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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

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 469-457-12
 Winning Pct. 51%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 469-457-12
 Winning Pct. 51%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 7
 Division Titles 2
 Conference Record 109-104-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 263-176-7
 Away Record 195-271-5
 
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  26-30
 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
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
@ North Texas in a Conference Game
Last Time: East Carolina won 49-16 in 1979.
All-Time:
 East Carolina vs. North Texas 1-0-0 100.0% 
 
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  49-14 W
 Thu., Nov. 14  @ Tulsa  38-31 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ North Texas  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Navy  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Scoring330-272
  Conference Record3-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-3
 
2024 American Athletic  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Memphis 10-15-1
Army 9-04-0
Tulane 9-24-0
East Carolina 6-43-0
Navy 7-33-1
Rice 3-72-2
Temple 3-72-1
Texas San Antonio 4-62-1
Alabama Birmingham 2-81-2
Charlotte 3-71-2
North Texas 5-51-2
South Florida 5-51-2
Tulsa 3-71-2
Florida Atlantic 2-80-3
 
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 140-141
 20 or more  134-85
 30 or more 104-24
 40 or more 57-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 17-0
 10 or more 123-164
 20 or more 86-152
 30 or more 31-110
 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

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