1999 East Carolina Pirates football
Mobile Alabama Bowl, L 14–28 vs. TCU
ConferenceConference USA
Record9–3 (4–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Martin (4th as OC, 8th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Rose (1st season)
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Southern Miss $   6 – 0     9 – 3  
East Carolina   4 – 2     9 – 3  
Louisville   4 – 2     7 – 5  
UAB   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Memphis   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Houston   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Army   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Tulane   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Cincinnati   0 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 9–3 record.[1] The Pirates offense scored 333 points while the defense allowed 225 points.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 43:00 pmvs. West Virginia*
ESPN2W 30–2347,860[2]
September 113:30 pmDuke*
FSNW 27–942,052[3]
September 187:00 pmat South Carolina*
TWC30W 21–382,605[4]
September 256:00 pmNo. 9 Miami (FL)*
ESPN2W 27–2345,900[5]
October 212:00 pmat ArmyNo. 19
FSNW 33–1436,769[6]
October 93:30 pmSouthern MissNo. 16
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNL 22–3939,418[7]
October 234:00 pmTulanedaggerNo. 20
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSSW 52–735,021[8]
October 303:30 pmat HoustonNo. 17
FSNW 19–314,221[9]
November 62:00 pmat UABNo. 18
L 17–3618,062[10]
November 133:30 pmCincinnatiNo. 24
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNW 48–3433,912[11]
November 2012:00 pmNC State*No. 23
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC (rivalry)
TWC30W 23–650,092[12]
December 227:30 pmvs. TCU*No. 20
ESPN2L 14–2834,200[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

^[a] The game was moved from Greenville to Raleigh due to Hurricane Floyd.

References

  1. ^ "1999 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pirates run aground, and love it". The Charlotte Observer. September 5, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "ECU clamps down on Duke". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 12, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USC finds no solace at home". The Greenville News. September 19, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brought down again". The Miami Herald. September 26, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "East Carolina controls Army in 33–14 rout". The Journal News. October 3, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "USM thumps No. 16 East Carolina 39–22". The Clarion-Ledger. October 10, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "East Carolina steamrolls Tulane, 52–7". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "East Carolina turns back Houston 19–3 in game of blocked kicks". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Blazers surprise No. 18 East Carolina at Legion Field". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "East Carolina too much for UC". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 14, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "ECU's next stop: Mobile". The News and Observer. November 21, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "TCU outclasses another bowl foe". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 23, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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