East Carolina vs. Tulane

East Carolina and Tulane have 21 meetings on file, the first in 1991; East Carolina leads the series 12–⁠9 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Tulane 7–⁠3, and Tulane has won the last 3.

East Carolina wins
12
Tulane wins
9
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1991
Longest streak
5 East Carolina
Current streak
3 Tulane
Last 10 meetings
Tulane 7–⁠3
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s2–⁠1
2000s6–⁠1
2010s3–⁠3
2020s1–⁠4
Average margin
14.1 points; 9 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At East Carolina
9–⁠3 East Carolina’s record at home
At Tulane
6–⁠3 Tulane’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. East Carolina’s biggest win1999: East Carolina 52, Tulane 7by 45 points
  2. Tulane’s biggest win2020: Tulane 38, East Carolina 21by 17 points

Coach against coach

YearsEast CarolinaSeriesTulane
1999–⁠2002Steve Logan4–⁠0Chris Scelfo
2012–⁠2014Ruffin McNeill2–⁠1Curtis Johnson
2020–⁠2023Mike Houston1–⁠3Willie Fritz

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from East Carolina’s side (Logan 4–⁠0 against Scelfo). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of East Carolina and Tulane, 1991 on1300150017001995200020052010201520202025

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

Shane Carden East Carolina41 of 55, 480 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT2013 Passing
Keaton Mitchell East Carolina15 carries, 222 yards, 2 TD2021 Rushing
Darnell Mooney Tulane6 catches, 217 yards, 2 TD2018 Receiving
Justin Hardy East Carolina17 catches, 230 yards2013 Receiving
Blake Proehl East Carolina13 catches, 182 yards, 2 TD2020 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

On television

2025ESPN0.6 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Oct 9, 2025Tulane 26, East Carolina 19at Tulane
Nov 4, 202321Tulane 13, East Carolina 10at East Carolina
Oct 8, 2022Tulane 24, East Carolina 9at Tulane
Oct 2, 2021East Carolina 52, Tulane 29at East Carolina
Nov 7, 2020Tulane 38, East Carolina 21at East Carolina
Nov 10, 2018Tulane 24, East Carolina 18at Tulane
Nov 11, 2017Tulane 31, East Carolina 24at East Carolina
Nov 22, 2014East Carolina 34, Tulane 6at East Carolina
Oct 12, 2013Tulane 36, East Carolina 33at Tulane
Nov 17, 2012East Carolina 28, Tulane 23at Tulane
Oct 29, 2011East Carolina 34, Tulane 13at East Carolina
Sep 13, 200814East Carolina 28, Tulane 24at Tulane
Nov 24, 2007East Carolina 35, Tulane 12at East Carolina
Oct 9, 2004East Carolina 27, Tulane 25at East Carolina
Nov 22, 2003Tulane 28, East Carolina 18at Tulane
Sep 14, 2002East Carolina 24, Tulane 20at East Carolina
Sep 8, 2001East Carolina 51, Tulane 24at Tulane
Sep 16, 2000East Carolina 37, Tulane 17at East Carolina
Oct 23, 199920East Carolina 52, Tulane 7at East Carolina
Oct 18, 1997Tulane 33, East Carolina 16at Tulane
Nov 2, 199117East Carolina 38, Tulane 28at East Carolina

Every game is listed as played on the field.