2000 East Carolina Pirates football team

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
Galleryfurniture.com Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
Record8–4 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Martin (5th as OC, 9th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Rose (2nd season)
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
(Capacity: 43,000)
2000 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:00 pmat Duke*
W 38–030,224[2]
September 78:00 pmNo. 10 Virginia Tech*
ESPNL 28–4545,123[3]
September 163:30 pmTulane
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNW 37–1738,517[4]
September 2312:00 pmSyracuse*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN2W 34–1733,026[5]
October 73:00 pmat Memphis
FSNL 10–1723,496[6]
October 147:00 pmArmy
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNW 42–2139,200[7]
October 197:00 pmat Louisville
FSNW 28–2538,024[8]
October 283:30 pmUABdagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 13–1628,537[9]
November 1112:00 pmHouston
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNW 62–2033,339[10]
November 1812:00 pmat West Virginia*
ESPNL 24–4240,389[11]
November 241:30 pmat Southern Miss
FSNW 14–925,152[12]
December 278:00 pmvs. Texas Tech*
ESPNW 40–2733,899[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References
  1. "2000 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. "ECU sets tone early in shutting out Duke". The News and Observer. September 3, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tech hammers ECU". Daily Press. September 8, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tulane bombed 37–17". The Times. September 17, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Big plays hurt Syracuse in loss". Press and Sun-Bulletin. September 24, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Scherer comes off bench to lead Tigers". The Jackson Sun. October 8, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "ECU moving four-ward". The News and Observer. October 15, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cards' big hearts burst at the finish". The Courier-Journal. October 20, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "UAB upsets Pirates". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Early TDs enough for Pirates". The Charlotte Observer. November 12, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Motivated WVU coasts to victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 19, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Eagles finish with splat". The Clarion-Ledger. November 25, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Red-faced Raiders". Austin American-Statesman. December 28, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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