East Carolina

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East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina. Founded in 1907, it is home to the second largest undergraduate student body in North Carolina. ECU also features one of the top medical schools in the country in the Brody School of Medicine at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. The University's nickname is the Pirates because of the strong history of piracy along the North Carolina coast. East Carolina plays all sports in the East Division of C-USA. East Carolina has rivals in Southern Miss, UCF, Marshall and West Virginia but their fiercest rival is North Carolina State, who they play on a semi-regular basis. East Carolina's biggest rival in baseball is North Carolina Wilmington (Another baseball rival is William and Mary). Historically, the Pirates have had rivalries with Virginia Tech, which will be renewed in the future and Appalachian State which will be renewed soon.

Contents 1 Traditions 2 Stadiums 3 Football 3.1 Staff 3.2 Projected Starters 3.3 History 4 Basketball 4.1 Staff 4.2 Projected Starters 4.3 History 5 Baseball 5.1 Staff 5.2 History 6 External Links

Traditions

• Colors - Royal Purple and Old Gold
  
• A miniature cannon is shot off at every ECU score during football games
  
• The football Pirates enter to Jimi Hendrix's 'Purple Haze'
  
• Pee Dee the Pirate is the East Carolina mascot
  
• Fight Songs - E.C. Victory

Stadiums

• Football - Bagwell Field at Dowdy Ficklen Stadium
• Basketball - Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
• Baseball - Lewis Field at Clark LeClair Stadium

Football

Staff

Head Football Coach - Skip Holtz
Defensive Coordinator - Greg Hudson
Offensive Coordinator - Steve Shankweiler

Projected Starters

Offense
QB: James Pinkney
RB: Dominique Lindsay
FB: Patrick Dosh
WR: Aundrae Allison
WR: Bobby Good
LT: Eric Graham
LG: Josh Coffman
C: Drew Sutton
RG: Matt Butler
RT: Terence Campbell
TE: Davon Drew

Defense
DE: Marcus Hands
DT: Dontre Brown
DT: Brandon Setzer
DE: Shauntae Hunt
LB: Orlando Farrow
LB: Fred Wilson
LB: Pierre Bell
CB: Kasey Ross
CB: Travis Williams
FS: Pierre Parker
SS: Kyle Chase

History

• Bowl Record - 7-6
  
• Bowl Appearances - 13
  
  • Dec. 23, 2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl South Flordia 24, East Carolina 7 L
  • Dec. 19, 2001 GMAC Bowl-Marshall 64, East Carolina 61 L
  • Dec. 27, 2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl-Texas Tech 27, East Carolina 40 W
  • Dec. 22, 1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl-Texas Christian 28, East Carolina 14 L
  • Dec. 30, 1995 Liberty Bowl-Stanford 13, East Carolina 19 W
  • Dec. 31, 1994 Liberty Bowl-Illinois 30, East Carolina 0 L
  • Jan. 1, 1992 Peach Bowl-North Carolina State 34, East Carolina 37 W
    • East Carolina finishes #9 in the AP and Coaches Polls after an 11-1 season
  • Dec. 16, 1978 Independence Bowl-Louisiana Tech 13, East Carolina 35 W
  • Dec. 11, 1965 Tangerine Bowl-Maine 0, East Carolina 31 W
  • Dec. 12, 1964 Tangerine Bowl-Massachusetts 13, East Carolina 14 W
  • Dec. 14, 1963 Eastern Bowl-Northeastern 6, East Carolina 27 W
  • Jan. 2, 1954 Elks Bowl-Charleston 12, East Carolina 0 L
  • Dec. 13, 1952 Lions Bowl-Clarion 13, East Carolina 6 L
• BCS Appearances - None
  
• National Championships - None
  
• Famous Alumni:
  • David Garrard - Jacksonville Jaguars QB
  • Rod Coleman - Pro Bowl DT for the Atlanta Falcons
  • Carlester Crumpler Jr. - First team All-American. Son of ECU great Carlester Crumpler Sr. and brother of Atlanta Falcons star Alge Crumpler
  • Vonta Leach - Green Bay starting FB
  • Jeff Blake - Former Saints starter, now with the Chicago Bears
  • Terrance Copper - Return man for the Dallas Cowboys
  • Earnest Byner - Former Pro Bowl RB, finished his career as the NFL's 16th all-time leading rusher and is now a Running-Backs coach with the Washington Redskins
  • Damane Duckett - New York Giants DT
  • Guy Whimper - 2006 4th Round Pick by the New York Giants
    

Basketball

Staff

Head Basketball Coach - Mac McCarthy

Projected Starters

PG: Courtney Captain
SG: Sam Hinnant
SF: Jeremy Ingram
PF:
C:

Key Bench Players:
PG:
SG:
PF/C:
SF:

History

• Final Four Appearances - None
  
• National Championships - None
  
• Famous Alumni - Theodore "Blue" Edwards
  

Baseball

Staff

Head Baseball Coach - Billy Godwin
Pitching Coach -
Hitting Coach - Link Jarrett

History

• Conference Championships -
  
• NCAA Regional Appearances -
  
• NCAA Super Regional Appearances - 2
  
• College World Series Appearances -
  
• National Championships - 1961 (NAIA)
  
• Famous Alumni - Chad Tracy
  

External Links

Official University Website: ecu.edu
Official Athletic Website: ECUPirates.com
BoneyardBanter
Pirate Illustrated

Conference USA   East: East Carolina • Marshall • Memphis • Southern Miss • UAB • UCF     West: Houston • Rice • SMU • Tulane • Tulsa • UTEP