1995 East Carolina Pirates football team

1995 East Carolina Pirates football
1995 East Carolina Pirates football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 19–13 vs. Stanford
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
Record	9–3
Head coach	Steve Logan (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Todd Berry (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Jette (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium; (Capacity: 35,000)
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 11 Notre Dame		–		9	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		7	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Army		–		5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		5	–	6	–	0
Tulsa		–		4	–	7	–	0
Memphis		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		2	–	9	–	0
North Texas		–		2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 9–3 record and won the 1995 Liberty Bowl.^[1] The Pirates offense scored 274 points while the defense allowed 226 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 pm	at No. 8 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	L 7–27	95,416	^[2]
September 9	12:00 pm	at No. 22 Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	WNCT	W 27–24	39,547	^[3]
September 16	2:00 pm	Central Michigan	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 30–17	33,021	^[4]
September 23	2:00 pm	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		L 0–7	60,545	^[5]
September 30	12:00 pm	West Virginia	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	WNCT	W 23–20	34,108	^[6]
October 7	7:00 pm	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 10–13	14,126	^[7]
October 21	2:00 pm	Temple	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 32–22	31,225	^[8]
October 28	6:00 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	WNCT	W 36–34	21,293	^[9]
November 4	1:30 pm	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 31–25	31,743	^[10]
November 11	2:00 pm	Tulsa	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 28–7	26,410	^[11]
November 18	12:00 pm	Memphis	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	SSN	W 31–17	27,125	^[12]
December 31	12:00 pm	vs. Stanford	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 19–13	47,398	^[13]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Tennessee

Syracuse

East Carolina Pirates at #22 Syracuse Orangemen

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
East Carolina	0	7	13	7	27
Syracuse	7	14	3	0	24

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

Date: September 9, 1995
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 39,547
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

SYR - M. Thomas 8 run (O. Mare kick)

Second quarter

SYR - T. Jones 11 run (O. Mare kick)
SYR - D. Maddox 8 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)
ECU - L. Shannon 5 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick)

Third quarter

ECU - D. Batson 30 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick)
ECU - S. Richard 20 pass from M. Crandell (kick failed)
SYR - O. Mare 24 FG

Fourth quarter

ECU - J. McPhail 14 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick)

Central Michigan

Illinois

East Carolina Pirates at Illinois Fighting Illini

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
East Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
Illinois	0	7	0	0	7

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

Date: September 16, 1995
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 60,545
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

ILL - Robert Holcombe 1-yard run (B. Scheuplein kick)

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

No scoring

West Virginia

West Virginia Mountaineers at East Carolina Pirates

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	3	6	8	3	20
East Carolina	14	6	0	3	23

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina

Date: September 30, 1995
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 34,108
Box score

Game information

First quarter

WVU - FG Br. Baumann 33
ECU - Shannon 67 pass from M Crandell (Holcomb kick)
ECU - M. Crandell 10 run (Holcomb kick)

Second quarter

ECU - Shannon 9 pass from M. Crandell (kick failed)
WVU - Barber 2 run (two-point conversion failed)

Third quarter

WVU - Saunders 50 pass from Boykin (two-point conversion failed)
WVU - Safety, M. Crandell tackled in end zone

Fourth quarter

WVU - FG Br. Baumann 31
ECU - FG Holcomb 27

Cincinnati

Temple

Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	0	0	7	15	22
East Carolina	3	10	19	0	32

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina

Date: October 21, 1995
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 31,225
Box score

Game information

First quarter

ECU - FG Holcomb 28

Second quarter

ECU - Crandell 7 run (Holcomb kick)
ECU - FG Holcomb 29

Third quarter

ECU - Nichols 5 pass from Crandell (two-point conversion failed)
TEM - Johnson 11 pass from Burris (Michalski kick)
ECU - Harley 7 run (Holcomb kick)
ECU - Foreman 31 fumble return (Holcomb kick)

Fourth quarter

TEM - Burris 9 run (Michalski kick)
TEM - Kersey 23 pass from Burris (Walker reception for two-point conversion)

SMU

Army

Tulsa

Memphis

Stanford–Liberty Bowl

Roster

Quarterbacks

5 Marcus Crandell - Junior
9 Dan Gonzalez - Sophomore
15 Ernest Tinnen - Freshman

Running backs

31 Eric Blanton - Senior
40 Damon Davis - Freshman
44 Scott Harley - Freshman
33 Chuck Ingram - Senior
4 Daryl Jones - Freshman
19 Raymond Mabry - Freshman
23 Jerris McPhail - Senior
-- Brad Salin - Freshman

Fullbacks

25 Derrck Batson - Senior

Wide receivers

87 Lamont Chappell - Freshman
20 Linwood DeBrew - Sophomore
82 Mitchell Galloway - Junior
84 Chad Hodges - Freshman
-- Perez Mattison - Junior
86 Travis Newkirk - Freshman
1 Jason Nichols - Sophomore
85 Mike Sellers - Freshman
80 Larry Shannon - Sophomore
26 Troy Smith - Freshman
15 Allan Winters - Junior

Tight ends

83 Dwight Linville - Senior
90 Scott Richards - Junior
88 Sean Richards - Junior

Offensive line

77 Charles Boothe - Senior
64 Lamont Burns - Junior
60 Derek Cernak - Freshman
73 Jake Gilray - Junior
59 Jamie Gray - Junior
50 Mpumi Masimini - Freshman
74 Mark McCall - Junior
67 Shane McPherson - Junior
Danny Moore - Freshman
54 Brian Pazcuzzi - Freshman
79 Trey Pittman - Freshman
70 Corey Russell - Freshman
71 Mike Sheehan - Freshman
61 Ron Suddith - Junior
76 Stacey Whitehead - Sophomore
63 Kevin Wiggins - Senior

Defensive line

Alphonso Collins - Sophomore
78 Mondell Corbett - Freshman
95 Travis Darden - Freshman
52 Matt Ellison - Freshman
66 Jeff Griffin - Junior
97 Kevin Jorgenson - Sophomore
99 Dwayne Ledford - Freshman
48 Tomha McMillan - Freshman
62 Brad Royal - Freshman
96 Walter Scott - Senior
72 Ed Watkins - Junior
45 Lorenzo West - Junior
97 Terrell Williams - Junior

Linebackers

94 Aaron Black - Senior
44 Chris Braddy - Freshman
53 Carlos Brown - Junior
51 Marvin Burke - Junior
58 Freddie Claybrooks - Freshman
57 Roderick Coleman - Freshman
33 B.J. Crane - Junior
7 Morris Foreman - Senior
98 Don Jacobs - Sophomore
93 Brian Johnson - Freshman
84 Jeff Kerr - Freshman
81 Mark Libiano - Senior
89 Kendrick Phillips - Freshman
49 Matt Semenza - Sophomore
32 Shep Sepaniak - Freshman

Defensive backs

1 David Burnell - Freshman
14 Brian Bentley - Freshman
17 David Crumbie - Senior
39 Jamar Epps - Freshman
37 Forest Foster - Freshman
43 Tim McKinnon - Sophomore
35 Kevin Monroe - Freshman
45 Tim Mack - Freshman

Cornerback

13 Hank Cooper - Senior
21 Tim Wise - Sophomore
42 Bernard Lackey - Freshman
3 Emmanuel McDaniel - Senior
38 Deeone McKeithan - Freshman
8 Kelvin Suggs - Freshman
28 Tabari Wallace - Sophomore

Safeties

6 E.J. Gunthrope - Junior
22 Daren Hart - Junior
30 Dwight Henry - Junior
11 Tavares Taylor - Freshman

Punters

27 Edward Crabtree - Junior
2 Brandon Lawn - Freshman
10 Matt Levine - Sophomore
11 Stephen Urbaniak - Freshman

Kickers

3 Brian Best - Freshman
24 Chad Holcomb - Junior

Long snappers

65 John Drake - Freshman
55 Jason Shell - Sophomore
47 Brian Williams - Junior

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Emmanuel McDaniel	Defensive Back	4	111	Carolina Panthers
Jerris McPhail	Running Back	5	134	Miami Dolphins

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References

^ "1995 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^ "Vols keep it basic and like the result". The Tennessean. September 3, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Syracuse can't hang on". Hartford Courant. September 10, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "East Carolina dumps CMU". Lansing State Journal. September 17, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Illini ride to victory behind 1-Hoss team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 24, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pirates lose a big lead, but grab win". The Charlotte Observer. October 1, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Late field goal gives UC victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 8, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Temple's offense arrives too late in loss to E. Carolina". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "USM left stunned in defeat". Hattiesburg American. October 29, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Army coughs up the football in loss to East Carolina". The Record. November 5, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "East Carolina bowls over TU". The Daily Oklahoman. November 12, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pirates topple Tigers". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 19, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pirates' Liberty Bowl win makes strong statement". The News and Observer. January 1, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1996 NFL Draft listing". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

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[1] "1995 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

[1995Tennessee1-2] "Vols keep it basic and like the result". The Tennessean. September 3, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1995SU1-3] "Syracuse can't hang on". Hartford Courant. September 10, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1995CMU1-4] "East Carolina dumps CMU". Lansing State Journal. September 17, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1995Illinois1-5] "Illini ride to victory behind 1-Hoss team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 24, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1995WVU1-6] "Pirates lose a big lead, but grab win". The Charlotte Observer. October 1, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1995Cincinnati1-7] "Late field goal gives UC victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 8, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1995Temple1-8] "Temple's offense arrives too late in loss to E. Carolina". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1995USM1-9] "USM left stunned in defeat". Hattiesburg American. October 29, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1995Army1-10] "Army coughs up the football in loss to East Carolina". The Record. November 5, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1995Tulsa1-11] "East Carolina bowls over TU". The Daily Oklahoman. November 12, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1995Memphis1-12] "Pirates topple Tigers". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 19, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1995Stanford1-13] "Pirates' Liberty Bowl win makes strong statement". The News and Observer. January 1, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "1996 NFL Draft listing". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

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