“That’s how it should look; that’s how it looked the last three years at JMU,” Houston said. Correspondent. 4: ECU’s first AAC home opponent is four weeks away on Oct. 3 against Temple. The 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team will represent East Carolina University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. By Mitchell Thomas. 2-0: Houston is 2-for-2 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The Pirates finished the 2019 season 4–8, 1–7 in AAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. The Dukes finished 2017 as the FCS runner-up. In offense we run, we have to balanced.”. By the time the Pirates punted, they were en route to a 1-1 record, routing Gardner-Webb 48-9 Saturday night at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Get the latest East Carolina Football news, photos, rankings, lists and more on Bleacher Report Schedule ... Game attendance: 350; True freshman cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian had ECU’s first interception of the season in his second start. Pinnix, a 6-foot, 234-pounder, carried 21 times for 134 yards and two scores. 2: Senior nose tackles Alex Turner recorded two of ECU’s three sacks to go with his seven tackles overall. “The O-line did a great job, Darius (Pinnix) did a great job running the ball; all the backs did. Houston also missed practice and time with the team leading up to the Thursday funeral. Ahlers ran 10 times for 78 and two TDs. The Pirates, led by second-year head coach Mike Houston, will play their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, and are members of the American Athletic Conference. By Steve Lyttle The official 2019 Football cumulative statistics for the East Carolina University Pirates Published 3:19 pm Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Email the author. – CFN Preview 2019: Team Previews, Rankings, Features. Championships: 6 Bowl Record: 16 Bowls, 7-9, .438 W-L% (Major Bowls) Ranked in AP Poll: 0 Times (Preseason), 2 Times (Final), 34 Weeks (Total) Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (cap. ▪ Gardner-Webb sophomore starting linebacker Cade Hamilton of Forest City was taken from the field strapped to a stretcher. Ex-Man United player Valencia joins Ecuador's Liga de Quito. East Carolina’s offense struggled and its defense was shredded by Georgia State quarterback Cornelious Brown IV in a 49-29 nonconference loss on Saturday. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. He was strapped down as precautionary measure, according to an early report. Anytime you run the ball like that it opens up the passing game. A week ago ECU rushed for only 41 yards and a 1.4 average at N.C. State.