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2007 East Carolina

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Conference USA), coached by Skip Holtz.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 2007, game by game: lost at No. 9 Virginia Tech 7–17; won vs. North Carolina 34–31; lost vs. Southern Miss 21–28; lost at No. 5 West Virginia 7–48; won at Houston 37–35; won vs. UCF 52–38; won at UTEP 45–42; lost vs. NC State 20–34; won vs. UAB 41–6; won at Memphis 56–40; lost at Marshall 7–26; won vs. Tulane 35–12; won vs. No. 24 Boise State 41–38+35−41Lost 7–17 at No. 9 Virginia Tech-10No. 9 Virginia TechWon 34–31 vs. North Carolina+3North CarolinaLost 21–28 vs. Southern Miss-7Southern MissLost 7–48 at No. 5 West Virginia-41No. 5 West VirginiaWon 37–35 at Houston+2HoustonWon 52–38 vs. UCF+14UCFWon 45–42 at UTEP+3UTEPLost 20–34 vs. NC State-14NC StateWon 41–6 vs. UAB+35UABWon 56–40 at Memphis+16MemphisLost 7–26 at Marshall-19MarshallWon 35–12 vs. Tulane+23TulaneWon 41–38 vs. No. 24 Boise State+3No. 24 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1at9Virginia TechL 7–⁠1724%
Sep 8vsNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠3162%
Sep 15vsSouthern MissL 21–⁠2852%
Sep 22at5West VirginiaL 7–⁠4816%
Sep 29atHoustonW 37–⁠3530%
Oct 6vsUCFW 52–⁠3861%
Oct 13atUTEPW 45–⁠4250%
Oct 20vsNC StateL 20–⁠3473%
Oct 27vsUABW 41–⁠674%
Nov 3atMemphisW 56–⁠4057%
Nov 10atMarshallL 7–⁠2664%
Nov 24vsTulaneW 35–⁠1270%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvs24Boise StateHawai’i BowlW 41–⁠3823%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boise State 41–⁠38 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
403–⁠395
Coach
Skip Holtz
Elo
1519 +17 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 68 of 120; offense No. 55, defense No. 68, special teams No. 100
SRS
−1.5 No. 66 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 84
Offensive coordinators
Steve Shankweiler and Todd Fitch
Defensive coordinator
Greg Hudson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense85th of 119
  • Defense92nd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0039%0.8585th of 119
Defense0.0843%0.9992nd of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 362% allowed
Defense-0.2own 301% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Rodney Cox DUAL★★★No. 467
Tyrell Worthington CB★★★No. 874
Linval Joseph OT★★★No. 879
Jonathan Williams ATH★★★No. 1095
Ben Herlocker FB★★No. 1365

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.830
Running backs12.00.794
Receivers52.00.713
Offensive line13.00.833
Defensive line32.00.737
Linebackers32.00.700
Defensive backs52.20.753
Athletes and specialists22.50.805
Whole class222.20.752

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 1Chris Johnson RBTennessee Titans

2007 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF7–⁠110–⁠4
Tulsa6–⁠210–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠28–⁠5
Houston6–⁠28–⁠5
Memphis6–⁠27–⁠6
Southern Miss5–⁠37–⁠6
Tulane3–⁠54–⁠8
Marshall3–⁠53–⁠9
Rice3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP2–⁠64–⁠8
UAB1–⁠72–⁠10
SMU0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.