2005 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 2005 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Skip Holtz, the team compiled a 5–6 record.^[1]

2005 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East
Record	5–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Shankweiler (1st in succession, 11th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Hudson (1st season)
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	5
Memphis		5	–	3					7	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4					5	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					4	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					5	–	6
West Division
Tulsa x$		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTEP		5	–	3					8	–	4
Houston		4	–	4					6	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	6
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rice		1	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	1:00 pm	Duke*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CSTV	W 24–21	35,107	^[2]
September 17	6:30 pm	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 34–44	29,563	^[3]
September 24	12:00 pm	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	L 15–20	57,295	^[4]
October 1	6:00 pm	Southern Miss	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		L 7–33	35,510	^[5]
October 8	6:00 pm	Rice	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 41–28	33,213	^[6]
October 15	3:00 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 24–17	11,715	^[7]
October 22	3:30 pm	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CSTV	L 24–27	31,710	^[8]
October 29	2:00 pm	UCF	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		L 20–30	34,410	^[9]
November 12	3:00 pm	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 13–45	21,996	^[10]
November 19	4:30 pm	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)		W 34–29	22,408	^[11]
November 26	12:00 pm	UAB	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 31–23	26,990	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "2005 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
2. "Pirates smile again". The Charlotte Observer. September 4, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Deacs run past Pirates". The Herald-Sun. September 18, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "WVU narrowly escapes upset". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 25, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Golden Eagles post big win over East Carolina". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 2, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Pinkney tosses E.C. over Rice". Victoria Advocate. October 9, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Pirates pull off road heist". The News and Observer. October 16, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Pretty? Try pretty good". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Late TDs give UCF 5th win in 6 games". The Palm Beach Post. October 30, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tulsa becomes bowl-eligible". The Daily Oklahoman. November 13, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "ECU rewarded for strong effort". The News and Observer. November 20, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Pirates upend Blazers in season finale". The Selma Times-Journal. November 27, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.