2008 East Carolina Football Preview:
Head Coach: Skip Holtz
After a capable season and bowl appearance in 2007, the next few seasons for the East Carolina Pirates football team will be exciting to watch. The team is building itself into a real contender with a high-powered offense and good defense. Coach Skip Holtz will look to improve this coming season and clinch the Conference USA title and strive for an even better bowl bid. Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium in Greenville will be abuzz with Pirates fans screaming for their team to beat out its conference rivals and break as many school records as possible.
EAST CAROLINA PIRATES INFORMATION:
Location: Greenville, North Carolina
Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Conference: Conference USA
Rivals: University of North Carolina Tarheels
Mascot: The Pirate
Notable Alumni: David Garrard, Rod Coleman, Terrance Copper
Notable Bowl Games:
- 2007 - Hawaii Bowl Tickets - East Carolina Pirates vs Boise State Broncos
- 2006 - Papajohns Bowl Tickets: East Carolina Pirates vs South Florida Bulls
- 1995 - Liberty Bowl Tickets: East Carolina Pirates vs Stanford Cardinal
- 1965 - Capital One Bowl Tickets: East Carolina Pirates vs Maine Blackbears
The East Carolina Pirates first fielded a football team in 1932 when they played without pads against other North Carolina-based schools. Since then the football program has developed into a multi-million dollar endeavor and managed to play in 12 bowl games, developed 19 All-Americans, provided 52 players to the NFL, five of whom have won Super Bowl rings. The Pirates have proven themselves to be a force to be reckoned with both in the Conference USA and in out of conference games.
East Carolina plays its home games at Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina. The stadium was opened in 1963 and after a 1998 expansion it holds 43,000 spectators. East Carolina is fast becoming a top tier football program and future expansions of Dowdy-Ficklin will bring its capacity to over 60,000. Buy east Carolina Pirates football tickets today and watch this ambitious program evolve into a football powerhouse!
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