East Carolina Pirates
American AthleticGreenville, NCDowdy-Ficklen Stadium
2026: 3–3 (1–1 American Athletic). Last: lost at UAB 30–17. Next: at Memphis, Thursday, Oct 22, 7:30 p.m. ET.
- L 10–48at No. 13 Alabama
- L 24–27App State
- W 20–17at Old Dominion
- W 42–9North Carolina Central
- W 28–12Rice
- L 17–30at UAB
- Oct 22at Memphis
- Oct 31Temple
- Nov 6South Florida
- Nov 14at Charlotte
- Nov 21at Army
- Nov 27Florida Atlantic
- Outfitted by Adidas
East Carolina has played football since 1932 and is officially 477–463–12; 724 of its 952 games are in our file. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 9, in 1991. They have won four Southern Conference titles (the last in 1976), plus two Conference USA titles, one North State Conference title, counting shared titles. Since 1961, the NFL Draft has taken 48 players from here in its first seven rounds, 2 of them in the first round. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 coach from East Carolina. Steve Logan (1992–2002) won more games here than any other coach: 69. The most-played rival is Southern Miss: 38 meetings, Southern Miss leads 26–12. This season, under Blake Harrell, they’re 3–3.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 477–463–12 official; 370–351–3 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 11–9 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 32 ranked
- Elo now
- 1527 71st of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 94 · Composite No. 85 in FBS, Oct 17; down 14 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 7 last in 2009
- Bowl record
- 12–11 official, bowls only
- Seasons
- 70 since 1951, 724 games
Identity
- Fight song
- E.C. Victory
- Mascot
- PeeDee the Pirate
- Student section
- Clark Family Boneyard
- Apparel
- Adidas
2026 season 3–3
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at 13Alabama | L 10–48 | 32% |
| Sep 12 | vs App State | L 24–27 | 68% |
| Sep 19 | at Old Dominion | W 20–17 | 37% |
| Sep 26 | vs North Carolina Central | W 42–9 | 83% |
| Oct 10 | vs Rice | W 28–12 | 79% |
| Oct 15 | at UAB | L 17–30 | 63% |
| Oct 22 | at Memphis | Preview | 37% |
| Oct 31 | vs Temple | Preview | 76% |
| Nov 6 | vs South Florida | Preview | 50% |
| Nov 14 | at Charlotte | Preview | 73% |
| Nov 21 | at Army | Preview | 34% |
| Nov 27 | vs Florida Atlantic | Preview | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–34- 20273 games: 2 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20284 games: 3 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20292 games: 2 home, non-conference only
- 20303 games: 1 home, 2 away, non-conference only
- 20311 game: 1 home, non-conference only
- 20341 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- at Clemson
East Carolina’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of February 23, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- T.J. Engleman490 rushing yards, 3 TD (leads East Carolina in rushing yards)
- Emory Williams655 passing yards, 7 TD (leads East Carolina in passing yards)
- D.J. Johnson Jr.42 tackles, 0.5 sacks (leads East Carolina in tackles)
- Kevon Merrell34 tackles, 1 sack
- Mitch Griffis424 passing yards, 3 TD
- Nathaniel Joseph29 catches, 272 yards, 3 TD (leads East Carolina in receiving yards)
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at East Carolina.
- Robert JonesConsensus All-American, 1991
Justin Hardy2014 Burlsworth- Terry LongConsensus All-American, 1983
Chris JohnsonNo. 24 pick, 2008- Andrew BayesConsensus All-American, 1999
Jeff BlakeSeventh in the 1991 Heisman vote
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Around the program
- Apparel
- Adidas · Official source
- East Carolina University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Mascot
- PeeDee the Pirate · Official source
- East Carolina University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Student section
- Clark Family Boneyard · Official source
- East Carolina University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Athletic director
- Jon Gilbert · Official source
- East Carolina University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Offensive coordinator
- Jordan Davis · Official source
- East Carolina University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Defensive coordinator
- Jordon Hankins · Official source
- East Carolina University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Adidas, from July 2016. Multi-year extension signed in 2026. A 10-year deal ran through 2025-26. Extended in April 2026, with BSN Sports as distributor.
- East Carolina Athletics, Apr 14, 2026: Multi-year extension of the adidas partnership, BSN SPORTS named exclusive distributor
- East Carolina Athletics, Nov 4, 2015: 10-year adidas partnership from July 2016 through the 2025-26 athletic season
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.
Program strength since 1951
Best seasons everMore coverage
- Ryder Burton rallies UAB to 30-17 come-from-behind victory over East Carolina in OT, wbrc.com,
- Engleman's 43-yard TD run in 4th helps East Carolina beat Rice 28-12, elpasoinc.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Blake Harrell | 2024–2026 | 17–8 |
| Mike Houston | 2019–2024 | 27–38 |
| David Blackwell | 2018 | 0–1 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 2016–2018 | 9–26 |
 Ruffin McNeill | 2010–2015 | 42–34 |
 Skip Holtz | 2005–2009 | 38–27 |
| John Thompson | 2003–2004 | 3–20 |
 Steve Logan | 1992–2002 | 69–58 |
| Bill Lewis | 1989–1991 | 21–12–1 |
| Art Baker | 1985–1988 | 12–32 |
| Ed Emory | 1980–1984 | 26–29 |
 Pat Dye | 1974–1979 | 48–18–1 |
 Sonny Randle | 1971–1973 | 22–10 |
 Mike McGee | 1970 | 3–8 |
| Clarence Stasavich | 1962–1969 | 32–24–1 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Southern Miss
12–26 in 38
- 2004 L 10–51
- 2005 L 7–33
- 2006 W 20–17
- 2007 L 21–28
- 2008 L 3–21
- 2009 W 25–20
- 2010 W 44–43
- 2011 L 28–48
- 2012 W 24–14
- 2013 W 55–14
Won the last two.
- NC State
14–20 in 34
- 2007 L 20–34
- 2008 L 24–30
- 2010 W 33–27
- 2013 W 42–28
- 2016 W 33–30
- 2018 L 3–58
- 2019 L 6–34
- 2022 L 20–21
- 2024 W 26–21
- 2025 L 17–24
Lost the last one.
- Cincinnati
13–13 in 26
- 2004 L 19–24
- 2014 L 46–54
- 2015 L 16–19
- 2016 L 19–31
- 2017 W 48–20
- 2018 L 6–56
- 2019 L 43–46
- 2020 L 17–55
- 2021 L 13–35
- 2022 L 25–27
Lost the last five.
| Opponent | Games | ECU record |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Miss | 38 | 12–26 |
| NC State | 34 | 14–20 |
| Cincinnati | 26 | 13–13 |
| Memphis | 26 | 18–8 |
| Richmond | 24 | 13–11 |
| Temple | 22 | 12–10 |
| Virginia Tech | 22 | 7–15 |
| West Virginia | 22 | 3–19 |
Rivals the program names: Marshall, NC State, UCF.
Every opponent (105)
Every program East Carolina has played, A to Z, with East Carolina’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Akron 1–0
- Alabama 0–2
- App State 8–6
- Arkansas 0–1
- Arkansas State 2–0
- Army 9–1
- Auburn 0–3
- Boise State 1–0
- Bowling Green 2–2
- BYU 2–2
- Campbell 2–0
- Central Michigan 2–1
- Charleston Southern 1–0
- Charlotte 1–2
- Chattanooga 2–0
- Cincinnati 13–13
- Coastal Carolina 2–0
- Davidson 5–2
- Dayton 2–0
- Duke 5–5
- East Tennessee State 6–3
- Eastern Kentucky 0–1
- Florida 0–3
- Florida Atlantic 4–0
- Florida International 1–0
- Florida State 0–7
- Furman 11–3
- Gardner-Webb 2–0
- George Washington 1–1
- Georgia 0–1
- Georgia Southern 3–0
- Georgia State 0–1
- Houston 7–9
- Illinois 0–4
- Illinois State 2–0
- James Madison 0–1
- Kentucky 0–2
- Lenoir Rhyne 1–0
- Liberty 0–1
- Louisiana 4–7
- Louisiana Tech 3–2–1
- Louisville 4–6
- LSU 0–1
- Maine 1–0
- Marshall 11–6
- Maryland 0–1
- Massachusetts 1–0
- Memphis 18–8
- Miami 2–9
- Michigan 0–1
- Middle Tennessee 1–0
- Missouri 1–1
- Murray State 1–0
- Navy 2–10
- NC State 14–20
- Norfolk State 1–0
- North Carolina 5–11–1 †
- North Carolina A&T 0–1
- North Carolina Central 2–0
- North Texas 2–0
- Northern Illinois 1–0
- Ohio 3–0
- Old Dominion 6–0
- Parsons 2–0
- Penn State 0–2
- Pittsburgh 3–2
- Rice 3–3
- Richmond 13–11
- Samford 1–0
- SMU 5–5
- South Carolina 5–15
- South Florida 4–9
- Southern Illinois 8–2
- Southern Miss 12–26
- Stanford 1–0
- Syracuse 3–7
- Tampa 0–2
- TCU 2–1
- Temple 12–10
- Tennessee 0–1
- Tennessee Tech 1–0
- Texas State 1–0
- Texas Tech 1–0
- Texas–Arlington 2–0
- The Citadel 13–4
- Toledo 2–2
- Towson 1–0
- Tulane 12–9
- Tulsa 10–9
- UAB 9–5
- UCF 11–10
- UConn 5–1
- UL Monroe 1–1
- UTEP 3–1
- UTSA 1–2
- Virginia 2–1
- Virginia Tech 7–15
- VMI 7–1
- Wake Forest 2–6
- Washington 0–1
- West Chester 1–0
- West Texas 0–2
- West Virginia 3–19
- Western Carolina 7–0
- William & Mary 13–4–1
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
7, counting shared titles- North State Conference 1
- 1953
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1932–1941 and 1946
- North State Conference 1947–1961
- Independent 1962–1964 and 1977–1996
- Conference USA 1997–2013
- American Athletic Conference since 2014
- 2014Joined the American Athletic Conference from Conference USA, announced March 27, 2013. Source
East Carolina’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
National award winners
All awards| 2014 | Justin Hardy WR | Burlsworth |
Consensus All-Americans 3
| 1999 | Andrew Bayes P |
| 1991 | Robert Jones LB |
| 1983 | Terry Long OT |
Led the nation 4
| 2016 | Zay Jones receptions (158 catches) |
| 1983 | Gizmo Williams kickoff return average (31.1) |
| 1967 | Butch Colson rushing touchdowns (15 TD) |
| 1965 | Dave Alexander rushing touchdowns (17 TD) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 1
| 2006 | Pat Dye coach here, 1974–1979 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 48 since 1961
- First-round picks
- 2
| 2008 | Chris Johnson RB | No. 24, Tennessee Titans |
| 1992 | Robert Jones LB | No. 24, Dallas Cowboys |
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
East Carolina University- Enrollment
- 26,940 21,445 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Greenville, North Carolina
- Public or private
- Public Research 1
- Founded
- 1907
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $55,146 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @ECUPiratesFBInstagram @ecupiratesfbFacebook ecupiratesfb
- Athletics department
- X @ecuathleticsInstagram @ecuathleticsFacebook ECUAthletics
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones ecupirates.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–3 | 1–1 | Blake Harrell | 1527 | -1.3 | ||
| 2025 | 9–4 | 6–2 | Blake Harrell | 1596 | 8.0 | ||
| 2024 | 8–5 | 5–3 | Mike Houston, Blake Harrell | 1496 | -1.0 | ||
| 2023 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Mike Houston | 1405 | -12.8 | ||
| 2022 | 8–5 | 4–4 | Mike Houston | 1566 | 1.1 | ||
| 2021 | 7–5 | 5–3 | Mike Houston | 1517 | 0.5 | ||
| 2020 | 3–6 | 3–5 | Mike Houston | 1444 | -11.0 | ||
| 2019 | 4–8 | 1–7 | Mike Houston | 1326 | -14.0 | ||
| 2018 | 3–9 | 1–7 | Scottie Montgomery, David Blackwell | 1344 | -14.9 | ||
| 2017 | 3–9 | 2–6 | Scottie Montgomery | 1354 | -14.0 | ||
| 2016 | 3–9 | 1–7 | Scottie Montgomery | 1360 | -9.0 | ||
| 2015 | 5–7 | 3–5 | Ruffin McNeill | 1479 | -0.5 | ||
| 2014 | 8–5 | 5–3 | Ruffin McNeill | 1572 | 8.5 | ||
| 2013 | 10–3 | 6–2 | Ruffin McNeill | 1594 | 7.5 | ||
| 2012 | 8–5 | 7–1 | Ruffin McNeill | 1489 | -5.5 | ||
| 2011 | 5–7 | 4–4 | Ruffin McNeill | 1428 | -3.0 | ||
| 2010 | 6–7 | 5–3 | Ruffin McNeill | 1428 | -5.3 | ||
| 2009 | 9–5 | 7–1 | Skip Holtz | 1595 | -2.3 | ||
| 2008 | 9–5 | 6–2 | Skip Holtz | 1537 | 1.3 | ||
| 2007 | 8–5 | 6–2 | Skip Holtz | 1519 | -0.7 | ||
| 2006 | 7–6 | 5–3 | Skip Holtz | 1503 | -0.9 | ||
| 2005 | 5–6 | 4–4 | Skip Holtz | 1391 | -4.6 | ||
| 2004 | 2–9 | 2–6 | John Thompson | 1286 | -18.9 | ||
| 2003 | 1–11 | 1–7 | John Thompson | 1292 | -22.0 | ||
| 2002 | 4–8 | 4–4 | Steve Logan | 1420 | -6.7 |
Every season back to 1951 (45 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6–6 | 5–2 | Steve Logan | 1561 | 10.8 | ||
| 2000 | 8–4 | 5–2 | Steve Logan | 1599 | 11.9 | ||
| 1999 | 9–3 | 4–2 | Steve Logan | 1559 | 10.0 | ||
| 1998 | 6–5 | 3–3 | Steve Logan | 1469 | -9.4 | ||
| 1997 | 5–6 | 4–2 | Steve Logan | 1501 | -4.6 | ||
| 1996 | 8–3 | Steve Logan | 1636 | 13.8 | |||
| 1995 | 9–3 | Steve Logan | 1597 | 10.8 | |||
| 1994 | 7–5 | Steve Logan | 1508 | 8.5 | |||
| 1993 | 2–9 | Steve Logan | 1340 | -21.3 | |||
| 1992 | 5–6 | Steve Logan | 1468 | -10.2 | |||
| 1991 | 11–1 | 9 | Bill Lewis | 1655 | 11.3 | ||
| 1990 | 5–6 | Bill Lewis | 1496 | 2.6 | |||
| 1989 | 5–5–1 | Bill Lewis | 1463 | -2.5 | |||
| 1988 | 3–8 | Art Baker | 1434 | -1.2 | |||
| 1987 | 5–6 | Art Baker | 1423 | -0.9 | |||
| 1986 | 2–9 | Art Baker | 1331 | -10.0 | |||
| 1985 | 2–9 | Art Baker | 1351 | -12.1 | |||
| 1984 | 2–9 | Ed Emory | 1401 | -13.0 | |||
| 1983 | 8–3 | 20 | Ed Emory | 1608 | 16.6 | ||
| 1982 | 7–4 | Ed Emory | 1535 | -4.6 | |||
| 1981 | 5–6 | Ed Emory | 1426 | -3.2 | |||
| 1980 | 4–7 | Ed Emory | 1443 | -2.8 | |||
| 1979 | 7–3–1 | Pat Dye | 1630 | 12.0 | |||
| 1978 | 9–3 | Pat Dye | 1663 | 16.3 | |||
| 1977 | 8–3 | Pat Dye | 1608 | 8.3 | |||
| 1976 | 9–2 | 4–1 | Pat Dye | 1623 | 20.8 | ||
| 1975 | 8–3 | 4–2 | Pat Dye | 1575 | -3.8 | ||
| 1974 | 7–4 | 3–3 | Pat Dye | 1542 | 4.0 | ||
| 1973 | 9–2 | 7–0 | Sonny Randle | 1595 | 19.3 | ||
| 1972 | 9–2 | 6–0 | Sonny Randle | 1478 | 5.6 | ||
| 1971 | 4–6 | 3–2 | Sonny Randle | 1324 | -12.5 | ||
| 1970 | 3–8 | 2–2 | Mike McGee | 1273 | -14.8 | ||
| 1969 | 2–7 | 1–3 | Clarence Stasavich | 1235 | |||
| 1968 | 4–6 | 2–2 | Clarence Stasavich | 1338 | |||
| 1967 | 8–2 | 4–1 | Clarence Stasavich | 1472 | |||
| 1966 | 4–5–1 | 4–1–1 | Clarence Stasavich | 1375 | |||
| 1965 | 9–1 | 3–1 | Clarence Stasavich | 1512 | |||
| 1964 | 3–1 | Clarence Stasavich | 1420 | ||||
| 1963 | 2–1 | Clarence Stasavich | 1326 | ||||
| 1962 | 0–1 | Clarence Stasavich | 1145 | ||||
| 1961 | 0–1 | 1145 | |||||
| 1960 | 1–0 | 1166 | |||||
| 1957 | 0–2 | 1105 | |||||
| 1956 | 0–2 | 1128 | |||||
| 1951 | 0–1 | 1141 |
Officially 477–463–12 since 1932 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 370–351–3 (724 of its 952 games are on file). Our file starts in 1951; the program began in 1932. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1952–55, 1958–59: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.