QB Brian Hampton ran 34
times for 149 yards and a touchdown. He completed two of six passes for six
yards.
Stat Leaders: East Carolina - Passing:
James Pinkney, 24-35, 283 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Domonique Lindsay, 3-38. Receiving:
Aundrae Allison, 6-86
Navy - Passing: Brian Hampton, 2-6, 6 yds
Rushing: Brian Hampton, 34-149, 1 TD. Receiving:
Reggie Campbell, 1-8
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ...
East Carolina's run defense did nothing to slow down
the Navy ground attack and force QB Brian Hampton to throw the ball, and now it
has to deal with Corey White and the UAB rushing game this week. On the plus
side, Navy dominated the action rolling for over 400 yards on the ground and ECU
was still in the game until the end. James Pinkney and the passing attack was
solid, but there has to be more balance and more than 76 rushing yards to have a
shot at beating teams like Memphis, West Virginia and Virginia in the coming
weeks.
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Further Analysis
Call last year the halting of the slide.
After the ugly but brief John Thompson era with a mere three wins
(with two of them coming over Army) in 2003 and 2004, Skip Holtz
came in and turned around a veteran team providing hope that ECU can
again be among the Conference USA elite.
The passing game became a plus, one of the nation's worst
defenses improved, and enough overall strides were made to erase
most of the memories of the previous few seasons.
Holtz's first job has been to upgrade the overall talent level, and
he has done it through the JUCO ranks to get immediate results in
key spots.
Aundrae Allison turned into one of the league's best
receivers last year, and three good linebackers were brought in to
be an instant boost this season. Task number two will be to start
beating the better teams.
Oh sure, wins over SMU and
UAB prevented those two from finishing with winning records, but to be a
player in the Conference USA world, the Pirates will have to shine
against teams like Southern Miss, UCF and Tulsa. Those three beat ECU by a combined score of 108 to 40,
and there's little hope to be in the hunt for the conference title
without winning two of those three games this season. This team might be
good enough to do it.
If Allison and running back Chris Johnson return healthy after missing
spring ball with injuries, they'll combine with quarterback James
Pinkney to form one of the league's best offenses. The offensive line
has some patching up to do, but it's expected to be fine.
The defense needs to be better against the run after getting steamrolled
over last season, but there's enough size up front and experience in the
front four to hope for an improvement. The secondary should be excellent
with several good veterans returning from one of the league's best pass
defenses.
Remember, it wasn't all that long ago when this was one of the best
programs in Conference USA, and Holtz appears to have it close to being
there again. If it can make the same progress from last year to this
year that it made in 2005, a title isn't out of the question.
The
Schedule: It's a
tale of two seasons with a stretch of five straight home games starting
in mid-September followed up by four road games in the final five.
Unfortunately, key division games against Southern Miss and UCF will be
in back-to-back weeks away from Dowdy-Ficklen. The non-conference
schedule is a bit of a beat going to Navy for the opener and playing
West Virginia, Virginia, and at NC State.
Best
Offensive Player: Senior WR Aundrae Allison. He cooled off after
starting out as the nation's best receiver over the first three games,
but he still became a steady number one target. He's returning from a
knee injury with the expectation that he'll return fine and be one of
the league's top weapons.
Best
Defensive Player: Junior DE Marcus Hands. The 270-pound junior was
having an All-America type season before getting knocked out with a
shoulder injury. He's tackle-strong with excellent pass rushing moves.
If healthy, he'll be the key cog on D.
Key player
to a successful season: Senior QB James Pinkney. He had a fantastic
first season under Holtz, and now he needs to be the difference between
a good season and a possible title. He needs to cut down on the
interceptions a little bit and be a quicker decision maker. Expect both
to happen after a year in the system.
The season
will be a success if ... East Carolina finishes with a winning year and goes to a bowl.
If it's going to happen, there needs to be a hot start and a few upsets
over the second half of the year. Pirate fans are still trying to erase
memories of the last post-season appearance, the 64-61 loss to Marshall
in the GMAC Bowl.
Key game:
Sept. 9 at UAB. ECU ruined UAB's season with a 31-23 win in the
season finale. A win in Birmingham is a must with home dates against
bowl teams Memphis, West Virginia, Virginia and Tulsa ahead along with a
few brutal conference road dates in the back half of the year.
2005 Fun
Stats:
- First quarter scoring: Opponents 88 - East Carolina 34
- Rushing yards per game: Opponents 217.6 - East Carolina 137.5
- Third down conversions: Opponents 80 of 172 (47%) - East Carolina 59
of 159 (37%)
The Last Time East Carolina…
…played in a bowl game…2001 (GMAC Bowl vs. Marshall)
…missed a bowl game…2005
…pitched a shutout…2000 (Duke)
…was shutout…1997 (Syracuse)
…scored 50 points…2002 (Houston)
…went undefeated…1941
…won a conference title…1976 (Southern Conference)
…had a 3,000-yard passer…1991 (Jeff Blake)
…had a 1,000-yard rusher…2003 (Marvin Townes)
…had a 1,000-yard receiver…2005 (Aundrae Allison)
…had a first-round draft choice…1992 (LB Robert Jones)
