The 1995 East Carolina Pirates football team was an

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team that represented

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as an

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during the

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. In their fourth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 9–3 record and won the

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. The Pirates offense scored 274 points while the defense allowed 226 points.

Schedule

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

Game summaries

Tennessee

Syracuse

Central Michigan

Illinois

West Virginia

Cincinnati

Temple

SMU

Army

Tulsa

Memphis

1995 Liberty Bowl The 1995 Liberty Bowl (December) game was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 1995, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 37th edition of the Liberty Bowl, it featured the Stanford Cardinal and the East Car ...

References

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East Carolina Pirates football seasons Liberty Bowl champion seasons

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