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1996 East Carolina

8–⁠3, coached by Steve Logan.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 1996, game by game: won vs. East Tennessee State 45–21; lost at West Virginia 9–10; won at South Carolina 23–7; won vs. UCF 28–7; lost vs. Southern Miss 7–28; won at No. 12 Miami 31–6; won vs. Arkansas State 34–16; lost at No. 25 Virginia Tech 14–35; won vs. Ohio 55–45; won at Memphis 20–10; won vs. NC State 50–29+25−21Won 45–21 vs. East Tennessee State+24East Tennessee …Lost 9–10 at West Virginia-1West VirginiaWon 23–7 at South Carolina+16South CarolinaWon 28–7 vs. UCF+21UCFLost 7–28 vs. Southern Miss-21Southern MissWon 31–6 at No. 12 Miami+25No. 12 MiamiWon 34–16 vs. Arkansas State+18Arkansas StateLost 14–35 at No. 25 Virginia Tech-21No. 25 Virginia TechWon 55–45 vs. Ohio+10OhioWon 20–10 at Memphis+10MemphisWon 50–29 vs. NC State+21NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsEast Tennessee StateW 45–⁠2188%
Sep 14atWest VirginiaL 9–⁠1043%
Sep 21atSouth CarolinaW 23–⁠749%
Sep 28vsUCFW 28–⁠788%
Oct 10vsSouthern MissL 7–⁠2858%
Oct 19at12MiamiW 31–⁠631%
Nov 2vsArkansas StateW 34–⁠1686%
Nov 9at25Virginia TechL 14–⁠3536%
Nov 16vsOhioW 55–⁠4576%
Nov 23atMemphisW 20–⁠1070%
Nov 30vsNC StateW 50–⁠2975%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat NC State 50–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
316–⁠214
Coach
Steve Logan
Elo
1636 +71 this season
SP+ rating
13.8 No. 25 of 111; offense No. 48, defense No. 24
SRS
7.9 No. 34 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Doug Martin
Defensive coordinator
Paul Jette
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 5Lamont Burns OGNew York Jets