2000 East Carolina Pirates football team

2000 East Carolina Pirates football
Galleryfurniture.com Bowl champion
Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, W 40–27 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Conference USA
Record	8–4 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Steve Logan (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Martin (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Rose (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium

2000 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisville $		6	–	1					9	–	3
East Carolina		5	–	2					8	–	4
Cincinnati		5	–	2					7	–	5
Southern Miss		4	–	3					8	–	4
UAB		3	–	3					7	–	4
Tulane		3	–	4					6	–	5
Memphis		2	–	5					4	–	7
Houston		2	–	5					3	–	8
Army		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 8–4 record.^[1] The Pirates offense scored 370 points while the defense allowed 256 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	6:00 pm	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 38–0	30,224	[2]
September 7	8:00 pm	No. 10 Virginia Tech*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN	L 28–45	45,123	[3]
September 16	3:30 pm	Tulane	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FSN	W 37–17	38,517	[4]
September 23	12:00 pm	Syracuse*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN2	W 34–17	33,026	[5]
October 7	3:00 pm	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN	FSN	L 10–17	23,496	[6]
October 14	7:00 pm	Army	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FSN	W 42–21	39,200	[7]
October 19	7:00 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	FSN	W 28–25	38,024	[8]
October 28	3:30 pm	UAB	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		L 13–16	28,537	[9]
November 11	12:00 pm	Houston	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FSN	W 62–20	33,339	[10]
November 18	12:00 pm	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	L 24–42	40,389	[11]
November 24	1:30 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	FSN	W 14–9	25,152	[12]
December 27	8:00 pm	vs. Texas Tech*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Galleryfurniture.com Bowl)	ESPN	W 40–27	33,899	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "2000 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
2. "ECU sets tone early in shutting out Duke". The News and Observer. September 3, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tech hammers ECU". Daily Press. September 8, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tulane bombed 37–17". The Times. September 17, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Big plays hurt Syracuse in loss". Press and Sun-Bulletin. September 24, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Scherer comes off bench to lead Tigers". The Jackson Sun. October 8, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "ECU moving four-ward". The News and Observer. October 15, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cards' big hearts burst at the finish". The Courier-Journal. October 20, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "UAB upsets Pirates". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Early TDs enough for Pirates". The Charlotte Observer. November 12, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Motivated WVU coasts to victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 19, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Eagles finish with splat". The Clarion-Ledger. November 25, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Red-faced Raiders". Austin American-Statesman. December 28, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.