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
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Berry (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorChris Thurmond (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 pmNo. 10 SyracuseL 21–4236,500[2]
September 1212:00 pmVirginia Tech
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
PSNTVW 30–2735,121[3]
September 197:00 pmat South CarolinaW 20–1860,030[4]
September 2612:30 pmat Bowling GreenL 34–4412,512[5]
October 101:30 pmat DukeL 14–4534,100[6]
October 172:00 pmCincinnati 
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 42–2134,126[7]
October 241:30 pmat PittsburghW 37–3125,766[8]
October 298:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNL 21–3833,249[9]
November 71:00 pmat West VirginiaL 28–4141,139[10]
November 142:00 pmArkansas State
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 35–1825,072[11]
November 212:30 pmat Memphis StateL 7–4217,345[12]

References

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  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.