| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Team: | East Carolina Pirates |
| 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 |
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.[1]