Steve Logan Steps Down as East Carolina Football Coach
December 07, 2002 | Football
The University and Logan mutually agreed to termination of Logan's contract, effective immediately.The University will fulfill its obligation to pay Logan's base salary of $200,000 per year from today until January 1, 2006. The salary will be paid in semimonthly installments and will be reduced by Logan's earned income during this period.
Logan has led the Pirates to a record of 69-58 during his tenure. However, the Pirates posted a 4-8 mark in 2002 and have won only four of their past 15 games dating back to 2001. East Carolina finished tied for fifth (4-4) in Conference USA this past season--its lowest finish in six years of competition in the league--after three straight second-place showings.
With his 11 seasons of service, Logan became the first ECU football coach to hold that position for over a decade and has recorded more victories than any other coach in the program's history. The Pirates made five bowl appearances under Logan and recorded wins in two postseason games.
Logan, 49, has served a total of 14 years in Greenville as he came to ECU in 1989 as running backs coach and then served two seasons as offensive coordinator before becoming head coach prior to the 1992 season.
"I want to thank Steve Logan for his contributions to our football program and athletic department," Hamrick said. "Our football program is a cornerstone of the ECU athletic department. We will work diligently in our search to attract a successful coach to lead the Pirate football program."
Logan helped the Pirates gain their share of the national spotlight in the 1990s with victories over traditional football powers such as Miami (Fla.), Pittsburgh, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, South Carolina and others. His 1999 Pirate squad turned in one of the school's best seasons ever at 9-3 and was ranked in both national polls from the fourth week of the season until the final poll. His 1995 team also went 9-3, defeated Stanford in the St. Jude Liberty Bowl, and finished with a final No. 23 ranking in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll.
He had previous stints as an assistant coach at Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Tulsa, and Colorado.
