2017SPRINGFOOTBALL Jimmy Williams Brandon Smith Quay Johnson Jordan Williams Travon Simmons East Carolina Football 2017 Spring Prospectus 2017 EAST CAROLINA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent DSGN Time Site Series Last Game Sept. 2 JAMES MADISON PC TBA GREENVILLE 0-0-0 -------------- 9 at West Virginia TBA Morgantown, W.Va. 3-18-0 L, 35-20 (2009) 16 VIRGINIA TECH FW/G TBA GREENVILLE 7-14-0 L, 54-17 (2016) 30 * USF FS TBA GREENVILLE 1-6-0 L, 38-22 (2016) Oct. 7 * TEMPLE HOF/B TBA GREENVILLE 8-6-0 L, 37-10 (2016) 14 * at UCF TBA Orlando, Fla. 10-5-0 L, 47-29 (2016) 21 BYU HC/P TBA GREENVILLE 0-1-0 L, 45-38 (2015) 28 * at Houston TBA Houston, Texas 7-5-0 W, 48-28 (2012) Nov. 4 * at Connecticut TBA East Hartford, Conn. 2-1-0 W, 41-3 (2016) 11 * TULANE MIL TBA GREENVILLE 11-3-0 W, 34-6 (2014) 18 * CINCINNATI SD TBA GREENVILLE 12-8-0 L, 31-19 (2016) 25 * at Memphis TBA Memphis, Tenn. 15-6-0 W, 41-7 (2012) Dec. 2 AAC Championship Game (ABC/ESPN) TBA campus site 0-0-0 -------------- 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 Season Ticket Prices: Chairback/Priority: ....................................... $375/$350; Crow’s Nest: ...................................................$175 Economy Plan: ........................................................$235; Graduate Plan: ...............................................$175 2016 EAST CAROLINA FOOTBALL RESULTS 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 off ense, 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 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, convert 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 Home games in ALL CAPS; *American Athletic Conference game Overall Record: .............................3-9 Home: ................................3-3 Road:...............................0-6 Neutral Site: ...............0-0 AAC Record: ...................................1-7 Home: ................................1-3 Road:...............................0-4 Neutral Site: ...............0-0 East Carolina FootballPage 1 2017 Spring Prospectus 2017 EAST CAROLINA SPRING MEDIA INFORMATION Spring Practice Period: March 20 - April 22 GENERAL QUICK FACTS SPRING AGENDAS Location: ..........................................................................Greenville, N.C. 27858 Second-year head coach Scottie Montgomery and his staff will use the spring as an opportunity to fi ll fi ve Founded: ...................................................................................................... 1907 off ensive openings and a quartet of defensive slots in a new-look four-man front. East Carolina returns Enrollment: ..............................................................................................28,000 nearly 70 percent of its lettermen heading into its fourth year of American Athletic Conference play and Conference: ........................................................................... American Athletic 60 percent of its positional starters (6/off ense, 7/defense) from a 3-9 squad in 2016. Additionally, nearly Nickname: ................................................................................................Pirates 60 percent of the Pirates’ 2017 spring roster consists of upperclassmen (48 of 86; 23 seniors and 25 juniors). Colors: ..............................................Purple (PMS #268) and Gold (PMS #109) Home Stadium: .................................................Dowdy-Ficklen (50,000/1963) PIRATE RECORDS AND STREAKS Surface: .........................................................................................Natural Grass Ten bowl appearances since 2000; three in the last fi ve and eight in the last 11 years ... Chancellor: ..............................................................................Dr. Cecil P. Staton Has won 30 of the last 37 games when scoring 30 or more points ... Athletics Director: ........................................................................Jeff Compher Has won 19 of the last 22 games when gaining 200 or more rushing yards ... Has won 14 of the last 21, 18 of the last 26 (and 22 of the last 31) home games ... FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS Has won six-straight non-conference home games ... 2016 Record: ..................................................................................................3-9 Has won 29 of the last 31 games when leading at the half ... 2016 American Athletic Conference Record/Finish: ............... 1-7/T4th (East) Has won eight of the last nine season openers (and 11 of last 12 home openers) ... 2016 Postseason: ........................................................................................none Has racked up 400 or more yards in 11 of the last 12 games ... Off ensive Scheme: ................................................................................Multiple Defensive Scheme: ................................................................................Multiple Off ensive Starters Returning/Lost: .............................................................6/5 PRACTICE SCHEDULE (dates and times subject to change) Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: .............................................................7/4 Monday, March 20 ......................................... shorts/no contact, 4:30-6:20 p.m. (practice complex) Specialists Starters Returning/Lost: ...........................................................5/2 Wednesday, March 22 ...................................shorts/no contact, 4:30-6:20 p.m. (practice complex) Lettermen Returning: .............................................53 (21 off ., 27 def., 5 spec.) Thursday, March 23 .........................................................pro timing day, 10 a.m. (practice complex) Lettermen Lost: ...................................................... 26 (14 off ., 10 def., 2 spec.) Friday, March 24 .......................................................shells/pads, 4:30-6:20 p.m. (practice complex) Monday, March 27 .....................................................shells/pads, 4:30-6:20 p.m. (practice complex) Wednesday, March 29 ..............................................shells/pads, 4:30-6:20 p.m. (practice complex) FOOTBALL STAFF Friday, March 31 ........................................................shells/pads, 4:30-6:20 p.m. (practice complex) Head Coach: ...................................................Scottie Montgomery (Duke ‘00) Saturday, April 1 ..................................scrimmage, 12:30 p.m.- 2:15 p.m. (Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium) Record at East Carolina: .....................................................3-9/second season Monday, April 3.........................................................shells/pads, 4:30-6:20 p.m. (practice complex) Overall Coaching Record: ...................................................3-9/second season Wednesday, April 5 ..................................................shells/pads, 4:30-6:20 p.m. (practice complex) Inside Linebackers: ...................................Ryan Anderson (Presbyterian ‘09) Friday, April 7 ..................................... scrimmage, 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. (Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium) Wide Receivers: ...........................................................Keith Gaither (Elon ‘97) Monday, April 10 .......................................................shells/pads, 4:30-6:20 p.m. (practice complex) Secondary: .........................................Brandon Lynch (Middle Tennessee ‘06) Wednesday, April 12 .................................................shells/pads, 4:30-6:20 p.m. (practice complex) Special Teams Coordinator/TEs: ........Shannon Moore (Black Hills State ‘00) Wednesday, April 19 ................................................shells/pads, 4:30-6:20 p.m. (practice complex) Running Backs: ............................................Jason Nichols (East Carolina ‘98) Friday, April 21 ...............................................shorts/no contact, 4:30-6:00 p.m. (practice complex) Off ensive Coordinator/QBs: ..............................Tony Petersen (Marshall ‘90) Saturday, April 22 ................................................spring game, 2:00 p.m. (Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium) Associate Head Coach/DLs: ......................Robert Prunty (Alabama A&M ‘88) Defensive Coordinator: .............................Kenwick Thompson (Harding ‘92) MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF & PHONE DIRECTORY Off ensive Line: .................................................Geep Wade (Chattanooga ‘02) Assistant AD/Communications (FB): ............................................................................Tom McClellan