No. 16 VIRGINIA Techhokies (2-0)
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Virginia Tech at ECUPage 1 Game 3 - Sept. 16, 2017 Game No. 3 - Sept. 16, 2017 No. 16 VIRGINIA TECH Hokies (2-0) vs. ECU Pirates (0-2) Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (50,000/1963/Natural Grass), Greenville, N.C. 3:30 p.m. (EDT) - Family Weekend, Paint It Gold THE GAME ECU CONTACTS Head Coach: ......................................................................Scottie Montgomery ECU will try to run its record to 7-1 in the last eight meetings against Atlantic Coast Conference Coach Montgomery Interviews: .................. Contact Communications Offi ce opponents when the Pirates welcome No. 16 Virginia Tech to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium for a Assistant AD/Communications: .................................................Tom McClellan non-conference matchup. ECU, which has knocked off North Carolina and NC State twice, and Offi ce Phone: ...............................................................................(252) 737-1274 taken two of the last three from the Hokies during its recent success against the ACC, will also Cell Phone: .................................................................................(252) 414-0990 attempt to avoid its fi rst 0-3 start since 2004. Additionally, the tilt against Virginia Tech will E-mail Adress: ..................................................................mcclellant@ecu.edu open three-game, month-long homestand that features league battles against USF and Temple. Director of Communications .......................................................Malcolm Gray Offi ce Phone: ..............................................................................(252) 737-4523 ECU RECORDS AND STREAKS Cell Phone: .................................................................................. (252) 414-2021 Qualifi ed for 10 bowl appearances since 2000 (three of the last fi ve years) ... E-mail address: ...................................................................... [email protected] Has won 30 of the last 37 games when scoring 30 or more points ... Has won 19 of the last 22 games when gaining 200 or more rushing yards ... VIRGINIA TECH CONTACTS Has accounted for 400 or more yards of total off ense in 12 of the last 14 games ... Head Coach: ..................................................................................Justin Fuente Has won 29 of the last 31 games when leading at the half ... Coach Fuente Interviews: ..............................Contact Communications Offi ce Has won 10 of the last 18 regular season non-conference games ... Associate AD/Communications: ......................................................Pete Moris Has won six of the last seven games against ACC opponents (dating back to Sept. 28, 2013) ... Offi ce Phone: ............................................................................. (540) 231-9965 Has lost 24-straight games when scoring 20 or less points (19-14 vs. UCF in ‘09/last win) ... Cell Phone: ....................................................................................(816) 213-5411 E-mail address: .......................................................................morisvt@vt.edu FAST FACTS Record – 0-2 (.000); AAC Record/Standing – 0-0 (.000)/none; Last 5 Games – 0-5; Last 10 Games PIRATE IMG RADIO NETWORK – 1-9; Last 15 Games – 3-12; Streaks – ECU will play the 15th game of the Scottie Montgomery Network: ......................13 stations (North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia) Era when the Pirates face off against Virginia Tech. ECU’s contest against the Hokies will be the Talent:.......................................Jeff Charles, Kevin Monroe, Marty Feurer (SL) Pirates’ 850th since the start of football in 1932 (432-405-12/.516). Engineer: ...........................................................................................David Horn Pregame Show: ...................................................................................2:30 p.m. 2017 Network Affi liates: WBCN-1660 AM/Charlotte; WGAI-560 AM/Elizabeth City; SCHEMES WFAY-1230 AM/Fayetteville; WNCT-107.9 FM, WRHD-94.3 FM/Greenville; WKDX-1250 Virginia Tech utilizes a multiple off ensive attack while employing a 4-2-5 defensive alignment. ECU AM/Hamlet; WOBX-98.1 FM/Manteo; WHSC-1050 AM/Myrtle Beach, S.C.; WJOI-1230 will feature a multiple look on off ense and are a multiple 4-2-5 unit on defense. AM/Norfolk, Va.; WFNL-570 AM/Raleigh; WFJA-105.5 FM/Sanford; WIAM-900 AM/ Williamston; WAAV-980 AM/Wilmington. THE COACHES SCOTTIE MONTGOMERY (Duke ‘00) is 3-11 (.214) in his second season as ECU’s head football coach, TELEVISION a position he accepted December 13, 2015. Upon becoming the school’s 21st all-time selection CBS Sports Network: Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Corey Chavous (analyst), to lead the Pirates’ football program, Montgomery offi cially fi nished a three-year tenure on Melanie Collins (reporter) the Duke staff - the last two as the Blue Devils’ assistant head coach, off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He is currently the 14th-youngest head coach on the FBS level. INTERNET He directed ECU to its second-highest single-season passing attack in school history last Live audio streaming: .....................................www.ECUPirates.com (TuneIn) fall, averaging 334.7 air yards per game to rank sixth nationally. The Pirates also generated 5,605 Live video streaming: ........................................................CBSSports.com/live yards of total off ense, which stood as the fourth-highest seasonal total in the program’s annals. Prior to helping Duke to three-straight bowl appearances and an ACC Coastal Division title TICKETS from 2013 to 2015, Montgomery spent three seasons as wide receivers coach with the Pittsburgh ECU Prices: $65.00 for all tickets; For other questions concerning tickets and Steelers. His work with pass catchers Hines Ward, Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown resulted in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (seating, parking, etc...), contact the ECU Athletics two playoff appearances, a 2010 AFC North Division championship and a spot in Super Bowl XLV. Ticket Offi ce at 1-800-DIAL-ECU or visit the offi cial athletics department Montgomery, a four-year wide receiver at Duke, also played professionally with the Denver website - www.ECUPirates.com. Broncos (2000-02) and the Oakland Raiders (2003). JUSTIN FUENTE (Murray State ‘99) is 12-4 (.750) in his second season heading the football program at Virginia Tech. Overall, he is in his sixth year as a collegiate head coach with a 38-27 (.585) mark. Prior to his appointment on Nov. 11, 2015, Fuente served as head coach at Memphis where he led the Tigers to a 26-23 record to complete a remarkable turnaround that resulted in two Please refer to East Carolina University as ECU. Derivatives such as bowl appearances after inheriting a program that was a combined 5-31 in three years before East Carolina, E. Carolina, East Caro, ECaro, EC or any other similar combination his arrival. Fuente also spent fi ve years on the TCU staff (2007-11), the last three as co-off ensive should not be used. Eastern Carolina University simply does not exist in this coordinator and quarterbacks coach to help the Horned Frogs to two BCS bowl appearances. universe ... it never has. He began his career at Illinois State in 2001, directing the Redbirds’ off ense from 2004 to 2006. Virginia Tech at ECUPage 2 Game 3 - Sept. 16, 2017 ECU (0-2, 0-0 AAC) AGAINST NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS 09/02 JAMES MADISON (ESPN3) ...................................L, 34-14 Since accepting membership in a conference, the Pirates have produced a 32-51 (.386) regular season non- 09/09 at West Virginia (FS2) ...................................... L, 56-20 09/16 VIRGINIA TECH (CBSSN) ........................ 3:30 p.m. league record ... ECU claimed its fi rst winning non-conference mark since 1999 (a program-best 5-0 clip) with 09/30 * USF .............................................................................TBA 3-1 ledgers in 2013 and 2014 before following with 2-2 marks in 2015 and 2016: 10/07 * TEMPLE ......................................................................TBA 2017:................................. 0-2 2010: ..................................1-3 2003: .........................0-4 10/14 * at UCF ........................................................................TBA 2016: .................................2-2 2009: .................................1-3 2002: .........................0-4 10/21 BYU ............................................................................TBA 2015: .................................2-2 2008: ................................2-2 2001: ...........................1-3 10/28 * at Houston ................................................................TBA 2014: ..................................3-1 2007: .................................1-3 2000: ..........................2-2 11/04 * at Connecticut...........................................................TBA 2013: ..................................3-1 2006: ................................2-2 1999: ..........................5-0 11/11 * TULANE ......................................................................TBA 2012: ..................................1-3 2005: .................................1-2 1998: ...........................3-2 11/18 * CINCINNATI ................................................................TBA 2011: ...................................1-3 2004: ................................0-3 1997: ...........................1-4 11/25 * at Memphis ...............................................................TBA 12/02 + AAC