2003 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 2003 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach John Thompson, the team compiled a 1–11 record (1–7 in Conference USA).[1]

2003 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceConference USA
Record1–11 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Stockstill (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Odom (1st season)
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
(Capacity: 43,000)
2003 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Southern Miss $  8 –0   9 –4  
No. 24 TCU  7 –1   11 –2  
Memphis  5 –3   9 –4  
Louisville  5 –3   9 –4  
South Florida  5 –3   7 –4  
Houston  4 –4   7 –6  
UAB  4 –4   5 –7  
Tulane  3 –5   5 –7  
Cincinnati  2 –6   5 –7  
East Carolina  1 –7   1 –11  
Army  0 –8   0 –13  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 112:00 pmat Cincinnati
ESPNL 3–4028,011[2]
September 67:00 pmWest Virginia*
L 7–4836,088[3]
September 137:00 pmat No. 2 Miami (FL)*
ESPN2L 3–3865,825[4]
September 206:30 pmat Wake Forest*
L 16–3428,074[5]
September 307:30 pmHouston
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN2L 13–2733,250[6]
October 113:30 pmNorth Carolina*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN+L 17–2844,040[7]
October 181:00 pmat Army
W 38–3235,032[8]
October 252:00 pmLouisville
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 20–3633,420[9]
November 12:00 pmat Memphis
L 24–4140,131[10]
November 82:00 pmSouth Floridadagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 37–38 2OT27,100[11]
November 222:30 pmat Tulane
L 18–2819,226[12]
November 292:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 21–3824,175[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References
  1. "2003 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. "One for the 'chain gang'". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 2, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "WVU hammers East Carolina". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 7, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Defense punctuates UM's win". The Miami Herald. September 14, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Deacons pillage Pirates". The News and Observer. September 21, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "ECU fails to halt losing streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 1, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Heels step up". The News and Observer. October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "No dice - Army falls to East Carolina, record drops to 0–7". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 19, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cards get deceptive 36–20 win". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Memphis nets six-win season for first time in nine years". The Jackson Sun. November 2, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Bulls tap into their OT magic". Tampa Bay Times. November 9, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Pirates fall short". The News and Observer. November 23, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Eagles win league title, heading to Liberty Bowl". Hattiesburg American. November 30, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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