East Carolina vs. Pittsburgh
East Carolina and Pittsburgh have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1984; East Carolina leads the series 3–2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s East Carolina 3–2, and East Carolina has won the last 3. Share
- East Carolina wins
- 3
- Pittsburgh wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1984
- Longest streak
- 3 East Carolina
- Current streak
- 3 East Carolina
- Last 10 meetings
- East Carolina 3–2
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: East Carolina 1, Pittsburgh 0
- Average margin
- 5 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At East Carolina
- 1–0 East Carolina’s record at home
- At Pittsburgh
- 2–1 Pittsburgh’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 East Carolina first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- East Carolina’s biggest win2025: East Carolina 23, Pittsburgh 17by 6 points
- Pittsburgh’s biggest win1984: Pittsburgh 17, East Carolina 10by 7 points
- Ranked showdown1991: East Carolina 24, Pittsburgh 23No. 23 Pittsburgh at No. 20 East Carolina
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Rasheem Biles Pittsburgh | 16 tackles, 2 sacks, 5 for loss, 1 TD | 2025 Defense | |
| Anthony Smith East Carolina | 4 catches, 156 yards, 2 TD | 2025 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| Anthony Smith East Carolina | 2025 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
On television
| 2025 | ESPN | 2.5 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Photos
Photo: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
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From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).
Every game
| Dec 27, 2025 | East Carolina 23, Pittsburgh 17 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Military Bowl | |
| Oct 24, 1992 | East Carolina 37, Pittsburgh 31 | at Pittsburgh | ||
| Oct 26, 1991 | 20East Carolina 24, 23Pittsburgh 23 | at East Carolina | ||
| Nov 18, 1989 | 19Pittsburgh 47, East Carolina 42 | at Pittsburgh | ||
| Oct 6, 1984 | Pittsburgh 17, East Carolina 10 | at Pittsburgh |
Every game is listed as played on the field.