1997 East Carolina
5–6 (4–2 Conference USA), coached by Steve Logan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Memphis 32–10Oct 25
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at West Virginia | L 17–24 | 47% |
| Sep 13 | vs Wake Forest | W 25–24 | 80% |
| Sep 20 | vs South Carolina | L 0–26 | 68% |
| Oct 4 | at Syracuse | L 0–56 | 31% |
| Oct 11 | vs Southern Miss | L 13–23 | 45% |
| Oct 18 | at Tulane | L 16–33 | 44% |
| Oct 25 | vs Memphis | W 32–10 | 63% |
| Nov 1 | at Louisville | W 45–31 | 62% |
| Nov 8 | at Houston | W 28–27 | 54% |
| Nov 13 | vs Cincinnati | W 14–7 | 51% |
| Nov 22 | at NC State | L 24–37 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to NC State 37–24; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1997.
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 214–298
- Coach
- Steve Logan
- Elo
- 1501 −90 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.6 No. 72 of 112; offense No. 86, defense No. 58
- SRS
- −5.3 No. 74 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Doug Martin
- Defensive coordinator
- Paul Jette
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1998
The 1998 draft| Rd 3 | Larry Shannon WR | Miami Dolphins |
1997 Conference USA standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Miss | 6–0 | 9–3 | 19 |
| Tulane | 5–1 | 7–4 | |
 East Carolina | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
| Cincinnati | 2–4 | 8–4 | |
| Memphis | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| Houston | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Louisville | 0–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.