East Carolina Pirates
  East Carolina Facts
School:   East Carolina University
Location:   Greenville, NC
Founded:   1907
  
Stadium:   Dowdy-Ficklen (1963)
Capacity:   43000
  
First Year of Football:   1932
  
Conference USA East Division
2009 Conference Record:   7-1
2009 Overall Record:   8-5
  
    Coach Skip Holtz
 
    First Year at ECU :  2005 
    ECU Record:   29-21-0

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2009 EAST CAROLINA PREVIEW

When the NCAA granted Patrick Pinkney a sixth year of eligibility last January, it assured that the Pirates would have a quality leader and performer at quarterback. The half-brother of first-round NFL Draft pick Aaron Curry has helped ECU to 17 victories, a league title and two bowl appearances over the last two seasons while passing for 4,033 yards and 24 touchdowns. Most of Pinkney's supporting cast returns, too, including four of five starting offensive linemen. A fifth could be back in the fall if senior guard and All-C-USA candidate Doug Palmer is allowed back from a suspension.

2009 ECU Schedule 
Game Date Opponent Final
09-05 vs Appy State W 29-24
09-12 at West Virginia L 20-35
09-19 at North Carolina L 17-31
09-26 vs UCF * W 19-14
10-03 at Marshall * W 21-17
10-10 at SMU * L 21-28
10-17 vs Rice * W 49-13
10-27 at Memphis * W 38-19
11-05 vs Viginia Tech L 3-16
11-15 at Tulsa * -
11-21 vs UAB * W 37-21
11-28 vs Southern Miss * W 25-20
12-05 vs Houston * W 38-32
01-02 at Arkansas L 17-20
* Conference Event