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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:
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	471-458-12
Winning Pct.	51%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	471-458-12
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	10-9-0
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	28-31
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

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	26-21 W

2024 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Scoring	416-355
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-3

2024 American Athletic Standings
Season		Conference
Army	12-2	8-1
Navy	10-3	7-2
Tulane	9-5	7-1
Memphis	11-2	6-2
East Carolina	8-5	5-3
Charlotte	5-7	4-4
South Florida	7-6	4-4
Texas San Antonio	7-6	4-4
North Texas	6-7	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	142-142
20 or more	136-86
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	125-165
20 or more	88-153
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

The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.