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East Carolina Football Team History

East Carolina Pirates

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Founded: 1907
Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Capacity: 45,000
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Mike Houston
Conference: American Athletic-

East Carolina

Team Timeline
First Team: 1932
1942 - East Carolina did not play football during the 1942-1945 seasons because of World War II.

Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
1953, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1976, 2008, 2009
Division Championships
2008, 2009

Team Records
Overall Record	467-457-12
Winning Pct.	50%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	467-457-12
Winning Pct.	50%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	7
Division Titles	2
Conference Record	108-104-0
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	262-176-7
Away Record	194-271-5

By The Numbers
Seasons	89
Winning Seasons (#1)	46
Losing Seasons (#1)	43
Most Wins in A Season	11 (1991)
Most Loses in A Season	11 (2003)
10 Win Seasons	2
Most Points Scored in a Game	74 (11/14/1959)
Most Points Scored in a Season	522 (2013)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	79 (11/12/1932)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	572 (2010)
Largest Margin of Victory	74 (11/14/1959)
Largest Margin of Defeat	79 (11/12/1932)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	125 (12/19/2001)
Last Shutout	9/23/2023
Last Time Shutout	11/18/2023
Shutouts All-Time	64
Been Shutout All-Time	60

Streaks
Longest Win	14 (9/21/1963-10/17/1964)
Longest Losing	14 (9/21/1985-10/4/1986)

Bowl Records
Overall Record	9-9-0
Rose	0-0-0
Cotton	0-0-0
Orange	0-0-0
Fiesta	0-0-0
Sugar	0-0-0

By the Decade
2020-29	24-30
2010-19	55-69
2000-09	59-65
1990-99	67-47
1980-89	44-65-1
1970-79	73-36-1
1960-69	62-34-2
1950-59	48-47-4
1940-49	24-26-2
1930-39	11-38-2
1920-29	0-0

Next Game
11/7/2024 (Thu) vs. Florida Atlantic in a Conference Game
Last Time: East Carolina won 22-7 in 2023.
All-Time:
East Carolina vs. Florida Atlantic	2-0-0	100.0%

2024 Season

Sat., Aug. 31	vs. Norfolk State	42-3 W
Sat., Sep. 7	@ Old Dominion	20-14 W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Appalachian State	19-21 L
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Liberty	24-35 L
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Texas San Antonio	30-20 W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Charlotte	24-55 L
Sat., Oct. 12	OPEN
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Army	28-45 L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Temple	56-34 W
Sat., Nov. 2	OPEN
Thu., Nov. 7	vs. Florida Atlantic
Thu., Nov. 14	@ Tulsa
Sat., Nov. 23	@ North Texas
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Navy

2024 Season Totals
Record	4-4
Scoring	243-227
Conference Record	2-0
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	1-3

2024 American Athletic Standings
Season		Conference
Army	8-0	4-0
Memphis	8-1	3-1
Navy	6-2	3-0
Tulane	7-2	3-0
East Carolina	4-4	2-0
Rice	3-6	2-2
Alabama Birmingham	2-6	1-2
Charlotte	3-6	1-1
North Texas	5-3	1-1
South Florida	4-4	1-1
Temple	2-6	1-1
Texas San Antonio	3-6	1-1
Tulsa	3-6	1-1
Florida Atlantic	2-6	0-3

Longest Running Rivalry
East Carolina & Southern Mississippi have played 39 games.
East Carolina has won 12 games.
Southern Mississippi has won 27 games.
with 0 tie games.

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	0-23
10 or more	138-141
20 or more	132-85
30 or more	102-24
40 or more	56-5

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	17-0
10 or more	121-164
20 or more	85-152
30 or more	30-110
40 or more	10-67

Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.