2002 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 2002 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eleventh season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 4–8 record (4–5 in Conference USA).[1]

2002 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceConference USA
Record4–8 (4–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Martin (7th as OC, 11th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Rose (4th season)
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
(Capacity: 43,000)
2002 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Cincinnati +  6 –2   7 –7  
No. 23 TCU +  6 –2   10 –2  
Louisville  5 –3   7 –6  
Southern Miss  5 –3   7 –6  
Tulane  4 –4   8 –5  
UAB  4 –4   5 –7  
East Carolina  4 –4   4 –8  
Houston  3 –5   5 –7  
Memphis  2 –6   3 –9  
Army  1 –7   1 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 316:00 pmat Duke*
L 16–2323,276[2]
September 76:30 pmat Wake Forest
L 22–2728,486[3]
September 147:00 pmTulane
W 24–2035,300[4]
September 2812:00 pmat West Virginia*
ESPN+L 17–3754,497[5]
October 52:00 pmArmy
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 59–2438,111[6]
October 192:00 pmSouth Floridadagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNL 30–4633,419[7]
October 262:00 pmat Louisville
WITNL 20–4432,428[8]
November 97:00 pmat Houston
ESPN+W 54–48 3OT13,669[9]
November 163:00 pmat UAB
L 29–3613,687[10]
November 232:00 pmNo. 22 TCU
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 31–2823,189[11]
November 303:00 pmat Southern Miss
L 7–2419,888[12]
December 62:00 pmCincinnati
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 26–4218,125[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References
  1. "2002 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. "Blue Devils smash skid". The Atlanta Constitution. September 1, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Deacs repel Pirates". The News and Observer. September 8, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "East Carolina hands Tulane first defeat". The Town Talk. September 15, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cobourne sets rushing record as WVU wins in rout". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 29, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "E. Carolina runs away from Army". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 6, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bulls lift travel troubles". Tampa Bay Times. October 20, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "On-target Ragone scuttles Pirates". The Courier-Journal. October 27, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cougars fall in overtime". Victoria Advocate. November 10, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "UAB defeats East Carolina". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Frogs lose with err show". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 24, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Golden Eagles chalk up another winning season". Hattiesburg American. December 1, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Guidugli leads UC to C-USA title". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 7, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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