2000 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 2000 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 8–4 record.^[1] The Pirates offense scored 370 points while the defense allowed 256 points.

2000 East Carolina Pirates football
Galleryfurniture.com Bowl champion
Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, W 40–27 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Conference USA
Record	8–4 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Steve Logan (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Martin (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Rose (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisville $		6	–	1					9	–	3
East Carolina		5	–	2					8	–	4
Cincinnati		5	–	2					7	–	5
Southern Miss		4	–	3					8	–	4
UAB		3	–	3					7	–	4
Tulane		3	–	4					6	–	5
Memphis		2	–	5					4	–	7
Houston		2	–	5					3	–	8
Army		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	6:00 pm	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 38–0	30,224	[2]
September 7	8:00 pm	No. 10 Virginia Tech*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN	L 28–45	45,123	[3]
September 16	3:30 pm	Tulane	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FSN	W 37–17	38,517	[4]
September 23	12:00 pm	Syracuse*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN2	W 34–17	33,026	[5]
October 7	3:00 pm	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN	FSN	L 10–17	23,496	[6]
October 14	7:00 pm	Army	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FSN	W 42–21	39,200	[7]
October 19	7:00 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	FSN	W 28–25	38,024	[8]
October 28	3:30 pm	UAB	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		L 13–16	28,537	[9]
November 11	12:00 pm	Houston	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FSN	W 62–20	33,339	[10]
November 18	12:00 pm	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	L 24–42	40,389	[11]
November 24	1:30 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	FSN	W 14–9	25,152	[12]
December 27	8:00 pm	vs. Texas Tech*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Galleryfurniture.com Bowl)	ESPN	W 40–27	33,899	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "2000 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
2. "ECU sets tone early in shutting out Duke". The News and Observer. September 3, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tech hammers ECU". Daily Press. September 8, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tulane bombed 37–17". The Times. September 17, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Big plays hurt Syracuse in loss". Press and Sun-Bulletin. September 24, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Scherer comes off bench to lead Tigers". The Jackson Sun. October 8, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "ECU moving four-ward". The News and Observer. October 15, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cards' big hearts burst at the finish". The Courier-Journal. October 20, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "UAB upsets Pirates". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Early TDs enough for Pirates". The Charlotte Observer. November 12, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Motivated WVU coasts to victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 19, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Eagles finish with splat". The Clarion-Ledger. November 25, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Red-faced Raiders". Austin American-Statesman. December 28, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.