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The East Carolina Pirates are the athletic teams that represent East Carolina University (ECU), located in Greenville, North Carolina. All varsity-level sports teams participate at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I ( Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for football) level as a member of the American Athletic Conference .
East Carolina leads the series 11–10, with ECU winning the last meeting 34–13. [ 135 ] The most notable matchup of the rivalry was the 2014 iteration, an ESPN primetime Thursday night game that saw East Carolina score 21 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to take the lead, only to fall to a 51-yard Hail Mary touchdown from Justin Holman ...
There have been 22 head coaches for the East Carolina Pirates. East Carolina started organized football with the nickname Teachers, in 1932. [1] The school changed the nickname to the Pirates on February 26, 1934. [2] East Carolina has played in more than 800 games in a total of 84 seasons, 42 of which are in Division I-A.
Basketball became the first intercollegiate sport at East Carolina, beginning with the 1931–1932 season. The Pirates joined the NAIA North State Conference in 1947, winning the conference title in 1953–54 and appeared in the NAIA National Tournament two years in 1953 and '54, winning two district titles before losing in the first round of the national finals.
The East Carolina Pirates football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the East Carolina Pirates football program in various categories, [1] [2] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders.
The 2021 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates, led by third-year head coach Mike Houston , play their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium as members of the American Athletic Conference .
This is a list of football seasons completed by the East Carolina Pirates since the team's creation in 1932 under Coach Kenneth Beatty. [1] Since that first season, the Pirates have played over 800 regular-season games and 20 bowl games. Historically, East Carolina has seen moderate success.
The 2015 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Ruffin McNeill and played their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium , Greenville.