2005 East Carolina Pirates football team

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2005 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast
Record5–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Shankweiler (1st in succession, 11th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Hudson (1st season)
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF x   7 – 1     8 – 5  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Memphis   5 – 3     7 – 5  
East Carolina   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Marshall   3 – 5     4 – 7  
UAB   3 – 5     5 – 6  
West Division
Tulsa x$   6 – 2     9 – 4  
UTEP   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Houston   4 – 4     6 – 6  
SMU   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Tulane   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Rice   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Skip Holtz, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 31:00 pmDuke*
CSTVW 24–2135,107[2]
September 176:30 pmat Wake Forest*
L 34–4429,563[3]
September 2412:00 pmat West Virginia*
ESPN+L 15–2057,295[4]
October 16:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 7–3335,510[5]
October 86:00 pmRice
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 41–2833,213[6]
October 153:00 pmat SMU
W 24–1711,715[7]
October 223:30 pmat Memphis
CSTVL 24–2731,710[8]
October 292:00 pmUCFdagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 20–3034,410[9]
November 123:00 pmat Tulsa
L 13–4521,996[10]
November 194:30 pmat Marshall
W 34–2922,408[11]
November 2612:00 pmUAB
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 31–2326,990[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2005 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pirates smile again". The Charlotte Observer. September 4, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Deacs run past Pirates". The Herald-Sun. September 18, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "WVU narrowly escapes upset". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 25, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Golden Eagles post big win over East Carolina". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 2, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pinkney tosses E.C. over Rice". Victoria Advocate. October 9, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pirates pull off road heist". The News and Observer. October 16, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pretty? Try pretty good". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Late TDs give UCF 5th win in 6 games". The Palm Beach Post. October 30, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulsa becomes bowl-eligible". The Daily Oklahoman. November 13, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "ECU rewarded for strong effort". The News and Observer. November 20, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Pirates upend Blazers in season finale". The Selma Times-Journal. November 27, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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