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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	470-458-12
Winning Pct.	51%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	470-458-12
Winning Pct.	51%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	7
Division Titles	2
Conference Record	111-107-0
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	263-177-7
Away Record	196-271-5

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	27-31
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
12/28/2024 (Sat) North Carolina State in Military Bowl @ Annapolis, MD
Last Time: East Carolina lost 20-21 in 2022.
All-Time:
East Carolina vs. North Carolina State	13-19-0	40.6%

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	40-28 W
Fri., Nov. 29	vs. Navy	20-34 L
Sat., Dec. 28	vs. North Carolina State

2024 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Scoring	390-334
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-3

2024 American Athletic Standings
Season		Conference
Army	11-1	8-0
Tulane	9-4	7-1
Memphis	10-2	6-2
Navy	8-3	6-2
East Carolina	7-5	5-3
Charlotte	5-7	4-4
South Florida	6-6	4-4
Texas San Antonio	6-6	4-4
North Texas	6-6	3-5
Rice	4-8	3-5
Alabama Birmingham	3-9	2-6
Temple	3-9	2-6
Florida Atlantic	3-9	1-7
Tulsa	3-9	1-7

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	141-142
20 or more	135-86
30 or more	105-24
40 or more	58-5

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	17-0
10 or more	124-165
20 or more	87-153
30 or more	31-111
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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.