The 2005 East Carolina Pirates football team was an

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team that represented

East Carolina University East Carolina University (ECU) is a public university, public research university in Greenville, North Carolina. It is the fourth largest university in North Carolina. Founded on March 8, 1907, as a Normal school, teacher training school, East ...

as a member of

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during the

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. In their first season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

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East Carolina East Carolina University (ECU) is a public research university in Greenville, North Carolina. It is the fourth largest university in North Carolina. Founded on March 8, 1907, as a teacher training school, East Carolina has grown from its orig ...

East Carolina Pirates football seasons

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