2017 East Carolina Football Media Guide
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JIMMYWILLIAMS JORDANWILLIAMS STEPHENBAGGETT KIANTEANDERSON COREYSEARGENT DEMAGEBAILEY Date Opponent DSGN Site Series Last Game Sept. 2 JAMES MADISON PC GREENVILLE 0-0-0 ----------- 9 at West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. 3-18-0 L, 35-20 (2009) 16 VIRGINIA TECH FW/G GREENVILLE 7-14-0 L, 54-17 (2016) 30 * USF FS GREENVILLE 1-6-0 L, 38-22 (2016) Oct. 7 * TEMPLE HOF/B GREENVILLE 8-6-0 L, 37-10 (2016) 14 * at UCF Orlando, Fla. 10-5-0 L, 47-29 (2016) 21 BYU HC/P GREENVILLE 0-1-0 L, 45-38 (2015) 28 * at Houston Houston, Texas 7-5-0 W, 48-28 (2012) Nov. 4 * at Connecticut East Hartford, Conn. 2-1-0 W, 41-3 (2016) SCHEDULE 11 * TULANE MIL GREENVILLE 11-3-0 W, 34-6 (2014) 18 * CINCINNATI SD GREENVILLE 12-8-0 L, 31-19 (2016) 25 * at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 15-6-0 W, 41-7 (2012) Dec. 2 AAC Championship Game (ABC/ESPN) campus site 0-0-0 -------------- 2017 Home games in ALL CAPS; *American Athletic Conference game; PC-Pirate Club Weekend, FW-Family Weekend, G-Paint It Gold, FS-ECU Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day, HOF-Hall of Fame & Letterwinners Weekend, B-Paint It Black, HC-Homecoming, P-Paint It Purple, MIL-Military Appreciation Day, SD-Senior Day Date Opponent Score Attendance Notes Sept. 3 WESTERN CAROLINA W, 52-7 44,161 ECU 688 total yds; Nelson accounts for 6 of 7 TDs 10 NC STATE W, 33-30 50,719 ECU GW 14-play, 84-yd drive with 5:49 left 17 at South Carolina L, 20-15 80,384 ECU 519 yds, but had three TOs inside SC 10-yd line 24 at Virginia Tech L, 54-17 63,712 VT six sacks, PR return for TD, blocked FGA and punt Oct. 1 * UCF L, 47-29 46,042 ECU 5 TOs, UCF scored on offense, defense & ST 8 * at USF L, 38-22 30,397 USF 306 rush yds, ECU only down 24-22/6:58 left 22 * at Cincinnati L, 31-19 32,022 UC defense stops ECU twice inside 40 late in 4th qtr RESULTS 29 * CONNECTICUT W, 41-3 41,370 ECU 5-5 in RZ, 4 sacks; Summers accounts for 3 TDs Nov. 5 * at Tulsa L, 45-24 17,557 TLS 342 rush yds, ECU averages just 1.3 rypc (30-38) 12 * SMU L, 55-31 42,908 SMU 28 2nd-qtr pts, converts 5 ECU TOs into 4 TDs 19 * NAVY L, 66-31 39,480 Navy 480 rush yds; Jones sets FBS career rec record 26 * at Temple L, 37-10 28,373 ECU only 225 yds; Jones sets FBS season rec record 2016 Home games in ALL CAPS; *American Athletic Conference game OVERALL: 3-9 | Home: 3-3 | Road: 0-6 | Neutral Site: 0-0 2016RECORD AMERICAN: 1-7 | Home: 1-3 | Road: 0-4 | Neutral Site: 0-0 Introduction 2016 Season In Review General Information & Quick Facts .................................2 Game-by-Game Recaps ..........................................112-117 Media Information ........................................................3-5 Statistics ..................................................................118-129 Staff Directory ..................................................................6 Game-by-Game Starters ..............................................130 Primary Media Outlets .....................................................7 Honors & Awards Greenville Lodging and Dining .......................................7 All-America Selections .................................................132 Pirate IMG Sports Network ..............................................8 National & Regional Honors .........................................133 Getting To Greenville .......................................................9 All-Conference Selections ..................................... 134-135 East Carolina University ..................................................10 All-Star Games ..............................................................136 Chancellor .........................................................................11 Pirate Awards ..........................................................137-141 Director of Athletics ........................................................12 All-Time Lettermen ................................................142-156 Stadium & Football Support Records & History Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium ............................................14-17 Rushing Records ....................................................158-159 Traditions .........................................................................15 Passing Records ..................................................... 160-161 Strength & Conditioning, Athletic Training ...................18 Receiving Records ..................................................162-163 Scoring Records .............................................................164 The 2017 Season Total Offense Records ...................................................165 Rosters ...................................................................... 20-24 Kick Return Records ......................................................166 Punting Records ............................................................167 Pronunciation Guide ......................................................24 Defensive Records.........................................................168 Preseason Depth Chart ..................................................25 Annual Leaders ......................................................169-173 Personnel Analysis ........................................................26 Year-by-Year Statistics............................................174-177 Team Records .........................................................178-180 Coaching Staff Miscellaneous Records ............................................181-182 Head Coach Scottie Montgomery ............................28-30 Single-Game Opponent Records .................................183 Assistant Coaches ......................................................31-39 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Records .................................184 Support Staff ............................................................40-44 Yearly Results .........................................................185-186 Pirates in the Final Polls ...............................................186 2017 Players Retired Jersey Numbers ...............................................186 Player Profiles ..........................................................46-84 Coaching History ...........................................................187 Newcomers ...............................................................85-94 Year-By-Year Results .............................................188-197 ECU vs. Conferences ......................................................198 2017 Opponents All-Time Series Results .........................................199-202 Opponent Information ............................................96-101 Bowl History Opponent Media Relations Contacts ...........................102 All-Time Records ..........................................................204 Bowl Recaps ..........................................................205-215 American Athletic Conference ECU Bowl Records..........................................................216 American Athletic Conference .....................................104 2017 AAC Bowl Partners ................................................105 Pirates in the Pros 2016 Final AAC Standings & Honors .............................106 Pirates in the Pros ..................................................218-219 2016 Final AAC Team Statistics ..............................107-108 Pirates in the Super Bowl .............................................219 2016 Final AAC Individual Statistics ......................109-110 Pirates in the Draft .......................................................220 The 2017 East Carolina Football Fact Book is published by the East Carolina University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Content and design coordination by the ECU Athletics Communications Office. Editors: Cover Photography: Cover Design: Photography: Design/Layout: Printing: Tom McClellan and Rob Goldberg Provations Group, Rob Goldberg, Rob Taylor, Laura Doolittle Morgan Printers, Inc. Malcolm Gray Nicholasville, Ky. various NFL organizations (Provations Group, (Greenville, N.C.) Nicholasville, Ky.) General Information General Quick Facts Football Staff Location: Greenville, N.C. 27858 Head Coach: Scottie Montgomery (Duke ’00) Founded: 1907 Record at East Carolina: 3-9/second season Enrollment: 28,000 Overall Coaching Record: 3-9/second season Conference: American Athletic Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line: Robert Prunty (Alabama A&M ’88) Nickname: Pirates Defensive Coordinator/Rover Linebackers: Kenwick Thompson (Harding ’92) Colors: Purple (PMS #268) and Gold (PMS #109) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Tony Petersen (Marshall ’90) Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends: Shannon Moore (Black Hills State ’00) Home Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen (50,000/1963) Defensive Backs: Brandon Lynch (Middle Tennessee ’06) Surface: Natural Grass (Tifway 419 Bermuda) Inside Linebackers: Ryan Anderson (Presbyterian ’09) Chancellor: Dr. Cecil P. Staton (Furman ’80) Offensive Line: Geep Wade (Tennessee-Chattanooga ’02) Athletics Director: Jeff Compher (James Madison ’80) Running Backs: Jason Nichols (East Carolina ’98) Wide Receivers: Keith Gaither (Elon ’97) Program History Quality Control/Defense: David Mackie (Georgia ’05) First Year of Football: 1932 Graduate Assistants/Defense: Damon Magazu (East Carolina ’13) All-Time Bowl Record: 9-11 Brandon Williams (East Carolina ’15) Years in Post-Season Play: 20 Graduate Assistants/Offense: Phillip Mitchell (East Carolina ’14) (1952, 1953, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1978, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, Donovan Varner (Duke ’11) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) Assistant AD/Football Operations: Terrell Smith