1990 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1990 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Lewis, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1]

1990 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Logan (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville     10 1 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)     10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State     10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame     9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State     9 3 0
Louisiana Tech     8 3 1
Southern Miss     8 4 0
Temple     7 4 0
Syracuse     7 4 2
Army     6 5 0
Northern Illinois     6 5 0
South Carolina     6 5 0
Virginia Tech     6 5 0
East Carolina     5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana     5 6 0
Navy     5 6 0
Memphis State     4 6 1
Boston College     4 7 0
Tulane     4 7 0
West Virginia     4 7 0
Akron     3 7 1
Pittsburgh     3 7 1
Rutgers     3 8 0
Tulsa     3 8 0
Cincinnati     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pmLouisiana TechW 27–1730,690[2]
September 87:00 pmat No. 3 Florida StateWITNL 24–4561,983[3]
September 157:00 pmVirginia Tech
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 23–2433,810[4]
September 228:00 pmat Southwestern LouisianaW 20–1019,524[5]
September 291:00 pmat GeorgiaL 15–1977,019[6]
October 61:30 pmSouthern Miss
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 7–1631,305[7]
October 1312:00 pmat South CarolinaJPSL 7–3762,000[8]
October 202:00 pmCincinnati 
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 56–3227,380[9]
October 271:00 pmat TempleL 27–3024,612[10]
November 32:30 pmMemphis StateW 24–1716,291[11]
November 101:30 pmNorthern Illinois
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 24–2020,100[12]

Roster edit

1990 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 88 Carlester Crumpler Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References edit

  1. ^ "1990 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Tech its own worse enemy in loss". The Shreveport Times. September 2, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "FSU holds off East Carolina 45–24". The Palm Beach Post. September 9, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia Tech rallies". Daily Press. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ECU Pirates get a 'kick' out of Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. September 23, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dogs sputter past East Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "USM smothers East Carolina, 16–7". Hattiesburg American. October 7, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Freshmen emerges as Gamecocks whip ECU". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "East Carolina tops UC, 56–32, in TD trade-offs". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 21, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "FG helps Owls beat East Carolina". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Memphis St. falls 24–17 to E. Carolina on late TD". The Tennessean. November 4, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Another TD in final minutes helps Pirates close with a win". The News and Observer. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.