1990 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1990 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Lewis, the team compiled a 5–6 record.^[1]

1990 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Bill Lewis (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Logan (1st season)
Home stadium	Ficklen Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville			–					10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss			–					8	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	2
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					5	–	6	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Akron			–					3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa			–					3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 27–17	30,690	^[2]
September 8	7:00 pm	at No. 3 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	WITN	L 24–45	61,983	^[3]
September 15	7:00 pm	Virginia Tech	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 23–24	33,810	^[4]
September 22	8:00 pm	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		W 20–10	19,524	^[5]
September 29	1:00 pm	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 15–19	77,019	^[6]
October 6	1:30 pm	Southern Miss	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 7–16	31,305	^[7]
October 13	12:00 pm	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	JPS	L 7–37	62,000	^[8]
October 20	2:00 pm	Cincinnati	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 56–32	27,380	^[9]
October 27	1:00 pm	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		L 27–30	24,612	^[10]
November 3	2:30 pm	Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN		W 24–17	16,291	^[11]
November 10	1:30 pm	Northern Illinois	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 24–20	20,100	^[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1990 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 88 Carlester Crumpler Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Lewis Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. "1990 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
2. "Louisiana Tech its own worse enemy in loss". The Shreveport Times. September 2, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "FSU holds off East Carolina 45–24". The Palm Beach Post. September 9, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Virginia Tech rallies". Daily Press. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "ECU Pirates get a 'kick' out of Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. September 23, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Dogs sputter past East Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "USM smothers East Carolina, 16–7". Hattiesburg American. October 7, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Freshmen emerges as Gamecocks whip ECU". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "East Carolina tops UC, 56–32, in TD trade-offs". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 21, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "FG helps Owls beat East Carolina". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Memphis St. falls 24–17 to E. Carolina on late TD". The Tennessean. November 4, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Another TD in final minutes helps Pirates close with a win". The News and Observer. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.