1992 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1992 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 5–6 record.^[1]

1992 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Steve Logan (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Berry (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Chris Thurmond (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Ficklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	1
Southern Miss			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Louisville			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulsa			–					4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati			–					3	–	8	–	0
Arkansas State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 pm	No. 10 Syracuse	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 21–42	36,500	[2]
September 12	12:00 pm	Virginia Tech	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	PSNTV	W 30–27	35,121	[3]
September 19	7:00 pm	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 20–18	60,030	[4]
September 26	12:30 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		L 34–44	12,512	[5]
October 10	1:30 pm	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 14–45	34,100	[6]
October 17	2:00 pm	Cincinnati	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 42–21	34,126	[7]
October 24	1:30 pm	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 37–31	25,766	[8]
October 29	8:00 pm	Southern Miss	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN	L 21–38	33,249	[9]
November 7	1:00 pm	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		L 28–41	41,139	[10]
November 14	2:00 pm	Arkansas State	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 35–18	25,072	[11]
November 21	2:30 pm	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN		L 7–42	17,345	[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "1992 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
2. "Missile fuels 42–21 victory in SU opener". Democrat and Chronicle. September 6, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "ECU offense overcomes Tech". Daily Press. September 13, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "ECU extends Gamecocks' loss string to 7". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Jackson leads Bowling Green over E. Carolina". Dayton Daily News. September 27, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Devils put up their Dukes". The News and Observer. October 11, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "ECU crushes 'Cats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 18, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Pitt special teams drop the ball against East Carolina". North Hills News Record. October 25, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southern Miss puts clamps on ECU's offense". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "W. Virginia scoring blitz tops ECU". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "McConnell writes a winning script". The News and Observer. November 15, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Memphis St. closes with convincing win". The Jackson Sun. November 22, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.