1998 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceConference USA
Record6–5 (3–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Martin (3rd as OC, 7th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Jette (5th season)
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
1998 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Tulane $  6 –0   12 –0  
Southern Miss  5 –1   7 –5  
Louisville  4 –2   7 –5  
East Carolina  3 –3   6 –5  
Army  2 –4   3 –8  
Houston  2 –4   3 –8  
Memphis  1 –5   2 –9  
Cincinnati  1 –5   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1] The Pirates offense scored 274 points while the defense allowed 297 points.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 54:00 pmat Virginia Tech*
HTSL 3–3848,134[2]
September 123:00 pmChattanooga*
W 31–034,028[3]
September 1912:00 pmat Ohio*
WITNW 21–1419,186[4]
October 33:30 pmArmy
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNW 30–2540,607[5]
October 103:30 pmUAB*dagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 26–731,002[6]
October 173:00 pmAlabama*
PPVL 22–2380,079[7]
October 242:30 pmat Southern Miss
FSNL 7–4124,020[8]
October 313:30 pmHouston
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNL 31–3426,821[9]
November 58:00 pmat Cincinnati
ESPNW 24–2119,098[10]
November 142:00 pmLouisville
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 45–6326,258[11]
November 212:00 pmat Memphis
W 34–3116,052[12]

References

  1. ↑ "1998 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hokies answer questions". Daily Press. September 6, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Pirates open upper deck with shutout of Mocs". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 13, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Pirates recover in time". The News and Observer. September 20, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "East Carolina holds off Army". The Journal News. October 4, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Smith leaves UAB in his dust". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 11, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tide survives". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 18, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Eagles clothesline Pirates". Hattiesburg American. October 25, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Houston keeps ECU sliding". The Charlotte Observer. November 1, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "'Cats better, but not quite ready for prime time". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 6, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cats, Cards both fly first class". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Bayes' field goal in final seconds lifts Pirates". The News and Observer. November 22, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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