2017 East Carolina Pirates football team

2017 East Carolina Pirates football
2017 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	East Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 The American)
Head coach	Scottie Montgomery (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kenwick Thompson (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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 hosted 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*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN3	L 14–34	40,169
September 9	Noon	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	FS2	L 20–56	56,797
September 16	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 Virginia Tech*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	L 17–64	43,776
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at UConn	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	W 41–38	14,036
September 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 South Florida	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	L 31–61	34,883
October 7	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	L 10–34	31,326
October 14	7:15 p.m.	at No. 22 UCF	Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL	CBSSN	L 21–63	40,287
October 21	7:00 p.m.	BYU*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	W 33–17	38,835
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	CBSSN	L 27–52	29,810
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 48–20	31,923
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	L 13–70	41,517
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll, STATS Poll (FCS) and CFP Rankings, after October 31 - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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
John Gutekunst	Defensive analyst

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 2
Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Greenville, NC

Sources:

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 9
Location: Mountaineer Field
Morgantown, WV

Sources:

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 16
Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Greenville, NC

Sources:

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 24
Location: Rentschler Field
East Hartford, CT

Sources:

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 30
Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Greenville, NC

Sources:

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 7
Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Greenville, NC

Sources:

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 14
Location: Bright House Networks Stadium
Orlando, FL

Sources:

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 21
Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Greenville, NC

Sources:

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 4
Location: TDECU Stadium
Houston, TX

Sources:

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 11
Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Greenville, NC

Sources:

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 18
Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Greenville, NC

Sources:

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 25
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN

Sources:

References

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