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East Carolina

USA · 1997 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
4th
4–2 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
62
1965–2026
All-Time Record
362–341–3
0.515 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1991
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 10
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 17 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare East Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE7–5L 17–24
4Week 4 · Sep 16Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–6W 25–24
5Week 5 · Sep 23South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC5–6L 0–26
7Week 7 · Oct 7Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND BE9–4L 0–56
8Week 8 · Oct 14Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA9–3L 13–23
9Week 9 · Oct 21Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA7–4L 16–33
10Week 10 · Oct 28Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HUSA4–7W 32–10
11Week 11 · Nov 4Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HUSA1–10W 45–31
12Week 12 · Nov 11Houston (HOUSTON)H2HUSA3–8W 28–27
13Week 13 · Nov 18Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HUSA8–4W 14–7
14Week 14 · Nov 25NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–5L 24–37

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.796
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-6
-27+21
  • Cincinnati +8
  • Wake Forest +5
  • Memphis +4
  • Houston +3
  • Louisville +1
  • Southern Miss -3
  • Syracuse -4
  • Tulane -4
  • West Virginia -5
  • NC State -5
  • South Carolina -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #69Better than 50%
Win % Place 59thBetter than 58%

0.455 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#69W15#68Regular Season Final#67Post-Season W2#70Post-Season W3#69Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+1
-26
-56
-10
-17
+22
+14
+1
+7
-13

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#721992#1001993#401994#221995#241996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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