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 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
Record 6-4
Scoring 330-272
Conference Record 3-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-3
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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