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2006 East Carolina Pirates football team

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2006 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast
Record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Shankweiler (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorGreg Hudson (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Southern Miss x   6 2     9 5  
East Carolina   5 3     7 6  
Marshall   4 4     5 7  
UCF   3 5     4 8  
UAB   2 6     3 9  
Memphis   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Houston x$   7 1     10 4  
Rice   6 2     7 6  
Tulsa   5 3     8 5  
SMU   4 4     6 6  
UTEP   3 5     5 7  
Tulane   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 2006 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Skip Holtz, the team compiled a 7–6 record and were defeated by South Florida in the PapaJohns.com Bowl.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 25:30pmat Navy*CSTVL 23–2833,809[2]
September 97:00pmat UABL 12–1723,116[3]
September 167:00pmMemphisW 35–2037,431[4]
September 234:30pmNo. 4 West Virginia*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN2L 10–2740,510[5]
October 76:00pmVirginia*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CSTVW 31–2135,541[6]
October 143:00pmTulsa
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 10–3134,011[7]
October 213:00pmSMUdagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 38–2134,141[8]
October 287:30pmat Southern MissCSTVW 20–17 OT25,155[9]
November 44:00pmat UCFW 23–1031,414[10]
November 111:00pmMarshall
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC (rivalry)
W 33–2041,372[11]
November 183:00pmat RiceL 17–1812,669[12]
November 257:00pmat NC State*ESPNUW 21–1654,264[13]
December 2312:00pmvs. South Florida*
ESPN2L 7–2432,023[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

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  1. ^ "2006 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Midshipmen hit ground running". The Baltimore Sun. September 3, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pirates come close". The News and Observer. September 10, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers half bad". The Commercial Appeal. September 17, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "White leads WVU past stubborn E. Carolina". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 24, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Painful plunder". Daily Press. October 8, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "ECU tumbles at home". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 15, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pinkney carries Pirates". The News and Observer. October 22, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pirates win in overtime". Hattiesburg American. October 29, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "That same old feeling, this time, UCF falls to ECU". The Orlando Sentinel. November 5, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Pirates stingy on ground". The Charlotte Observer. November 12, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Red-hot Rice knocks off E. Carolina". The El Paso Times. November 19, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Pirates pop Pack". The News and Observer. November 26, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "S. Florida gets first bowl win". The Tennessean. December 24, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.