2017 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 2017 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Scottie Montgomery and played their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. The Pirates competed as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

2017 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2017 record3–9 (2–6 The American)
Head coachScottie Montgomery (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorTony Petersen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKenwick Thompson (2nd season)
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$  8 –0     13 –0  
No. 21 South Florida  6 –2     10 –2  
Temple  4 –4     7 –6  
Cincinnati  2 –6     4 –8  
UConn  2 –6     3 –9  
East Carolina  2 –6     3 –9  
West Division
No. 25 Memphis xy  7 –1     10 –3  
Houston  5 –3     7 –5  
Navy  4 –4     7 –6  
SMU  4 –4     7 –6  
Tulane  3 –5     5 –7  
Tulsa  1 –7     2 –10  
Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll.

Schedule

ECU announced their 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017.[1] They will host seven home games for the first time in school history.

East Carolina's schedule was reorganized by the American Athletic Conference on September 14 due to the effects of Hurricane Irma.[2] Their game with UConn, originally scheduled for November 4, was moved to September 24. Their game against Houston was moved from October 28 to November 4.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.No. 1 (FCS) James Madison*
ESPN3L 14–3440,169
September 9Noonat West Virginia*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
FS2L 20–5656,797
September 163:30 p.m.No. 16 Virginia Tech*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNL 17–6443,776
September 2412:00 p.m.at UConn
ESPNUW 41–3814,036
September 3012:00 p.m.No. 18 South Florida
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNL 31–6134,883
October 712:00 p.m.Temple
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNUL 10–3431,326
October 147:15 p.m.at No. 22 UCF
CBSSNL 21–6340,287
October 217:00 p.m.BYU*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNW 33–1738,835
November 412:00 p.m.at Houston
CBSSNL 27–5229,810
November 117:00 p.m.Tulane
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNL 24–31 OT36,178
November 1812:00 p.m.Cincinnati
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNW 48–2031,923
November 2512:00 p.m.at No. 17 Memphis
ESPNUL 13–7041,517

Source:[3]

Coaching staff
Name Title
Scottie MontgomeryHead Coach
Ryan AndersonInside Linebackers Coach
Keith GaitherWide Receivers Coach
Brandon LynchDefensive Backs Coach
Shannon MooreSpecial Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
Jason NicholsRunning Backs Coach
Tony PetersenOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Robert PruntyDefensive Line Coach
Kenwick ThompsonDefensive Coordinator
Geep WadeOffensive Line Coach

Source:[4]

Game summaries

vs. James Madison
See also: 2017 James Madison Dukes football team
James Madison at East Carolina
1 234Total
• #1 (FCS) Dukes 7 01413 34
Pirates 0 077 14
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at West Virginia
See also: 2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
East Carolina at West Virginia
1 234Total
Pirates 3 0107 20
• Mountaineers 21 2870 56
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Mountaineer Field
    Morgantown, WV
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–18 September 12, 2009 West Virginia, 35–20

vs. Virginia Tech
See also: 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Virginia Tech at East Carolina
1 234Total
• #16 Hokies 7 16347 64
Pirates 17 000 17
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–14 September 14, 2016 Virginia Tech, 54–17

at UConn
See also: 2017 UConn Huskies football team
East Carolina at UConn
1 234Total
• Pirates 21 6140 41
Huskies 7 7177 38
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Rentschler Field
    East Hartford, CT
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 October 29, 2016 East Carolina, 41–3

vs. South Florida
See also: 2017 South Florida Bulls football team
South Florida at East Carolina
1 234Total
• #18 Bulls 21 101713 61
Pirates 10 1470 31
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–6 October 8, 2016 South Florida, 38–22

vs. Temple
See also: 2017 Temple Owls football team
Temple at East Carolina
1 234Total
• Owls 0 2473 34
Pirates 3 070 10
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–7 November 26, 2016 Temple, 37–10

at UCF
See also: 2017 UCF Knights football team
East Carolina at UCF
1 234Total
Pirates 7 707 21
• No. 22 Knights 21 21714 63
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Bright House Networks Stadium
    Orlando, FL
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–5 October 1, 2016 UCF, 47–29

vs. BYU
See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team
BYU at East Carolina
(Homecoming Game)
1 234Total
Cougars 7 307 17
• Pirates 7 3914 33
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 October 21, 2017 ECU, 33-17

at Houston
See also: 2017 Houston Cougars football team
East Carolina at Houston
1 234Total
Pirates 0 10710 27
• Cougars 21 7177 52
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: TDECU Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–5 November 3, 2012 East Carolina, 48–28

vs. Tulane
See also: 2017 Tulane Green Wave football team
Tulane at East Carolina
1 234OTTotal
• Green Wave 7 10707 31
Pirates 7 70100 24
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–3 November 22, 2014 East Carolina, 34–6

vs. Cincinnati
See also: 2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
Cincinnati at East Carolina
1 234Total
Bearcats 0 1370 20
• Pirates 14 101410 48
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–8 October 22, 2016 Cincinnati, 31–19

at Memphis
See also: 2017 Memphis Tigers football team
East Carolina at Memphis
1 234Total
Pirates 0 0130 13
• No. 17 Tigers 28 21147 70
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
    Memphis, TN
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–6 October 13, 2012 East Carolina, 41–7

References
  1. ECU Announces 2017 FOotball Schedule, Game-Day Designations. February 9, 2017. ECUPirates.com. ECU Pirates Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  2. Kercheval, Ben; Palm, Jerry (September 14, 2017). "AAC revises its conference schedule in wake of Hurricane Irma". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  3. 2017 East Carolina Pirates football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  4. 2017 Football Coaching Staff. ECUPirates.com. ECU Pirates Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2017.


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