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American college football season
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.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. No. 1 (FCS ) James Madison * ESPN3 L 14–3440,169
September 9 Noon at West Virginia * FS2 L 20–5656,797
September 16 3:30 p.m. No. 16 Virginia Tech * Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC CBSSN L 17–6443,776
12:00 p.m. at UConn ESPNU W 41–3814,036
September 30 12:00 p.m. No. 18 South Florida Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC CBSSN L 31–6134,883
October 7 12:00 p.m. Temple Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNU L 10–3431,326
October 14 7:15 p.m. at No. 22 UCF CBSSN L 21–6340,287
October 21 7:00 p.m. BYU * Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC CBSSN W 33–1738,835
November 4 12:00 p.m. at Houston CBSSN L 27–5229,810
November 11 7:00 p.m. Tulane Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC CBSSN L 24–31 OT 36,178
November 18 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC CBSSN W 48–2031,923
November 25 12:00 p.m. at No. 20 Memphis ESPNU L 13–7041,517
Source:[ 3]
Coaching staff
Name
Title
Scottie Montgomery
Head coach
Ryan Anderson
Inside linebackers coach
Keith Gaither
Wide receivers coach
Brandon Lynch
Defensive backs coach
Shannon Moore
Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach
Jason Nichols
Running backs coach
Tony Petersen
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Robert Prunty
Defensive line coach
Kenwick Thompson
Defensive coordinator
Geep Wade
Offensive line coach
Source:[ 4]
Game summaries
Vs. James Madison
James Madison at East Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
• #1 (FCS) Dukes
7
0 14 13
34
Pirates
0
0 7 7
14
Date: September 2Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC
At West Virginia
East Carolina at West Virginia
1
2 3 4 Total
Pirates
3
0 10 7
20
• Mountaineers
21
28 7 0
56
Date: September 9Location: Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV
Vs. Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech at East Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
• #16 Hokies
7
16 34 7
64
Pirates
17
0 0 0
17
Date: September 16Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC
At UConn
East Carolina at UConn
1
2 3 4 Total
• Pirates
21
6 14 0
41
Huskies
7
7 17 7
38
Date: September 24Location: Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT
Vs. South Florida
South Florida at East Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
• #18 Bulls
21
10 17 13
61
Pirates
10
14 7 0
31
Date: September 30Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC
Vs. Temple
Temple at East Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
• Owls
0
24 7 3
34
Pirates
3
0 7 0
10
Date: October 7Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC
At UCF
East Carolina at UCF
1
2 3 4 Total
Pirates
7
7 0 7
21
• No. 22 Knights
21
21 7 14
63
Date: October 14Location: Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL
Vs. BYU
BYU at East Carolina (Homecoming Game)
1
2 3 4 Total
Cougars
7
3 0 7
17
• Pirates
7
3 9 14
33
Date: October 21Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC
At Houston
East Carolina at Houston
1
2 3 4 Total
Pirates
0
10 7 10
27
• Cougars
21
7 17 7
52
Date: November 4Location: TDECU Stadium Houston, TX
Vs. Tulane
Tulane at East Carolina
1
2 3 4 OT Total
• Green Wave
7
10 7 0 7
31
Pirates
7
7 0 10 0
24
Date: November 11Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC
Vs. Cincinnati
Cincinnati at East Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
Bearcats
0
13 7 0
20
• Pirates
14
10 14 10
48
Date: November 18Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC
At Memphis
East Carolina at Memphis
1
2 3 4 Total
Pirates
0
0 13 0
13
• No. 17 Tigers
28
21 14 7
70
Date: November 25Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN
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