1995 East Carolina Pirates football team

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1995 East Carolina Pirates football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 19–13 vs. Stanford
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Berry (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPaul Jette (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Notre Dame     9 3 0
East Carolina     9 3 0
Louisville     7 4 0
Cincinnati     6 5 0
Southern Miss     6 5 0
Army     5 5 1
Navy     5 6 0
Tulsa     4 7 0
Memphis     3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana     2 9 0
North Texas     2 9 0
Tulane     2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 9–3 record and won the 1995 Liberty Bowl.[1] The Pirates offense scored 274 points while the defense allowed 226 points.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 pmat No. 8 TennesseePPVL 7–2795,416[2]
September 912:00 pmat No. 22 SyracuseWNCTW 27–2439,547[3]
September 162:00 pmCentral MichiganW 30–1733,021[4]
September 232:00 pmat IllinoisL 0–760,545[5]
September 3012:00 pmWest Virginia
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WNCTW 23–2034,108[6]
October 77:00 pmat CincinnatiL 10–1314,126[7]
October 212:00 pmTempledagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 32–2231,225[8]
October 286:00 pmat Southern MissWNCTW 36–3421,293[9]
November 41:30 pmat ArmyW 31–2531,743[10]
November 112:00 pmTulsa
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 28–726,410[11]
November 1812:00 pmMemphis
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
SSNW 31–1727,125[12]
December 3112:00 pmvs. StanfordESPNW 19–1347,398[13]

Game summaries[edit]

Tennessee[edit]

Syracuse[edit]

East Carolina Pirates at #22 Syracuse Orangemen
Period 1 2 34Total
East Carolina 0 7 13727
Syracuse 7 14 3024

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

  • Date: September 9, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 39,547
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • SYR - M. Thomas 8 run (O. Mare kick)

Second quarter

  • SYR - T. Jones 11 run (O. Mare kick)
  • SYR - D. Maddox 8 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)
  • ECU - L. Shannon 5 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick)

Third quarter

  • ECU - D. Batson 30 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick)
  • ECU - S. Richard 20 pass from M. Crandell (kick failed)
  • SYR - O. Mare 24 FG

Fourth quarter

  • ECU - J. McPhail 14 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick)

Central Michigan[edit]

Illinois[edit]

East Carolina Pirates at Illinois Fighting Illini
Period 1 2 34Total
East Carolina 0 0 000
Illinois 0 7 007

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

  • Date: September 16, 1995
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 60,545
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring

West Virginia[edit]

West Virginia Mountaineers at East Carolina Pirates
Period 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 3 6 8320
East Carolina 14 6 0323

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: September 30, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 34,108
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • WVU - FG Br. Baumann 33
  • ECU - Shannon 67 pass from M Crandell (Holcomb kick)
  • ECU - M. Crandell 10 run (Holcomb kick)

Second quarter

  • ECU - Shannon 9 pass from M. Crandell (kick failed)
  • WVU - Barber 2 run (two-point conversion failed)

Third quarter

  • WVU - Saunders 50 pass from Boykin (two-point conversion failed)
  • WVU - Safety, M. Crandell tackled in end zone

Fourth quarter

  • WVU - FG Br. Baumann 31
  • ECU - FG Holcomb 27

Cincinnati[edit]

Temple[edit]

Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates
Period 1 2 34Total
Temple 0 0 71522
East Carolina 3 10 19032

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: October 21, 1995
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 31,225
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • ECU - FG Holcomb 28

Second quarter

  • ECU - Crandell 7 run (Holcomb kick)
  • ECU - FG Holcomb 29

Third quarter

  • ECU - Nichols 5 pass from Crandell (two-point conversion failed)
  • TEM - Johnson 11 pass from Burris (Michalski kick)
  • ECU - Harley 7 run (Holcomb kick)
  • ECU - Foreman 31 fumble return (Holcomb kick)

Fourth quarter

  • TEM - Burris 9 run (Michalski kick)
  • TEM - Kersey 23 pass from Burris (Walker reception for two-point conversion)

SMU[edit]

Army[edit]

Tulsa[edit]

Memphis[edit]

Stanford–Liberty Bowl[edit]

Roster[edit]

Quarterbacks

  • 5 Marcus Crandell - Junior
  • 9 Dan Gonzalez - Sophomore
  • 15 Ernest Tinnen - Freshman

Running backs

  • 31 Eric Blanton - Senior
  • 40 Damon Davis - Freshman
  • 44 Scott Harley - Freshman
  • 33 Chuck Ingram - Senior
  • 4 Daryl Jones - Freshman
  • 19 Raymond Mabry - Freshman
  • 23 Jerris McPhail - Senior
  • -- Brad Salin - Freshman

Fullbacks

  • 25 Derrck Batson - Senior

Wide receivers

  • 87 Lamont Chappell - Freshman
  • 20 Linwood DeBrew - Sophomore
  • 82 Mitchell Galloway - Junior
  • 84 Chad Hodges - Freshman
  • -- Perez Mattison - Junior
  • 86 Travis Newkirk - Freshman
  • 1 Jason Nichols - Sophomore
  • 85 Mike Sellers - Freshman
  • 80 Larry Shannon - Sophomore
  • 26 Troy Smith - Freshman
  • 15 Allan Winters - Junior
 

Tight ends

  • 83 Dwight Linville - Senior
  • 90 Scott Richards - Junior
  • 88 Sean Richards - Junior

Offensive line

  • 77 Charles Boothe - Senior
  • 64 Lamont Burns - Junior
  • 60 Derek Cernak - Freshman
  • 73 Jake Gilray - Junior
  • 59 Jamie Gray - Junior
  • 50 Mpumi Masimini - Freshman
  • 74 Mark McCall - Junior
  • 67 Shane McPherson - Junior
  • Danny Moore - Freshman
  • 54 Brian Pazcuzzi - Freshman
  • 79 Trey Pittman - Freshman
  • 70 Corey Russell - Freshman
  • 71 Mike Sheehan - Freshman
  • 61 Ron Suddith - Junior
  • 76 Stacey Whitehead - Sophomore
  • 63 Kevin Wiggins - Senior

Defensive line

  • Alphonso Collins - Sophomore
  • 78 Mondell Corbett - Freshman
  • 95 Travis Darden - Freshman
  • 52 Matt Ellison - Freshman
  • 66 Jeff Griffin - Junior
  • 97 Kevin Jorgenson - Sophomore
  • 99 Dwayne Ledford - Freshman
  • 48 Tomha McMillan - Freshman
  • 62 Brad Royal - Freshman
  • 96 Walter Scott - Senior
  • 72 Ed Watkins - Junior
  • 45 Lorenzo West - Junior
  • 97 Terrell Williams - Junior
 

Linebackers

  • 94 Aaron Black - Senior
  • 44 Chris Braddy - Freshman
  • 53 Carlos Brown - Junior
  • 51 Marvin Burke - Junior
  • 58 Freddie Claybrooks - Freshman
  • 57 Roderick Coleman - Freshman
  • 33 B.J. Crane - Junior
  • 7 Morris Foreman - Senior
  • 98 Don Jacobs - Sophomore
  • 93 Brian Johnson - Freshman
  • 84 Jeff Kerr - Freshman
  • 81 Mark Libiano - Senior
  • 89 Kendrick Phillips - Freshman
  • 49 Matt Semenza - Sophomore
  • 32 Shep Sepaniak - Freshman

Defensive backs

  • 1 David Burnell - Freshman
  • 14 Brian Bentley - Freshman
  • 17 David Crumbie - Senior
  • 39 Jamar Epps - Freshman
  • 37 Forest Foster - Freshman
  • 43 Tim McKinnon - Sophomore
  • 35 Kevin Monroe - Freshman
  • 45 Tim Mack - Freshman

Cornerback

  • 13 Hank Cooper - Senior
  • 21 Tim Wise - Sophomore
  • 42 Bernard Lackey - Freshman
  • 3 Emmanuel McDaniel - Senior
  • 38 Deeone McKeithan - Freshman
  • 8 Kelvin Suggs - Freshman
  • 28 Tabari Wallace - Sophomore
 

Safeties

  • 6 E.J. Gunthrope - Junior
  • 22 Daren Hart - Junior
  • 30 Dwight Henry - Junior
  • 11 Tavares Taylor - Freshman

Punters

  • 27 Edward Crabtree - Junior
  • 2 Brandon Lawn - Freshman
  • 10 Matt Levine - Sophomore
  • 11 Stephen Urbaniak - Freshman

Kickers

  • 3 Brian Best - Freshman
  • 24 Chad Holcomb - Junior

Long snappers

  • 65 John Drake - Freshman
  • 55 Jason Shell - Sophomore
  • 47 Brian Williams - Junior

Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Emmanuel McDaniel Defensive Back 4 111 Carolina Panthers
Jerris McPhail Running Back 5 134 Miami Dolphins

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "1995 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Vols keep it basic and like the result". The Tennessean. September 3, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Syracuse can't hang on". Hartford Courant. September 10, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "East Carolina dumps CMU". Lansing State Journal. September 17, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Illini ride to victory behind 1-Hoss team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 24, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pirates lose a big lead, but grab win". The Charlotte Observer. October 1, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Late field goal gives UC victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 8, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Temple's offense arrives too late in loss to E. Carolina". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "USM left stunned in defeat". Hattiesburg American. October 29, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Army coughs up the football in loss to East Carolina". The Record. November 5, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "East Carolina bowls over TU". The Daily Oklahoman. November 12, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Pirates topple Tigers". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 19, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Pirates' Liberty Bowl win makes strong statement". The News and Observer. January 1, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1996 NFL Draft listing". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2021.