1996 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season

1996 East Carolina Pirates football

Conference| Independent
Record| 8–3
Head coach|

* Steve Logan (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Doug Martin (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Paul Jette (3rd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium

Seasons

<- 1995

1997 ->

1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 7| 4:00 pm| East Tennessee State|

* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| | W 45–21| 25,512| [2]
September 14| 12:00 pm| at West Virginia|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| ESPN Plus| L 9–10| 50,129| [3]
September 21| 7:00 pm| at South Carolina|

* Williams–Brice Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| WNCT| W 23–7| 79,806| [4]
September 28| 4:00 pm| UCF|

* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| | W 28–7| 34,121| [5]
October 10| 8:00 pm| Southern Miss|

* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| ESPN2| L 7–28| 34,480| [6]
October 19| 7:00 pm| at No. 12 Miami (FL)|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| ESPN| W 31–6| 31,909| [7]
November 2| 2:00 pm| Arkansas State|

* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| WNCT| W 34–16| 24,890| [8]
November 9| 7:00 pm| at No. 25 Virginia Tech|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| ESPN2| L 14–35| 49,128| [9]
November 16| 2:00 pm| Ohio|

* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| WNCT| W 55–45| 27,321| [10]
November 23| 2:00 pm| at Memphis|

* Liberty Bowl
* Memphis, TN

| WNCT| W 20–10| 25,059| [11]
November 30| 3:30 pm| vs. NC State|

* Ericsson Stadium
* Charlotte, NC (rivalry)

| ESPN2| W 50–29| 66,347| [12]

* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Roster

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1996 East Carolina Pirates football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `5` | Marcus Crandell | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Steve Logan

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## References

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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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East Carolina Pirates football

Venues|

* Guy Smith Stadium (1939–1948)
* College Stadium (1949–1962)
* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Marshall
* NC State

Culture & lore|

* Marshall football plane crash

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