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2008 East Carolina Pirates football
C-USA Champions
C-USA East Division Champions
C-USA Championship Game, W 27-24 vs. Tulsa
Liberty Bowl, L 25-19 vs. Kentucky
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast
2008 record9-5 (6-2 C-USA)
Head coachSkip Holtz
Offensive coordinatorTodd Fitch
Steve Shankweiler
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorGreg Hudson
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumDowdy-Ficklen Stadium
(Capacity: 43,000)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →

Template:2008 Conference USA football standings The 2008 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the college football season of 2008-09. and plays their home games in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The team was coached by Skip Holtz, who was in his fifth year with the program.

The Pirates have a local television contract with WITN-TV, an NBC affiliate located in Washington, NC who elects to pick up games that are not picked up by national or regional networks, and all games are broadcast over the radio on the Pirate-ISP Sports Network. The flagship radio stations of the Pirates are Pirate Radio 1250 and 930 AM and Oldies 107.9 WNCT, both located in Greenville, NC. The games are called by the "Voice of the Pirates," Jeff Charles.

Before the season[]

The annual Purple-Gold Spring Game was held on April 12, 2008 during the Pigskin Pigout weekend activities in downtown Greenville, North Carolina. The "Pirates" team defeated the "East Carolina" team 13-3 as the game was called off due to inclement weather.[1]

Recruiting[]

Schedule[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30* 12:00 PM vs. #17 Virginia Tech Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC ESPN W 27-22   72,169
September 6* 4:30 PM #8 West Virginia Dowdy-Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC ESPN W 24-3   43,610
September 13 3:00 PM at Tulane #14 Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA WITN-TV W 28-24   27,189
September 20* 12:00 PM at North Carolina State #15 Carter-Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (ECU – NC State rivalry) ESPN L 30-24 OT  57,583
September 27 3:30 PM Houston #23 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC CBSCS L 41-24   43,641
October 11* 12:00 PM at Virginia Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA LFS L 20-35   52,398
October 18 12:00 PM Memphis Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC WITN-TV/CSS W 30-10   41,216
November 2 8:00 PM at UCF Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL ESPN W 13-10 OT  40,202
November 8† 3:30 PM Marshall Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC CBSCS W 19-16 OT  43,515
November 15 3:00 PM at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS WITN-TV L 21-3   30,658
November 22 4:00 PM at UAB Legion FieldBirmingham, AL WITN-TV/CSS W 17-13   11,453
November 29 1:00 PM UTEP Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC CBSCS W 53-21   38,098
December 6 12:00 PM at Tulsa Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK (C-USA Championship) ESPN2 W 27-24   22,740
January 2* 4:00 PM vs. Kentucky Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) ESPN L 25-19   56,125
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster[]

Template:2008 East Carolina Pirates roster

Coaching staff[]

Staff[]

Position Name Year at ECU Alma Mater
Head Coach: Skip Holtz 4th Notre Dame '86
Offensive Coordinator/
Quarterbacks Coach:
Todd Fitch 2nd Ohio Wesleyan '86
Defensive Coordinator
Linebacker Coach:
Greg Hudson 3rd Notre Dame '90
Offensive Coordinator
Offensive Linemen Coach:
Steve Shankweiler 4th(14th overall) Davidson '74
Assistant Head Coach/
Defensive Backs Coach
Rick Smith 4th Florida State '71
Director of Strength & Conditioning Michael Golden 3rd Central Connecticut State '92
Defensive End Coach/
Special Teams
Vernon Hargreaves 2nd Connecticut '86
Wide Receiver Coach/
Recruiting Coordinator
Donnie Kirkpatrick 4th Lenoir-Rhyne '82
Tight Ends Coach: Phil Petty 4th South Carolina '01
Director of HS Football Relations Harold Robinson 4th East Carolina '72
Defensive Tackle Coach Thomas Roggeman 4th Notre Dame '85
Running Backs Coach Junior Smith 4th East Carolina '97
Director of Operations Clifford Snow 3rd Central Connecticut State '83
Staff Assistant/
Defense Coach
Tim Carter 3rd Tulane '01
Administrative Assistant to Coach Holtz Courtney Bishop - -
Administrative Assistant Ann Coyle - East Carolina '06
Administrative Assistant Ryan Ormond - North Carolina '02

Rankings[]

Ranking Movement[2]
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. ██ Selected for BCS National Championship Game.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
AP NR 27 14 15 23 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 29 NR
Coaches NR 28 20 17 26 NR NR 42 NR NR NR NR NR NR 29 NR
Harris Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Game notes[]

Virginia Tech[]

1 2 3 4 OT
#17 Virginia Tech 0 14 2 6 22
East Carolina 0 7 6 14 27



Recap: Week 1

The meeting on August 30 was the 14th meeting between these two teams. These two teams met last year for the first time since 2000. Virginia Tech won that meeting and lead the head-to-head record 9-4. After a blocked field goal placed the Hokies up 16-13 over the Pirates, T.J. Lee would return the favor by blocking a Hokie punt and running it back for the game-winning touchdown, leading the Pirates to their first victory over Virginia Tech since 1992. This was the first time since 2002 that a Conference USA team had defeated a ranked BCS-conference team,[3] and also made the Pirates the first C-USA team ever to defeat ranked teams in consecutive games (counting ECU's win over Boise State in last season's Hawaiʻi Bowl).

West Virginia[]

1 2 3 4 OT
#8 West Virginia 0 3 0 0 3
East Carolina 7 10 7 0 24



Recap: Week 2

The Mountaineers visited Greenville for the seventh time in school history, while the Pirates were looking for their first win against WVU in Greenville since September 30, 1995. Going into the game, West Virginia led in the overall matchup, 17-2.

ECU did not need any last-minute heroics to pull off their second straight upset over a ranked BCS-conference school. Quarterback Patrick Pinkney had an almost mistake-free game, going 22-for-28 through the air with a touchdown and no interceptions, while the Pirates defense kept WVU's normally high-powered offense out of the end zone (the first time since 2001 any WVU opponent had done so). The Pirates scored their first win over a top-10 team since beating Miami in 1999.[3]

Tulane[]

1 2 3 4 OT
#14 East Carolina 0 7 14 7 28
Tulane 0 7 14 3 24




Recap: Week 3

#14 East Carolina visited New Orleans for the first time since the 2003 football season. Before the game, the Pirates led the series against this conference foe, 7-2, with both losses occurring in the Louisiana Superdome.

For the first time in a long time, the Pirates went into a game with a national ranking, but suffered a sluggish start against the Green Wave, who the week prior had held Alabama to a single offensive touchdown. After a perfect game against the Mountaineers, the Pirates suffered four turnovers on offense as the defense struggled after losing senior Defensive Linebacker Quentin Cotton to a severe knee injury. With the Green Wave up 24-21 in the 4th, the offensive line rallied back. Patrick Pinkney completed a pass to Jamar Bryant for the touchdown and brought the Pirates up 28-24 with 1:28 remaining. Pierre Bell's interception on the next Tulane drive would end it as the Pirates managed to sail past the Green Wave with the final score 28-24.

North Carolina State[]

1 2 3 4 OT
#15 East Carolina 7 7 7 3 24
North Carolina State 0 7 10 7 30



Recap: Week 4

After barely escaping past Tulane, #15 ECU visited their inter-state rival in the state capital for the 21st time in the 26 game history. NCSU won the previous years' game 34-20 in Greenville and lead the all-time record 15-10.

Injuries were a major factor in the outcome of this game, but despite only dressing 45 of its players for the game, the Wolfpack managed to come on top over the Pirates, who fell to 3-1 overall. The key loss of Defensive Linebacker Quentin Cotton, and the two missed touchdown opportunities in the red zone for the Pirates would lead to an Overtime showdown as the score was tied at the last second, 24-24.

The Pirates came up with nothing after the first offensive series in Overtime, as Quarterback Patrick Pinkney was sacked and fumbled the ball, setting up a Wolfpack touchdown that gave the Pirates their first loss of the 2008 season, the final score: 30-24. The next time the two schools meet was pushed back to the 2010 season, to accommodate the completion of East Carolina's upcoming stadium expansion.

Houston[]

1 2 3 4 OT
Houston 14 7 3 17 41
#23 East Carolina 7 3 7 7 24



Recap: Week 5

#23 East Carolina hosted Houston for their conference home opener at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. ECU won in a shootout last fall, 37-35. The Pirates led this Conference USA West opponent overall, five games to three, but disaster would strike for a second week in a row.

The Pirate defense was unable to stop Case Keenum's 399 yard passing attack and could not muster enough offense to match it. The high-scoring Houston offense never trailed as the Pirates went down for a second straight week, losing 41-24 and was knocked out of the Top 25.

Virginia[]

1 2 3 4 OT
East Carolina 6 0 7 7 20
Virginia 7 21 0 7 35



Recap: Week 7

Coming off of their first bye week, East Carolina traveled to Charlottesville for the second time in this three game history. ECU beat this ACC member in Greenville in 2006, 31-21, and led the overall series 2-0.

After going up on the board early 6-0, Virginia would rally back to make the score 28-6 at halftime. A Pirate rally in the second half would be cut short as a fumble and botched punt were recovered by the Cavaliers. The Pirates would go on to lose to Virginia for the first time in this series' history, 35-20.


Memphis[]

1 2 3 4 OT
Memphis 7 3 0 0 10
East Carolina 0 7 13 10 30




Recap: Week 8

For ECU's second home conference game, they played the Tigers of Memphis. East Carolina won last fall's game 56-40 at the Liberty Bowl, in Memphis. In the 16 previous games played between these teams, the Pirates led the Tigers 10-6.

UCF[]

1 2 3 4 OT
East Carolina 0 0 3 7 13
UCF 3 7 0 0 10



Recap: Week 10

East Carolina traveled to the Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando for the third time in this series. The Pirates led the series six games to one.

Marshall[]

1 2 3 4 OT
Marshall 0 3 6 7 16
East Carolina 3 10 3 0 19




Recap: Week 11

The Thundering Herd traveled to North Carolina for the fifth time in this storied series. After the 1970 contest, Marshall's plane crashed while traveling back to Huntington. The 2001 GMAC Bowl is the highest-scoring bowl game in Division I-A (now Division I FBS) history. Marshall won 64-61 in two overtimes. The Pirates led the series 6-3.

Southern Miss[]

1 2 3 4 OT
East Carolina 0 3 0 0 3
Southern Miss 0 7 0 14 21




Recap: Week 12

Southern Miss hosted East Carolina in the 34th meeting of these two teams. Of the 33 games in the history of the series, the Pirates have won only eight times.

UAB[]

1 2 3 4 OT
East Carolina 7 0 3 7 17
UAB 7 0 3 3 13




Recap Week 13

The Pirates traveled to Birmingham for the fourth time to face the Blazers. Before this game, East Carolina had never won a road contest at UAB's home field. UAB led the overall series 4-3.

UTEP[]

1 2 3 4 OT
UTEP 0 7 7 7 21
East Carolina 14 16 10 13 53



Recap Week 14

The Pirates welcome the Miners to Greenville for the first time ever. East Carolina and this Conference USA West opponent are meeting for the second time. The first meeting occurred last fall in El Paso, Texas. ECU won in overtime, 45-42 in the Sun Bowl.

2008 Conference USA Championship[]

1 2 3 4 OT
East Carolina 14 3 7 3 27
Tulsa 10 7 0 7 24



The Pirates, after clenching their division in a 17-13 win over the UAB Blazers, will be representing Conference USA East in a battle against the champion of the West division, the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes. Tulsa clenched the division title with a win over Marshall and a Houston loss to Rice. Tulsa leads the all-time series against the Pirates, 5-2.

2009 Liberty Bowl[]

1 2 3 4 OT
Kentucky 0 0 17 0 17
East Carolina 0 10 7 0 17



After defeating Tulsa in the 2008 Conference USA Football Championship and winning their first Conference Championship in more than thirty years, the Pirates immediately accepted an invitation to play in the Liberty Bowl, which the team had not done in thirteen years. The last time East Carolina went to the Liberty Bowl was in 1995, where they defeated Stanford 19-13.

The Pirates faced Kentucky from the SEC and lost 17-20 after they went into overtime and lost by a field goal.

Postseason[]

NFL Draft Picks[]

Awards[]

Honors[]

1st Team All C-USA
  • C.J. Wilson - Jr. DL
  • Van Eskridge - Jr. DB
2nd Team All C-USA
  • Sean Allen - Jr. OL
  • Pierre Bell - Sr. LB
C-USA Team Honorable Mentions
  • Davon Drew - Sr. TE
  • Linval Joseph - So. DL
  • Jay Ross - Jr. DL
  • Zack Slate - Sr. DL
  • Nick Johnson - Jr. LB
  • Wilson Raynor - Sr. LS
C-USA All Freshman Team
  • Emanuel Davis - DB

Statistics[]

Team[]

Team Opp
Scoring 328 295
  Points per Game 23.4 21.1
First Downs 241 232
  Rushing 104 88
  Passing 126 125
  Penalty 11 19
Total Offense 4765 4662
  Avg per Play 5.1 4.9
  Avg per Game 340.4 333.0
Fumbles-Lost 27-19 26-11
Penalties-Yards 82-742 62-484
  Avg per Game 53.0 34.6
Team Opp
Punts-Yards 73-3207 75-3037
  Avg per Punt 43.9 40.5
Time of Possession/Game 30:38 29:22
3rd Down Conversions 76/206 75/212
4th Down Conversions 9/16 10/21
Touchdowns Scored 38 38
Field Goals-Attempts-Long 22-35 13-25
PAT-Attempts 34-37 32-36
Attendance 210080 242223
  Games/Avg per Game 5/42016 7/34603
  Neutral Site Avg 2/64147

Scores by quarter[]

1 2 3 4 OT
East Carolina 68 86 90 78 328
Opponents 48 96 58 87 295



Offense[]

Rushing[]

Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg Td Long Avg/g
Whitley, Norman 14 142 722 24 698 4.9 4 69 49.9
Simmons, Brandon 14 134 484 10 474 3.5 7 28 33.9
Williams, Jonathan 7 75 409 29 380 5.1 5 68 54.3
Rogers, J.R. 10 33 150 16 134 4.1 0 25 13.4
Harris, Dwayne 10 19 82 6 76 4.0 0 15 7.6
Pinkney, Patrick 14 90 222 172 50 0.6 1 14 3.6
Bowman, Michael 5 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.6
Gidrey, Kevin 14 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.1
Simmons, Jason 13 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Ballard, Darnell 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0
Kass, Rob 7 9 36 38 -2 -0.2 0 20 -0.3
Sloan, Joe 14 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 -0.4
Freeney, Darryl 14 1 0 10 -10 -10.0 0 0 -0.7
Team 6 9 0 28 -28 -3.1 0 0 -4.7
Total 14 518 2110 341 1769 3.4 17 69 126.4

Passing[]

Name GP Effic Att-cmp-int Pct Yds Td Lng Avg/g
Pinkney, Patrick 14 131.3 223-363-7 61.4 2675 13 80 191.1
Kass, Rob 7 101.0 25-54-2 46.3 321 2 42 45.9
Drew, Davon 14 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Harris, Dwayne 10 0.0 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 14 127.1 248-418-9 59.3 2996 15 80 214.0

Receiving[]

Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Harris, Dwayne 10 58 654 11.3 1 52 65.4
Drew, Davon 14 43 695 16.2 3 42 49.6
Simmons, Brandon 14 27 172 6.4 3 42 12.3
Taylor, Alex 14 23 310 13.5 1 47 22.1
Freeney, Darryl 14 22 352 16.0 2 80 25.1
Bryant, Jamar 5 19 216 11.4 3 35 43.2
Womack, Joe 9 17 230 13.5 0 41 25.6
Lee, T.J. 7 9 136 15.1 0 41 19.4
Whitley, Norman 14 7 83 11.9 1 51 5.9
Rogers, J.R. 10 6 16 2.7 0 9 1.6
Williams, Jonathan 7 5 19 3.8 0 10 2.7
Gidrey, Kevin 14 4 26 6.5 1 13 1.9
Willis, Reyn 12 3 44 14.7 0 24 3.7
Bowman, Michael 5 2 20 10.0 0 15 4.0
Kraemer, J.R. 14 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.2
Terrell, T.J. 5 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.6
Total 14 247 2979 12.1 15 80 212.8

Defense[]

Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd
Kick
Safety
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp PD QBH Rcv-Yds FF
Johnson, Nick 14 55 47 102 10.0-32 1.0-17 2-25 3 5 3 1-5 1 . .
Bell, Pierre 13 57 43 100 9.5-32 1.0-12 2-0 5 7 2 2-0 1 . .
Eskridge, Van 14 59 38 97 1.0-2 . 4-89 3 7 . 1-4 2 . .
Wilson, C.J. 14 35 35 70 18.5-84 10.5-61 . 1 1 5 . 1 1 .
Chambliss, Jeremy 14 22 38 60 6.0-20 1.0-7 . 2 2 1 . . . .
Ross, Jay 14 18 30 48 9.5-43 5.0-34 . . . 4 2-5 . 1 .
Slate, Zack 13 25 23 48 9.0-64 5.0-38 . 1 1 5 . 3 . .
Milbrook, J.J. 13 22 25 47 2.0-6 . 2-4 7 9 . 1-26 1 . .
Davis, Emanuel 14 27 18 45 2.5-8 . 4-58 8 12 1 1-0 1 . .
Joseph, Linval 14 22 21 43 8.0-34 2.5-23 . 1 1 1 . 1 2 .
Best, Leon 13 21 21 42 . . 1-5 1 2 . . 2 . .
Marshall, Dekota 14 26 15 41 1.5-2 . 1-0 6 7 1 . . . .
Simmons, Travis 14 17 13 30 . . 2-72 2 4 . 1-40 . . .
Mattocks, Chris 14 11 18 29 0.5-1 . . 1 1 . . 1 . .
Smith, Josh 11 8 10 18 2.0-3 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . .
Lineback, Dustin 14 13 5 18 . . . . . . 1-0 . . .
Robinson, Scotty 10 10 7 17 1.5-6 1.0-6 . 1 1 . . . . .
Perryman, Cliff 9 5 11 16 1.5-5 . . . . . . . . .
Mitchell, Khalif 7 6 10 16 3.0-9 1.0-6 . . . 1 . . . .
Reynolds, Darryl 10 12 3 15 . . . . . . . . . .
Cotton, Quentin 3 6 9 15 1.5-8 1.5-8 2-20 3 5 . . . . .
Hewett, Jerek 6 9 4 13 1.0-1 . 1-5 2 3 . . 1 . .
Hands, Marcus 6 3 7 10 0.5-1 . . . . 1 1-0 . . .
Blacknall, Derek 13 3 5 8 . . . . . . . . . .
Wallace, Devon 8 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . . .
Mack, Dalvon 7 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . . .
Thompson, Matt 9 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . . .
Patterson, Mel 7 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . . .
Carter, Julian 11 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . . .
Spence, Steve 14 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . .
Jones, Robert 9 2 2 4 2.0-8 0.5-4 . . . 1 . . . .
Willis, Reyn 12 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . . .
Kraemer, J.R. 14 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . .
Von Bargen, Kurtis 8 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . .
Pick, Matt 2 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . . .
Haynes, Austin 5 2 1 3 . . . 1 1 . . . . .
Lee, T.J. 7 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . 1 .
Allison, Antonio 8 1 1 2 . . . . . 1 . . . .
Mercer, Maurice 5 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . .
Raynor, Wilson 14 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . .
Dodge, Matt 14 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . .
Scott, D.J. 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . .
Palmer, Doug 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . .
Simmons, Jason 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . .
McFadden, D.J. 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . .
Rogers, J.R. 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . .
Bryant, Jamar 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . .
Taylor, Alex 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . .
Freeney, Darryl 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . .
Simmons, Brandon 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . .
Drew, Davon 14 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . .
Harris, Dwayne 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . .
Hampton, Spencer 2 . . . . . 1-0 . 1 . . . . .
Total 14 531 492 1023 91-369 31-217 22-278 48 70 28 11-80 15 5 .

Special teams[]

Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Dodge, Matt 73 3207 43.9 73 13 8 20 25 0 71 4231 59.6 4 5
Hartman, Ben 1 54 54.0 0 0
Total 73 3207 43.9 73 13 8 20 25 0 72 4285 59.5 4 5
Field Goals
Name Made-Att Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blkd
Ryan, Ben 1-3 33.3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 42 0
Dodge, Matt 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0
Hartman, Ben 21-31 67.7 0-0 8-8 8-11 4-10 1-2 51 0
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Simmons, Travis 13 147 11.3 0 28
Freeney, Darryl 13 95 7.3 0 25
Milbrook, J.J. 2 -11 -5.5 0 2
Lee, T.J. 1 37 37.0 1 27 3 52 17.3 0 25
Harris, Dwayne 19 446 23.5 0 59
Bowman, Michael 10 235 23.5 0 61
Williams, Jonathan 7 129 18.4 0 37
Lineback, Dustin 2 25 12.5 0 14
Gidrey, Kevin 1 10 10.0 0 10
Hewett, Jerek 1 6 6.0 0 6
Kraemer, J.R. 1 5 5.0 0 5
Taylor, Alex 1 40 40.0 1 40
Mack, Dalvon 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Rogers, J.R. 1 36 36.0 0 36
Total 34 258 7.6 0 46 62 1506 24.3 1 96

Notes[]

  1. ECU Athletics (April 12, 2009). "ECU Ends Spring With Purple-Gold Game". ECUPirates.com. http://ecupirates.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041208aaa.html. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
  2. It is possible to receive votes in certain polls but not be officially ranked in the Top 25. Rankings of 26 and greater indicate the team has received votes, but not enough to be featured in the Top 25.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Associated Press (September 6, 2008). "East Carolina controls West Virginia from start to finish". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2008. http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282500151. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
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