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2017 East Carolina

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 American Athletic Conference), coached by Scottie Montgomery.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 2017, game by game: lost vs. James Madison 14–34; lost at West Virginia 20–56; lost vs. No. 16 Virginia Tech 17–64; won at UConn 41–38; lost vs. No. 18 South Florida 31–61; lost vs. Temple 10–34; lost at No. 22 UCF 21–63; won vs. BYU 33–17; lost at Houston 27–52; lost vs. Tulane 24–31; won vs. Cincinnati 48–20; lost at No. 17 Memphis 13–70+28−57Lost 14–34 vs. James Madison-20James MadisonLost 20–56 at West Virginia-36West VirginiaLost 17–64 vs. No. 16 Virginia Tech-47No. 16 Virginia TechWon 41–38 at UConn+3UConnLost 31–61 vs. No. 18 South Florida-30No. 18 South FloridaLost 10–34 vs. Temple-24TempleLost 21–63 at No. 22 UCF-42No. 22 UCFWon 33–17 vs. BYU+16BYULost 27–52 at Houston-25HoustonLost 24–31 vs. Tulane-7TulaneWon 48–20 vs. Cincinnati+28CincinnatiLost 13–70 at No. 17 Memphis-57No. 17 Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsJames MadisonL 14–⁠3440%
Sep 9atWest VirginiaL 20–⁠5621%
Sep 16vs16Virginia TechL 17–⁠6425%
Sep 24atUConnW 41–⁠3841%
Sep 30vs18South FloridaL 31–⁠6120%
Oct 7vsTempleL 10–⁠3435%
Oct 14at22UCFL 21–⁠6315%
Oct 21vsBYUW 33–⁠1739%
Nov 4atHoustonL 27–⁠5216%
Nov 11vsTulaneL 24–⁠3148%
Nov 18vsCincinnatiW 48–⁠2055%
Nov 25at17MemphisL 13–⁠7012%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Memphis 70–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
299–⁠540
Coach
Scottie Montgomery
Elo
1354 −53 this season
SP+ rating
-14.0 No. 111 of 128; offense No. 77, defense No. 126, special teams No. 48
SRS
−13.6 No. 111 of 130 in FBS
Returning
44% of last season’s EPA, No. 95 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 79 roster talent No. 74 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tony Petersen
Defensive coordinator
Kenwick Thompson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense74th of 130
  • Defense130th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted86th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted134th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0742%1.3074th of 130
Defense0.3652%1.37130th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.31 def		42% off
51% def		—86th off
134th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.1own 2717% allowed
Defense4.3own 3010% caused

CORE rating -20.4, 127th of 130 (offense 1.6, defense 22.1).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsGardner Minshew QB2,140 yds
Passing touchdownsGardner Minshew QB16 TD
Rushing yardsHussein Howe RB419 yds
Rushing touchdownsHussein Howe RB3 TD
Receiving yardsTrevon Brown WR1,069 yds
Receiving touchdownsTrevon Brown WR7 TD
TacklesKorrin Wiggins DB96 tkl
SacksKiante Anderson DL4.5 sacks
InterceptionsAaron Ramseur LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Tank Robinson S★★★No. 544
Leroy Henley WR★★★No. 558
Trace Christian RB★★★No. 796
Kingsley Ifedi DUAL★★★No. 1162
Jayden Borders WR★★★No. 1204

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.840
Running backs22.50.822
Receivers52.40.810
Offensive line22.00.789
Defensive line32.30.797
Linebackers23.00.803
Defensive backs32.70.817
Whole class182.50.809

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.

Roster 106

The 2017 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF8–⁠013–⁠06
Memphis7–⁠110–⁠325
South Florida6–⁠210–⁠221
Houston5–⁠37–⁠5
SMU4–⁠47–⁠6
Navy4–⁠47–⁠6
Temple4–⁠47–⁠6
Tulane3–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati2–⁠64–⁠8
East Carolina2–⁠63–⁠9
UConn2–⁠63–⁠9
Tulsa1–⁠72–⁠10

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