1998 East Carolina Pirates football team

1998 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceConference USA
Record6–5 (3–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Martin (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorPaul Jette (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Tulane $   6 – 0     12 – 0  
Southern Miss   5 – 1     7 – 5  
Louisville   4 – 2     7 – 5  
East Carolina   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Army   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Houston   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Memphis   1 – 5     2 – 9  
Cincinnati   1 – 5     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1] The Pirates offense scored 274 points while the defense allowed 297 points.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 54:00 pmat Virginia Tech*
HTSL 3–3848,134[2]
September 123:00 pmChattanooga*
W 31–034,028[3]
September 1912:00 pmat Ohio*
WITNW 21–1419,186[4]
October 33:30 pmArmy
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNW 30–2540,607[5]
October 103:30 pmUAB*dagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 26–731,002[6]
October 173:00 pmAlabama*
PPVL 22–2380,079[7]
October 242:30 pmat Southern Miss
FSNL 7–4124,020[8]
October 313:30 pmHouston
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNL 31–3426,821[9]
November 58:00 pmat Cincinnati
ESPNW 24–2119,098[10]
November 142:00 pmLouisville
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 45–6326,258[11]
November 212:00 pmat Memphis
W 34–3116,052[12]

References

  1. ^ "1998 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hokies answer questions". Daily Press. September 6, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pirates open upper deck with shutout of Mocs". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 13, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pirates recover in time". The News and Observer. September 20, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "East Carolina holds off Army". The Journal News. October 4, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Smith leaves UAB in his dust". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 11, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tide survives". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 18, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eagles clothesline Pirates". Hattiesburg American. October 25, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Houston keeps ECU sliding". The Charlotte Observer. November 1, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Cats better, but not quite ready for prime time". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 6, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cats, Cards both fly first class". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bayes' field goal in final seconds lifts Pirates". The News and Observer. November 22, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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