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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


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1932  <-- 2022 <- 2023 -> 2024 --> 2024
2023 Season Highlights
 Mike Houston enters his 5th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
 
2023 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  @ Michigan  3   30   L       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Marshall  13   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Appalachian State  28   43   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Gardner Webb  44   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Rice  17   24   L       
 Thu., Oct. 12  vs. Southern Methodist  10   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Charlotte  7   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Texas San Antonio  27   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Tulane  10   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Florida Atlantic  22   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Navy  0   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Tulsa  27   29   L       
 
2023 Season Totals
  Record2-10
  Points Scored208
  Scoring Average17.3
  Points Allowed269
  Defense Average22.4
  Opponents Record83-61
  Conference Record1-7
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record1-5
2023 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2023 American Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Methodist 11-3542249Lost  14-238-0367136  Rhett Lashlee
Tulane 11-3369287Lost  20-418-0221156  Willie Fritz
Texas San Antonio 9-4415313Won  35-177-1303184  Jeff Traylor
Memphis 10-3512374Won  36-266-2321265  Ryan Silverfield
South Florida 7-6415419Won  45-04-4281316  Alex Golesh
Rice 6-7383365Lost  21-454-4219197  Mike Bloomgren
Navy 5-7212269 4-4168193  Brian Newberry
North Texas 5-7414445 3-5269273  Eric Morris
Alabama Birmingham 4-8359443 3-5247298  Trent Dilfer
Florida Atlantic 4-8285306 3-5202198  Tom Herman
Tulsa 4-8281406 2-6190276  Kevin Wilson
Charlotte 3-9210343 2-6134239  Biff Poggi
Temple 3-9253428 1-7174321  Stan Drayton
East Carolina 2-10208269 1-7120165  Mike Houston

2023 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2023 All American Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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