2005 East Carolina Pirates football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|sport= football
|year = 2005
|team = East Carolina Pirates
|image =
|image_size =
|conference = Conference USA
|division = East
|short_conf = C-USA
|record = 5–6
|conf_record = 4–4
|head_coach = Skip Holtz
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Steve Shankweiler
| oc_year = 1st
| def_coach = Greg Hudson
| dc_year = 1st
|off_scheme = Multiple
|def_scheme = 4–3
|stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
}}
{{2005 Conference USA football standings}}
The 2005 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Skip Holtz, the team compiled a 5–6 record.{{cite news|title=2005 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 11, 2022|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/east-carolina/2005-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2005
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = CSTV
| score = 24–21
| attend = 35,107
| source = {{cite news |title=Pirates smile again|date=September 4, 2005|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109352635/pirates-smile-again/|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Groves Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| score = 34–44
| attend = 29,563
| source = {{cite news |title=Deacs run past Pirates|date=September 18, 2005|newspaper=The Herald-Sun|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109352772/deacs-run-past-pirates/|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = West Virginia
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 15–20
| attend = 57,295
| source = {{cite news |title=WVU narrowly escapes upset|date=September 25, 2005|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109352866/wvu-narrowly-escapes-upset/|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| score = 7–33
| attend = 35,510
| source = {{cite news |title=Golden Eagles post big win over East Carolina|date=October 2, 2005|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109352958/golden-eagles-post-big-win-over-east-car/|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| score = 41–28
| attend = 33,213
| source = {{cite news |title=Pinkney tosses E.C. over Rice|date=October 9, 2005|newspaper=Victoria Advocate|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109353049/pinkney-tosses-ec-over-rice/|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = SMU
| site_stadium = Gerald J. Ford Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
| score = 24–17
| attend = 11,715
| source = {{cite news |title=Pirates pull off road heist|date=October 16, 2005|newspaper=The News and Observer|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109353194/pirates-pull-off-road-heist/|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Memphis
| site_stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| tv = CSTV
| score = 24–27
| attend = 31,710
| source = {{cite news |title=Pretty? Try pretty good|date=October 23, 2005|newspaper=The Commercial Appeal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109353328/pretty-try-pretty-good/|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = UCF
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| score = 20–30
| attend = 34,410
| source = {{cite news |title=Late TDs give UCF 5th win in 6 games|date=October 30, 2005|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109353416/late-tds-give-ucf-5th-win-in-6-games/|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| score = 13–45
| attend = 21,996
| source = {{cite news |title=Tulsa becomes bowl-eligible|date=November 13, 2005|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109353536/tulsa-becomes-bowl-eligible/|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 4:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Marshall
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Joan C. Edwards Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| score = 34–29
| attend = 22,408
| source = {{cite news |title=ECU rewarded for strong effort|date=November 20, 2005|newspaper=The News and Observer|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109353672/ecu-rewarded-for-strong-effort/|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = UAB
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| score = 31–23
| attend = 26,990
| source = {{cite news |title=Pirates upend Blazers in season finale|date=November 27, 2005|newspaper=The Selma Times-Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109353748/pirates-upend-blazers-in-season-finale/|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
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