ECU at MemphisPage 1 Game 12 - Nov. 25, 2017 Game No. 12 - Nov. 25, 2017 ECU Pirates (3-8, 2-5 AAC) vs. No. 17 MEMPHIS Tigers (9-1, 6-1 AAC) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (58,318/1965/AstroTurf), Memphis, Tenn. 12 noon (EST) THE GAME ECU CONTACTS Head Coach: ......................................................................Scottie Montgomery ECU will offi cially close out the 2017 season when it faces Memphis in an American Athletic Assistant AD/Communications: .................................................Tom McClellan Conference contest at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The Pirates will try to fi nish Offi ce Phone: ...............................................................................(252) 737-1274 league play in the same manner it started (win at UConn) when they square off against the West Cell Phone: .................................................................................(252) 414-0990 Division champion Tigers. Memphis has won six straight, including a 66-45 decision over SMU E-mail Adress: ..................................................................mcclellant@ecu.edu last week. ECU, which posted a 48-20 triumph over Cincinnati in its last outing, will also look to Director of Communications .......................................................Malcolm Gray capture back-to-back victories for the second time in the Scottie Montgomery era. Offi ce Phone: ..............................................................................(252) 737-4523 Cell Phone: .................................................................................. (252) 414-2021 ECU RECORDS AND STREAKS E-mail address: ...................................................................... [email protected] Qualifi ed for 10 bowl appearances since 2000 (three of the last six years) ... Has won 33 of the last 41 games when scoring 30 or more points ... MEMPHIS CONTACTS Has won 19 of the last 22 games when gaining 200 or more rushing yards ... Head Coach: ....................................................................................Mike Norvell Has accounted for 400 or more yards of total off ense in 17 of the last 23 games ... Assistant AD/Communications: ..............................................Tammy DeGroff Has thrown at least two touchdown passes in eight of the last 10 games ... Offi ce Phone: ..............................................................................(901) 678-5787 Has forced at least one turnover in seven of the last eight games ... Cell Phone: ..................................................................................(901) 734-1504 Has won 31 of the last 33 games when leading at the half ... E-mail address: ......................................................... tdegroff @memphis.edu Has won seven-straight games against Memphis (since 2006) ... Has won three-straight games against Memphis at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ... PIRATE IMG RADIO NETWORK Network: ......................13 stations (North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia) FAST FACTS Talent:.......................................Jeff Charles, Kevin Monroe, Marty Feurer (SL) Record – 3-8 (.273); AAC Record/Standing – 2-5 (.286)/T4th East Division; Last 5 Games – 2-3; Engineer: ...........................................................................................David Horn Last 10 Games – 3-7; Last 15 Games – 3-12; Streaks – ECU will play the 24th game of the Scottie Pregame Show: ............................................................................. 11:00 a.m. ET Montgomery Era when the Pirates face off against Memphis. ECU’s contest against the Tigers 2017 Network Affi liates: WBCN-1660 AM/Charlotte; WGAI-560 AM/Elizabeth City; will be the Pirates’ 859th since the start of football in 1932 (435-411-12/.514). WFAY-1230 AM/Fayetteville; WNCT-107.9 FM, WRHD-94.3 FM/Greenville; WKDX-1250 AM/Hamlet; WOBX-98.1 FM/Manteo; WHSC-1050 AM/Myrtle Beach, S.C.; WJOI-1230 SCHEMES AM/Norfolk, Va.; WFNL-570 AM/Raleigh; WFJA-105.5 FM/Sanford; WIAM-900 AM/ Memphis utilizes a multiple off ensive attack while employing a multiple defensive alignment. ECU Williamston; WAAV-980 AM/Wilmington. will also feature a multiple look on off ense and are a multiple 4-2-5 unit on defense. TELEVISION ESPNU: Ryan Ruocco (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst) THE COACHES SCOTTIE MONTGOMERY (Duke ‘00) is 6-17 (.261) in his second season as ECU’s head football coach, INTERNET a position he accepted December 13, 2015. Upon becoming the school’s 21st all-time selection Live audio streaming: .........www.ECUPirates.com (TuneIn), Sirius/XM (967) to lead the Pirates’ football program, Montgomery offi cially fi nished a three-year tenure on Live video streaming: ..................................................................... WatchESPN the Duke staff - the last two as the Blue Devils’ assistant head coach, off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. At 39, he is currently the 12th-youngest head coach on the FBS level. TICKETS He directed ECU to its second-highest single-season passing attack in school history last Memphis Ticket Prices: $20.00 for all tickets; call 1-800-DIAL-ECU or visit fall, averaging 334.7 air yards per game to rank sixth nationally. The Pirates also generated 5,605 www.ECUPirates.com for more information. For other questions concerning yards of total off ense, which stood as the fourth-highest seasonal total in the program’s annals. tickets and Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (seating, parking, gate openings, Prior to helping Duke to three-straight bowl appearances and an ACC Coastal Division title bag policy, etc...), contact the University of Memphis Athletics Ticket Offi ce from 2013 to 2015, Montgomery spent three seasons as wide receivers coach with the Pittsburgh at (901) 678-2331 or (888) 867-UofM, or visit the offi cial athletics department Steelers. His work with pass catchers Hines Ward, Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown resulted in website - www.goTigersgo.com. two playoff appearances, a 2010 AFC North Division championship and a spot in Super Bowl XLV. Montgomery, a four-year wide receiver at Duke, also played professionally with the Denver Broncos (2000-02) and the Oakland Raiders (2003). MIKE NORVELL (Central Arkansas ‘05) is 17-6 (.739) in his second season heading the football program at Memphis. His appointment to lead the Tigers, which was announced Dec. 4, 2015, Please refer to East Carolina University as ECU. Derivatives such as also marks his fi rst collegiate head coaching assignment. Prior to his move to the Bluff City, East Carolina, E. Carolina, East Caro, ECaro, EC or any other similar combination Norvell spent the previous four seasons (2012-15) as off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks should not be used. Eastern Carolina University simply does not exist in this coach at Arizona State. He earned his fi rst full-time position as passing game coordinator and universe ... it never has. receivers coach at Tulsa in 2009 before following former Golden Hurricane mentor Todd Graham to Pittsburgh (2011) and then ASU. Norvell, 36, is the third-youngest among all FBS head coaches. ECU at MemphisPage 2 Game 12 - Nov. 25, 2017 ECU (3-8, 2-5 AAC) THE SERIES 09/02 JAMES MADISON (ESPN3) ...................................L, 34-14 ECU leads Memphis 15-6 in the all-time series which dates back to 1990 ... The Pirates, who have won the 09/09 at West Virginia (FS2) ...................................... L, 56-20 09/16 VIRGINIA TECH (CBSSN) ......................................L, 64-17 last seven consecutive contests, hold a 7-4 edge in games played at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium while 09/24 * at Connecticut (ESPNU)....................................W, 41-38 winning eight of 10 battles in Greenville ... A closer look: 09/30 * USF (CBSSN) ........................................................ L, 61-31 Date Site Result Attendance 10/07 * TEMPLE (ESPNU) ................................................ L, 34-10 Nov. 3, 1990 .............Memphis, Tenn. ....................................ECU 24-17 ........................ 16,291 10/14 * at UCF (CBSSN) ....................................................L, 63-21 Sept. 14, 1991 .................Greenville, N.C. ..................................................ECU 20-13 ................................32,382 10/21 BYU (CBSSN) ......................................................W, 33-17 Nov. 21, 1992 ............Memphis, Tenn. ....................................MEM 42-7 ........................ 17,345 11/04 * at Houston (CBSSN) ...........................................L, 52-27 Oct. 2, 1993 ....................Greenville, N.C. ..................................................MEM 34-7 ................................25,332 11/11 * TULANE (CBSSN) ..........................................L, 31-24 (OT) Nov. 19, 1994 ............Memphis, Tenn. .....................................ECU 30-6 ........................23,355 11/18 * CINCINNATI (CBSSN) .........................................W, 48-20 Nov. 18, 1995 .................Greenville, N.C. ...................................................ECU 31-17 ................................. 27,125 11/25 * at Memphis (ESPNU) ..............................12 noon Nov. 23, 1996 ............Memphis, Tenn. ....................................ECU 20-10 ........................25,029 *AAC game; all times Eastern Oct. 25, 1997 ..................Greenville, N.C. ..................................................ECU 32-10 ................................28,029 Nov. 21, 1998 ............Memphis, Tenn. ....................................ECU