2002 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 2002 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eleventh season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 4–8 record (4–5 in Conference USA).^[1]

2002 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	4–8 (4–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Steve Logan (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Martin (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Rose (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cincinnati +		6	–	2					7	–	7
No. 23 TCU +		6	–	2					10	–	2
Louisville		5	–	3					7	–	6
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
Tulane		4	–	4					8	–	5
UAB		4	–	4					5	–	7
East Carolina		4	–	4					4	–	8
Houston		3	–	5					5	–	7
Memphis		2	–	6					3	–	9
Army		1	–	7					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	6:00 pm	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 16–23	23,276	[2]
September 7	6:30 pm	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 22–27	28,486	[3]
September 14	7:00 pm	Tulane	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 24–20	35,300	[4]
September 28	12:00 pm	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	L 17–37	54,497	[5]
October 5	2:00 pm	Army	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 59–24	38,111	[6]
October 19	2:00 pm	South Florida	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FSN	L 30–46	33,419	[7]
October 26	2:00 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	WITN	L 20–44	32,428	[8]
November 9	7:00 pm	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 54–48 3OT	13,669	[9]
November 16	3:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 29–36	13,687	[10]
November 23	2:00 pm	No. 22 TCU	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 31–28	23,189	[11]
November 30	3:00 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		L 7–24	19,888	[12]
December 6	2:00 pm	Cincinnati	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		L 26–42	18,125	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "2002 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
2. "Blue Devils smash skid". The Atlanta Constitution. September 1, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Deacs repel Pirates". The News and Observer. September 8, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "East Carolina hands Tulane first defeat". The Town Talk. September 15, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cobourne sets rushing record as WVU wins in rout". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 29, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "E. Carolina runs away from Army". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 6, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bulls lift travel troubles". Tampa Bay Times. October 20, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "On-target Ragone scuttles Pirates". The Courier-Journal. October 27, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cougars fall in overtime". Victoria Advocate. November 10, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "UAB defeats East Carolina". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Frogs lose with err show". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 24, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Golden Eagles chalk up another winning season". Hattiesburg American. December 1, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Guidugli leads UC to C-USA title". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 7, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.