2017 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (2–6 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Petersen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKenwick Thompson (2nd season)
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$  8 –0   13 –0  
No. 21 South Florida  6 –2   10 –2  
Temple  4 –4   7 –6  
Cincinnati  2 –6   4 –8  
UConn  2 –6   3 –9  
East Carolina  2 –6   3 –9  
West Division
No. 25 Memphis xy  7 –1   10 –3  
Houston  5 –3   7 –5  
Navy  4 –4   7 –6  
SMU  4 –4   7 –6  
Tulane  3 –5   5 –7  
Tulsa  1 –7   2 –10  
Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2017 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Scottie Montgomery and played their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. The Pirates competed as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Schedule

ECU announced their 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017.[1] They will host seven home games for the first time in school history.

East Carolina's schedule was reorganized by the American Athletic Conference on September 14 due to the effects of Hurricane Irma.[2] Their game with UConn, originally scheduled for November 4, was moved to September 24. Their game against Houston was moved from October 28 to November 4.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.No. 1 (FCS) James Madison*
ESPN3L 14–3440,169
September 9Noonat West Virginia*
FS2L 20–5656,797
September 163:30 p.m.No. 16 Virginia Tech*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNL 17–6443,776
September 2412:00 p.m.at UConn
ESPNUW 41–3814,036
September 3012:00 p.m.No. 18 South Florida
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNL 31–6134,883
October 712:00 p.m.Temple
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNUL 10–3431,326
October 147:15 p.m.at No. 22 UCF
CBSSNL 21–6340,287
October 217:00 p.m.BYU*dagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNW 33–1738,835
November 412:00 p.m.at Houston
CBSSNL 27–5229,810
November 117:00 p.m.Tulane
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNL 24–31 OT36,178
November 1812:00 p.m.Cincinnati
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNW 48–2031,923
November 2512:00 p.m.at No. 20 Memphis
ESPNUL 13–7041,517

Source:[3]

Coaching staff

Name Title
Scottie MontgomeryHead coach
Ryan AndersonInside linebackers coach
Keith GaitherWide receivers coach
Brandon LynchDefensive backs coach
Shannon MooreSpecial teams coordinator/tight ends coach
Jason NicholsRunning backs coach
Tony PetersenOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Robert PruntyDefensive line coach
Kenwick ThompsonDefensive coordinator
Geep WadeOffensive line coach

Source:[4]

Game summaries

Vs. James Madison

James Madison at East Carolina
1 234Total
• #1 (FCS) Dukes 7 01413 34
Pirates 0 077 14
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Sources:

At West Virginia

East Carolina at West Virginia
1 234Total
Pirates 3 0107 20
• Mountaineers 21 2870 56
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Mountaineer Field
    Morgantown, WV
  • Sources:

Vs. Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech at East Carolina
1 234Total
• #16 Hokies 7 16347 64
Pirates 17 000 17
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Sources:

At UConn

East Carolina at UConn
1 234Total
• Pirates 21 6140 41
Huskies 7 7177 38
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Rentschler Field
    East Hartford, CT
  • Sources:

Vs. South Florida

South Florida at East Carolina
1 234Total
• #18 Bulls 21 101713 61
Pirates 10 1470 31
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Sources:

Vs. Temple

Temple at East Carolina
1 234Total
• Owls 0 2473 34
Pirates 3 070 10
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Sources:

At UCF

East Carolina at UCF
1 234Total
Pirates 7 707 21
• No. 22 Knights 21 21714 63
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Bright House Networks Stadium
    Orlando, FL
  • Sources:

Vs. BYU

BYU at East Carolina
(Homecoming Game)
1 234Total
Cougars 7 307 17
• Pirates 7 3914 33
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Sources:

At Houston

East Carolina at Houston
1 234Total
Pirates 0 10710 27
• Cougars 21 7177 52
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: TDECU Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Sources:

Vs. Tulane

Tulane at East Carolina
1 234OTTotal
• Green Wave 7 10707 31
Pirates 7 70100 24
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Sources:

Vs. Cincinnati

Cincinnati at East Carolina
1 234Total
Bearcats 0 1370 20
• Pirates 14 101410 48
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Sources:

At Memphis

East Carolina at Memphis
1 234Total
Pirates 0 0130 13
• No. 17 Tigers 28 21147 70
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
    Memphis, TN
  • Sources:

References

  1. ↑ ECU Announces 2017 FOotball Schedule, Game-Day Designations. February 9, 2017. ECUPirates.com. ECU Pirates Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Kercheval, Ben; Palm, Jerry (September 14, 2017). "AAC revises its conference schedule in wake of Hurricane Irma". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ 2017 East Carolina Pirates football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ 2017 Football Coaching Staff. ECUPirates.com. ECU Pirates Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2017.


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