East Carolina Pirates football, 1990–1999

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1990

1990 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference Independent
1990 record 5–6
Head coach Bill Lewis
Home stadium Ficklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1989 1991 »
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 Louisiana Tech* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC W 27–17   30,690
September 8 at #3 Florida State* Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida L 45–24   61,983
September 15 Virginia Tech* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC L 24–23   33,810
September 22 at SW Louisiana* Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA W 20–10   19,524
September 29 at Georgia* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 19–15   77,019
October 6 Southern Miss* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC L 16–7   31,305
October 13 at South Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC L 37–7   62,000
October 20 Cincinnati* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC W 56–32   27,380
October 27 at Temple* Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania L 30–27   24,612
November 3 Memphis State* Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN W 24–17   16,291
November 10 Northern Illinois* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC W 24–20   20,100
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern.

1991

Main article: 1991 East Carolina Pirates football team
1991 East Carolina Pirates football
Peach Bowl, Win, 37–35 vs. N.C. State
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches #9
AP #9
1991 record 11–1
Head coach Bill Lewis
Home stadium Ficklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1990 1992 »

1992

1992 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference Independent
1992 record 5–6
Head coach Steve Logan
Home stadium Ficklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1991 1993 »
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 Syracuse* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC L 21–42   36,500
September 12 Virginia Tech* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC PSN-TV W 30–27   35,121
September 19 at South Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 20–18   60,030
September 26 at Bowling Green* Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH L 34–44   12,512
October 10 at Duke* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC L 14–45   34,100
October 17 Cincinnati* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC W 42–21   34,126
October 24 at Pittsburgh* Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 37–31   25,766
October 29 Southern Miss* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN L 21–38   33,249
November 7 at West Virginia* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV L 28–41   41,139
November 14 Arkansas State* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC W 35–18   25,072
November 20 at Memphis State* Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN L 7–42   17,345
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern.

1993

1993 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference Independent
1993 record 2–9
Head coach Steve Logan
Home stadium Ficklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1992 1994 »
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 9 Syracuse* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN L 22–41   33,050
September 18 Central Florida* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC W 41–17   30,867
September 25 at Washington* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 0–35   72,108
October 2 Memphis* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC PSN-TV L 7–34   25,332
October 9 at South Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC L 3–27   62,307
October 16 Louisiana Tech* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC W 31–28   27,103
October 23 at Southern Miss* M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS L 16–24   15,227
October 30 at Virginia Tech* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA L 12–31   34,306
November 6 Tulsa* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC L 26–52   18,130
November 13 at Kentucky* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY L 3–6   34,500
November 20 at Cincinnati* Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH L 14–34   20,229
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern.

1994

1994 East Carolina Pirates football
Liberty Bowl, Lost, 30–0 vs. Illinois
Conference Independent
1994 record 7–5
Head coach Steve Logan
Home stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
« 1993 1995 »
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 10 at Duke* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC L 10–13   36,420
September 17 at Temple* Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA W 31–14   9,137
September 24 Syracuse* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC L 18–21   33,127
October 1 Southern Miss* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC W 31–10   32,867
October 8 at South Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 56–42   70,075
October 15 #19 Virginia Tech* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC L 20–27   34,741
October 22 at Tulsa* Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK W 28–21   24,811
October 29 Cincinnati* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC W 35–21   33,287
November 5 at #3 Auburn* Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL L 21–38   84,738
November 12 Central Florida* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC W 23–20   25,783
November 19 Memphis* Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN W 30–6   23,355
December 31 vs. Illinois* Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) ESPN L 0–30   46,212
#Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern.

1995

Main article: 1995 East Carolina Pirates football team
1995 East Carolina Pirates football
Liberty Bowl, Won, 19–13 vs. Stanford
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches #23
1995 record 9–3
Head coach Steve Logan
Offensive coordinator Todd Berry
Defensive coordinator Paul Jette
Home stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
« 1994 1996 »

Roster

Quarterbacks

  • 5 Marcus Crandell - Junior
  • 9 Dan Gonzalez - Sophomore
  • 15 Ernest Tinnen - Freshman

Running Backs

  • 31 Eric Blanton - Senior
  • 40 Damon Davis - Freshman
  • 44 Scott Harley - Freshman
  • 33 Chuck Ingram - Senior
  • 4 Daryl Jones - Freshman
  • 19 Raymond Mabry - Freshman
  • 23 Jerris McPhail - Senior
  • -- Brad Salin - Freshman

Fullbacks

  • 25 Derrck Batson - Senior

Wide Receivers

  • 87 Lamont Chappell - Freshman
  • 20 Linwood DeBrew - Sophomore
  • 82 Mitchell Galloway - Junior
  • 84 Chad Hodges - Freshman
  • -- Perez Mattison - Junior
  • 86 Travis Newkirk - Freshman
  • 1 Jason Nichols - Sophomore
  • 85 Matt Sellers - Freshman
  • 80 Larry Shannon - Sophomore
  • 26 Troy Smith - Freshman
  • 15 Joe Umphlett - Sophomore
  

Tight Ends

  • 83 Dwight Linville - Senior
  • 90 Scott Richards - Junior
  • 88 Sean Richards - Junior

Offensive Line

  • 77 Charles Boothe - Senior
  • 64 Lamont Burns - Junior
  • 73 Jake Gilray - Junior
  • 59 Jamie Gray - Junior
  • 50 Mpumi Masimini - Freshman
  • 74 Mark McCall - Junior
  • 67 Shane McPherson - Junior
  • Danny Moore - Freshman
  • 54 Brian Pazcuzzi - Freshman
  • 79 Trey Pittman - Freshman
  • 70 Corey Russell - Freshman
  • 71 Mike Sheehan - Freshman
  • 61 Ron Suddith - Junior
  • 76 Stacey Whitehead - Sophomore
  • 63 Kevin Wiggins - Senior

Defensive Line

  • Alphonso Collins - Sophomore
  • 78 Mondell Corbett - Freshman
  • 95 Travis Darden - Freshman
  • 52 Matt Ellison - Freshman
  • 66 Jeff Griffin - Junior
  • 97 Kevin Jorgenson - Sophomore
  • 99 Dwayne Ledford - Freshman
  • 48 Tomha McMillan - Freshman
  • 62 Brad Royal - Freshman
  • 96 Walter Scott - Senior
  • 72 Ed Watkins - Junior
  • 45 Lorenzo West - Junior
  • 97 Terrell Williams - Junior
  

Linebackers

  • 94 Aaron Black - Senior
  • 44 Chris Braddy - Freshman
  • 53 Carlos Brown - Junior
  • 51 Marvin Burke - Junior
  • 58 Freddie Claybrooks - Freshman
  • 57 Roderick Coleman - Freshman
  • 33 B.J. Crane - Junior
  • 7 Morris Foreman - Senior
  • 98 Don Jacobs - Sophomore
  • 93 Brian Johnson - Freshman
  • 84 Jeff Kerr - Freshman
  • 81 Mark Libiano - Senior
  • 89 Kendrick Phillips - Freshman
  • 49 Matt Semenza - Sophomore
  • 32 Shep Sepaniak - Freshman

Defensive Backs

  • 1 David Burnell - Freshman
  • 14 Brian Bentley - Freshman
  • 17 David Crumbie - Senior
  • 39 Jamar Epps - Freshman
  • 37 Forest Foster - Freshman
  • 43 Tim McKinnon - Sophomore
  • 35 Kevin Monroe - Freshman
  • 45 Tim Mack - Freshman

Cornerback

  • 13 Hank Cooper - Senior
  • 21 David Hart - Junior
  • 42 Bernard Lackey - Freshman
  • 3 Emmanuel McDaniel - Senior
  • 38 Deeone McKeithan - Freshman
  • 8 Kelvin Suggs - Freshman
  • 28 Tabari Wallace - Sophomore
  

Safeties

  • 6 E.J. Gunthrope - Junior
  • 22 Daren Hart - Junior
  • 30 Dwight Henry - Junior
  • 11 Tavares Taylor - Freshman

Punters

  • 27 Edward Crabtree - Junior
  • 2 Brandon Lawn - Freshman
  • 10 Matt Levine - Sophomore
  • 11 Stephen Urbaniak - Freshman

Kickers

  • 3 Brian Best - Freshman
  • 24 Chad Holcomb - Junior

Long Snappers

  • 65 John Drake - Freshman
  • 55 Jason Shell - Sophomore
  • 47 Brian Williams - Junior

1996

1996 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference Independent
1996 record 8–3
Head coach Steve Logan
Home stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
« 1995 1997 »
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 East Tennessee State* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC W 45–21   25,512
September 14 at West Virginia* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN+ L 9–10   50,129
September 21 at South Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 23–7   79,806
September 28 Central Florida* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC W 28–7   34,121
October 10 Southern Mississippi* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN2 L 7–28   34,480
October 19 at Miami (FL)* Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ESPN W 31–6   31,909
November 2 Arkansas State* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC W 34–16   24,890
November 9 at #25 Virginia Tech* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN2 L 14–35   49,128
November 16 Ohio* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC W 55–45   27,321
November 23 at Memphis* Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN W 20–10   25,059
November 30 vs. North Carolina State* Ericsson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN2 W 50–29   66,347
All times are in Eastern.

1997

1997 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference Conference USA
1997 record 5–6 ( C-USA)
Head coach Steve Logan
Home stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
« 1996 1998 »
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 at West Virginia* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN L 17–24   51,143
September 13 Wake Forest* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC FSN W 25–24   38,031
September 20 South Carolina* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC FSN L 0–26   38,902
October 4 at Syracuse* Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY L 0–56   44,054
October 11 Southern Miss Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC FSN L 13–23   33,904
October 18 at Tulane Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA L 16–33   23,340
October 25 Memphis Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC FSN W 32–10   28,029
November 1 at Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY W 45–31   12,850
November 8 at Houston Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX W 28–27   17,051
November 13 Cincinnati Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN W 14–7   25,509
November 22 at North Carolina State* Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 24–37   51,500
All times are in Eastern.

1998

1998 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference Conference USA
1998 record 6–5 ( C-USA)
Head coach Steve Logan
Home stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
« 1997 1999 »
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 at Virginia Tech* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA HTS L 3–38   48,134
September 12 Chattanooga* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC W 31–0   34,028
September 19 at Ohio* Peden Stadium • Athens, OH W 21–14   19,186
October 3 Army Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC FSN W 30–25   40,607
October 10 UAB Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC W 26–7   31,002
October 17 Alabama* Legion Field • Birmingham, AL L 22–23   80,079
October 24 at Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS FSN L 7–41   24,020
October 31 Houston Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC FSN L 31–34   26,821
November 5 at Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN W 24–21   19,098
November 14 Louisville Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC L 45–63   26,258
November 21 at Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN W 34–31   16,052
All times are in Eastern.

1999

1999 East Carolina Pirates football
1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl, L, 28–14 vs. TCU
Conference Conference USA
1999 record 9–3 ( C-USA)
Head coach Steve Logan
Home stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
« 1998 2000 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 vs. West Virginia* Ericsson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN2 W 30–23   47,860
September 11 Duke* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC FSN W 27–9   42,052
September 18 at South Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 21–3   82,605
September 25 vs. #13 Miami (FL)* Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ESPN2 W 27–23   45,900
October 2 at Army #21 Michie Stadium • West Point, NY FSN W 33–14   36,769
October 9 Southern Miss #18 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC FSN L 22–39   39,418
October 23 Tulane #20 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina W 52–7   35,021
October 30 at Houston #17 Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX FSN W 19–3   14,221
November 6 at UAB #17 Legion Field • Birmingham, AL L 17–36   18,062
November 13 Cincinnati #24 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC FSN W 48–34   33,912
November 20 North Carolina State* #21 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC W 23–6   50,092
December 22 vs. TCU* #19 Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (Mobile, Alabama Bowl) ESPN2 L 14–28   34,200
All times are in Eastern.

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