1996 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Martin (1st as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Jette (3rd season)
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Army     10 2  
Navy     9 3  
No. 19 Notre Dame     8 3  
East Carolina     8 3  
Louisiana Tech     6 5  
UAB     5 6  
UCF     5 6  
Southwestern Louisiana     5 6  
Northeast Louisiana     5 6  
Arkansas State     4 7  
Northern Illinois     1 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 8–3 record.[1] The Pirates offense scored 316 points while the defense allowed 214 points.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 74:00 pmEast Tennessee StateW 45–2125,512[2]
September 1412:00 pmat West VirginiaESPN+L 9–1050,129[3]
September 217:00 pmat South CarolinaWNCTW 23–779,806[4]
September 284:00 pmUCF
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 28–734,121[5]
October 108:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN2L 7–2834,480[6]
October 197:00 pmat No. 12 Miami (FL)ESPNW 31–631,909[7]
November 22:00 pmArkansas Statedagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WNCTW 34–1624,890[8]
November 97:00 pmat No. 25 Virginia TechESPN2L 14–3549,128[9]
November 162:00 pmOhio
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WNCTW 55–4527,321[10]
November 232:00 pmat MemphisWNCTW 20–1025,059[11]
November 303:30 pmvs. NC StateESPN2W 50–2966,347[12]

Roster

1996 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 5 Marcus Crandell Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 14 Brian Bentley So
LB 53 Carlos Brown Sr
LB 51 Marvin Burke Sr
DE 58 Freddie Claybrooks Fr
DL 91 Devone Claybrooks Fr
LB 57 Roderick Coleman So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. "1996 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  2. "Bucs give ECU a game". Johnson City Press. September 8, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "West Virginia wins, 10–9, after East Carolina fails on 2-point play". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 15, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Harley runs over USC". The Greenville News. September 22, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pirates vanquish Knights". The Orlando Sentinel. September 29, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Eagles take wing, 28–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Twice the hurt - Clement injures shoulder; UM takes beating". The Miami Herald. October 20, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "East Carolina whips Arkansas State 34–16". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hokies hammer Pirates". Daily Press. November 10, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "ECU's Harley rumbles over Ohio". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 17, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "ECU answers the call". The News and Observer. November 24, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Harley hogs the spotlight". The Charlotte Observer. December 1, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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