2003 East Carolina Pirates football team
American college football season
The 2003 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach John Thompson, the team compiled a 1–11 record (1–7 in Conference USA).[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| 12:00 pm | at Cincinnati | | ESPN | L 3–40 | 28,011 | [2] |
September 6 | 7:00 pm | West Virginia* | | | L 7–48 | 36,088 | [3] |
September 13 | 7:00 pm | at No. 2 Miami (FL)* | | ESPN2 | L 3–38 | 65,825 | [4] |
September 20 | 6:30 pm | at Wake Forest* | | | L 16–34 | 28,074 | [5] |
| 7:30 pm | Houston | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| ESPN2 | L 13–27 | 33,250 | [6] |
October 11 | 3:30 pm | North Carolina* | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| ESPN+ | L 17–28 | 44,040 | [7] |
October 18 | 1:00 pm | at Army | | | W 38–32 | 35,032 | [8] |
October 25 | 2:00 pm | Louisville | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| | L 20–36 | 33,420 | [9] |
November 1 | 2:00 pm | at Memphis | | | L 24–41 | 40,131 | [10] |
November 8 | 2:00 pm | South Florida | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| | L 37–38 2OT | 27,100 | [11] |
November 22 | 2:30 pm | at Tulane | | | L 18–28 | 19,226 | [12] |
November 29 | 2:00 pm | Southern Miss | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| | L 21–38 | 24,175 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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References
- ^ "2003 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ "One for the 'chain gang'". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 2, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WVU hammers East Carolina". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 7, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense punctuates UM's win". The Miami Herald. September 14, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons pillage Pirates". The News and Observer. September 21, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ECU fails to halt losing streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 1, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels step up". The News and Observer. October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No dice - Army falls to East Carolina, record drops to 0–7". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 19, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cards get deceptive 36–20 win". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis nets six-win season for first time in nine years". The Jackson Sun. November 2, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulls tap into their OT magic". Tampa Bay Times. November 9, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pirates fall short". The News and Observer. November 23, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles win league title, heading to Liberty Bowl". Hattiesburg American. November 30, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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