2024 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 2024 East Carolina Pirates football team represents East Carolina University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates were led by Mike Houston in his sixth year as the head coach for the team's first seven games. The Pirates play home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, located in Greenville, North Carolina.

2024 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn David Baker (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBlake Harrell (5th season)
Base defense3–4 or 4–2–5
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Army y   7 0     9 0  
No. 20 Tulane y   7 0     9 2  
Navy   5 2     7 3  
Memphis   5 2     9 2  
East Carolina   4 2     6 4  
South Florida   3 3     5 5  
UTSA   3 3     5 5  
North Texas   2 4     5 5  
Charlotte   2 4     3 7  
Rice   2 4     3 7  
Temple   2 4     3 7  
UAB   1 5     2 8  
Tulsa   1 5     3 7  
Florida Atlantic   0 6     2 8  
Championship: Army vs. Tulane
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 20, 2024
Rankings from CFP Rankings

On October 20, head coach Mike Houston was fired after back-to-back blowout losses to Charlotte and Army.[1] Defensive coordinator Blake Harrell was named the team's interim head coach.[2]

Offseason

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Transfers

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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Norfolk State*ESPN+W 42–336,467
September 76:00 p.m.at Old Dominion*ESPN+W 20–1421,944
September 144:00 p.m.Appalachian State*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNUL 19–2146,117
September 216:00 p.m.at Liberty*ESPN+L 24–3524,076
September 284:00 p.m.UTSA
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN+W 30–2041,851
October 53:30 p.m.at CharlotteESPNUL 24–5517,102
October 1912:00 p.m.at No. 23 ArmyESPN2L 28–4529,044
October 262:00 p.m.Temple
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN+W 56–3433,744
November 78:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN2W 49–1430,573
November 147:30 p.m.at TulsaESPNW 38–3117,979
November 233:30 p.m.at North TexasESPN+
November 2912:00 p.m.Navy
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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Norfolk State (FCS)

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Norfolk State Spartans (FCS) (0–1) at East Carolina Pirates (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans (FCS) 3 0 003
Pirates 14 14 7742

at Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, North Carolina

  • Date: August 31st
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 36,467
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Joe Tordy (play-by-play), Reggie Walker Jr. (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:17) NORF – Grandin Willcox 39 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 5:26; Norfolk State 3–0)
  • (6:31) ECU – Casey Kelly 22 yard pass from Jake Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 1:37; East Carolina 7–3)
  • (3:47) ECU – Javious Bond 14 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:03; East Carolina 14–3)
Second quarter
  • (13:35) ECU – Gavin Gibson 30 yard interception return, Andrew Conrad kick (East Carolina 21–3)
  • (3:47) ECU – Desirrio Riles 3 yard pass from Jake Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 1:51; East Carolina 28–3)
Third quarter
  • (10:07) ECU – Anthony Smith 18 yard pass from Jake Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:23; East Carolina 35–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:12) ECU – Desirrio Riles 32 yard pass from Jake Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:17; East Carolina 42–3)
Statistics NORF ECU
First downs 7 31
Plays–yards 64–114 74–506
Rushes–yards 45–43 35–148
Passing yards 71 358
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–19–1 26–39–3
Time of possession 36:25 23:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Norfolk State Passing Jalen Daniels 8/19, 71 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Kevon King 5 carries, 26 yards
Receiving Jacquez Jones 3 receptions, 31 yards
East Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 23/36, 308 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Rushing London Montgomery 14 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Anthony Smith 5 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD

at Old Dominion

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East Carolina Pirates (1–0) at Old Dominion Monarchs (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 6 0 11320
Monarchs 0 7 7014

at S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, Virginia

  • Date: September 7th
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 21,944
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chip Tarkenton (play-by-play), Andy Mashaw (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:45) ECU – Rahjai Harris 22 yard run, kick failed (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:10; East Carolina 6–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:24) ODU – Kelby Williams 44 yard pass from Grant Wilson, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:35; Old Dominion 7–6)
Third quarter
  • (10:42) ECU – Rahjai Harris 63 yard run, 2-point pass (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:48; East Carolina 14–7)
  • (9:07) ECU – Andrew Conrad 33 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:32; East Carolina 17–7)
  • (4:11) ODU – Aaron Young 1 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:56; East Carolina 17–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:09) ECU – Andrew Conrad 50 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 2:54; East Carolina 20–14)
Statistics ECU ODU
First downs 26 17
Plays–yards 89–466 75–287
Rushes–yards 51–183 41–95
Passing yards 283 192
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–38–4 20–34–1
Time of possession 32:47 27:13
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 25/38, 283 yards, 4 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 26 carries, 131 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Anthony Smith 5 receptions, 70 yards
Old Dominion Passing Grant Wilson 20/34, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Aaron Young 25 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Diante Vines 6 receptions, 64 yards

Appalachian State

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Appalachian State Mountaineers (1–1) at East Carolina Pirates (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 0 14 7021
Pirates 16 0 0319

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: September 14th
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 46,117
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:29) ECU – Winston Wright Jr. 65 yard pass from Jake Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:31; East Carolina 7–0)
  • (6:33) ECU – Andrew Conrad 48 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:15; East Carolina 10–0)
  • (4:55) ECU – Shavon Revel Jr. 50 yard interception return, kick failed (East Carolina 16–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:17) APP – Eli Wilson 6 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, 2-point pass (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:38; East Carolina 16–8)
  • (7:00) APP – Michael Hughes 28 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:52; East Carolina 16–11)
  • (0:09) APP – Michael Hughes 35 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 0:55; East Carolina 16–14)
Third quarter
  • (0:41) APP – Makai Jackson 36 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:24; Appalachian State 21–16)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:39) ECU – Andrew Conrad 43 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 3:10; Appalachian State 21–19)
Statistics APP ECU
First downs 25 16
Plays–yards 83–505 58–324
Rushes–yards 36–81 30–98
Passing yards 424 226
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–47–2 18–28–1
Time of possession 39:00 21:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Appalachian State Passing Joey Aguilar 32/47, 424 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Anderson Castle 17 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Kaedin Robinson 7 receptions, 129 yards
East Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 18/28, 226 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 18 carries, 87 yards
Receiving Winston Wright Jr. 3 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD

at Liberty

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East Carolina Pirates (2–1) at Liberty Flames (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 14 3 7024
Flames 0 7 141435

at Williams StadiumLynchburg, Virginia

  • Date: September 21st
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 24,076
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner (play-by-play), Joe Jauch (analyst) and Emily Austen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:52) ECU – Jake Garcia 6 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:35; East Carolina 7–0)
  • (3:18) ECU – Marlon Gunn Jr. 1 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05; East Carolina 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:52) ECU – Andrew Conrad 35 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 23 yards, 4:31; East Carolina 17–0)
  • (2:53) LIB – Elijah Canion 14 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:32; East Carolina 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (9:16) LIB – Reese Smith 17 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:44; East Carolina 17–14)
  • (2:52) LIB – Reese Smith 14 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:27; Liberty 21–17)
  • (0:41) ECU – Rahjai Harris 44 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:03; East Carolina 24–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:10) LIB – Reese Smith 15 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:31; Liberty 28–24)
  • (2:00) LIB – Quinton Cooley 21 yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:05; Liberty 35–24)
Statistics ECU LIB
First downs 21 26
Plays–yards 68–331 77–414
Rushes–yards 32–127 45–191
Passing yards 204 223
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–36–1 19–32–1
Time of possession 23:17 36:43
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 20/36, 204 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 13 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Chase Sowell 5 receptions, 72 yards
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 19/32, 223 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Quinton Cooley 19 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Reese Smith 6 receptions, 80 yards, 3 TD

UTSA

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UTSA Roadrunners (2–2) at East Carolina Pirates (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Roadrunners 10 3 0720
Pirates 3 7 14630

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: September 28th
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 41,851
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Reggie Walker (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:05) ECU – Noah Perez 21-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:47; East Carolina 3–0)
  • (9:55) UTSA – Chase Allen 23-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:10; Tied 3–3)
  • (3:43) UTSA – Oscar Cardenas 5-yard pass from Owen McCown, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:37; UTSA 10–3)
Second quarter
  • (3:05) UTSA – Chase Allen 35-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:16; East Carolina 13–3)
  • (0:36) ECU – Jake Garcia 3-yard run, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:29; UTSA 13–10)
Third quarter
  • (10:45) ECU – Winston Wright Jr. 40-yard pass from Jake Garcia, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:01; East Carolina 17–13)
  • (0:49) ECU – Anthony Smith 53-yard pass from Jake Garcia, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:18; East Carolina 24–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:51) ECU – Noah Perez 42-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:44; East Carolina 27–13)
  • (10:38) UTSA – Brandon High 66-yard run, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:13; East Carolina 27–20)
  • (0:13) ECU – Noah Perez 24-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:35; East Carolina 30–20)
Statistics UTSA ECU
First downs 18 18
Plays–yards 89–456 71–341
Rushes–yards 38–170 36–47
Passing yards 286 294
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–51–2 17–35–2
Time of possession 32:20 27:40
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Owen McCown 24/49, 251 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Brandon High 7 carries, 92 yards, TD
Receiving Willie McCoy 4 receptions, 91 yards
East Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 17/35, 294 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 25 carries, 60 yards
Receiving Chase Sowell 4 receptions, 67 yards

at Charlotte

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East Carolina Pirates (3–2) at Charlotte 49ers (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 3 7 7724
49ers 14 17 32155

at Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: October 5th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: S at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 17,102
  • Referee: Steven Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:18) - CLT - Cartevious Norton 11-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:34; CLT 7-0)
  • (3:38) - CLT - Deshawn Purdie 1-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:47; CLT 14-0)
  • (00:45) - ECU - Noah Perez 38-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:53; CLT 14-3)
Second quarter
  • (12:24) - ECU - Tyler Savage 13-yard pass from Jake Garcia, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:02; CLT 14-10)
  • (8:40) - CLT - Stephen Rusnak 35-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, TOP 3:37; CLT 17-10)
  • (3:24) - CLT - Hahsaun Wilson 1-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:24; CLT 24-10)
  • (1:40) - CLT - Cartevious Norton 62-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:14; CLT 31-10)
Third quarter
  • (12:26) - ECU - London Montgomery 48-yard run, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:29; CLT 31-17)
  • (4:00) - CLT - Stephen Rusnak 28-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 05:30; CLT 34-14)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:53) - CLT - Hahsaun Wilson 23-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:26; CLT 41-17)
  • (12:00) - CLT - Hahsaun Wilson 65-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:31; CLT 48-17)
  • (10:31) - CLT - Stone Handy 53-yard interception, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 1:29; CLT 55-17)
  • (10:17) - ECU - Winston Wright Jr. 94-yard kickoff return, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 1 play, 94 yards, 0:00; CLT 55-24)
Statistics ECU CLT
First downs 18 26
Plays–yards 62–343 74–517
Rushes–yards 25–148 52–311
Passing yards 195 206
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–37–2 13–22–0
Time of possession 19:06 40:54
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 6/8, 111 yards, TD, INT
Rushing London Montgomery 3 carries, 56 yards, TD
Receiving Chase Sowell 4 receptions, 82 yards
Charlotte Passing Deshawn Purdie 13/22, 206 yards
Rushing Hahsaun Wilson 15 carries, 164 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jairus Mack 3 receptions, 81 yards

at No. 23 Army

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East Carolina Pirates (3–3) at No. 23 Army Black Knights (6–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 0 72128
No. 23 Black Knights 0 17 14738

at Michie StadiumWest Point, New York

  • Date: October 19th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 29,044
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:32) ARMY – Miles Stewart 13-yard pass from Bryson Daily, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 3:27; Army 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) ARMY – Trey Gronotte 32-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 8:38; Army 10–0)
  • (9:10) ARMY – Bryson Daily 17-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:24; Army 17–0)
  • (7:19) ARMY – Bryson Daily 21-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 1 play, 31 yards, 0:08; Army 24–0)
Third quarter
  • (9:12) ARMY – Bryson Daily 1-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:48; Army 31–0)
  • (7:20) ECU – Chase Sowell 53-yard pass from Katin Houser, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:46; Army 31–7)
  • (3:10) ARMY – Bryson Daily 3-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:10; Army 38–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:47) ECU – Katin Houser 1-yard run, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:51; Army 38–14)
  • (6:30) ECU – Anthony Smith 11-yard pass from Katin Houser (Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 1:05; Army 38–20)
  • (4:43) ARMY – Bryson Daily 4-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:42; Army 45–20)
  • (2:39) ECU – Winston Wright Jr. 12-yard pass from Katin Houser, Chase Sowell pass (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:04; Army 45–28)
Statistics ECU ARMY
First downs 20 22
Plays–yards 58–369 66–442
Rushes–yards 20–87 56–295
Passing yards 282 147
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–38–1 7–10–0
Time of possession 22:40 37:20
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 24/38, 282 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 9 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Chase Sowell 7 receptions, 138 yards, TD
Army Passing Bryson Daily 7/10, 147 yards, TD
Rushing Bryson Daily 31 carries, 171 yards, 5 TD
Receiving Casey Reynolds 3 receptions, 85 yards

Temple

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Temple Owls (2–5) at East Carolina Pirates (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 14 7 7634
Pirates 13 14 29056

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: October 26th
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: N 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 33,744
  • Referee: Darryl DeBerry
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Reggie Walker (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:33) ECU – Anthony Smith 42-yard pass from Katin Houser, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:00; East Carolina 7–0)
  • (8:04) TEM – Evan Simon 1-yard run, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:29; Tied 7–7)
  • (4:18) ECU – Jhari Patterson 17-yard pass from Katin Houser (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:40; East Carolina 13–7)
  • (3:22) TEM – Ashton Allen 60-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:51; Temple 14–13)
Second quarter
  • (9:39) TEM – Ashton Allen 27-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:57; Temple 21–13)
  • (6:29) ECU – Winston Wright Jr., 9-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:10; Temple 21–20)
  • (0:08) ECU – Chase Sowell 45-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:19; East Carolina 27–21)
Third quarter
  • (13:30) ECU – Rahjai Harris 4-yard run, Tyler Savage pass (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:23; East Carolina 35–21)
  • (6:25) TEM – Landon Morris 25-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:59; East Carolina 35–28)
  • (5:01) ECU – Marlon Gunn Jr., 7-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; East Carolina 42–28)
  • (4:44) ECU – Ja'Marley Riddle 55-yard interception, Andrew Conrad kick (East Carolina 49–28)
  • (3:39) ECU – Yannick Smith 16-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:34; East Carolina 56–28)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:10) TEM – Terrez Worthy 7-yard run (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:29; East Carolina 56–34)
Statistics TEM ECU
First downs 23 19
Plays–yards 79–405 65–500
Rushes–yards 38–111 36–231
Passing yards 294 269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–41–3 16–29–2
Time of possession 33:27 26:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Evan Simon 23/41, 294 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Terrez Worthy 20 carries, 88 yards, TD
Receiving Ashton Allen 4 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 16/29, 269 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 11 carries, 130 yards, TD
Receiving Chase Sowell 4 receptions, 117 yards, TD

Florida Atlantic

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Florida Atlantic Owls (2–6) at East Carolina Pirates (4–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 7 0714
Pirates 21 14 7749

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: November 7th
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: SW 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 30,573
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:36) ECU – Chase Sowell 50-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:24; East Carolina 7–0)
  • (10:33) ECU – Winston Wright Jr. 47-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:56; East Carolina 14–0)
  • (2:56) ECU – Winston Wright Jr. 8-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:57; East Carolina 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (6:07) FAU – Jabari Smith Jr. 2-yard pass from Kasen Weisman, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:23; East Carolina 21–7)
  • (1:18) ECU – Rahjai Harris 1-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:37; East Carolina 28–7)
  • (0:17) ECU – Katin Houser 35-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 0:30; East Carolina 35–7)
Third quarter
  • (7:05) ECU – Anthony Smith 46-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:32; East Carolina 42–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:25) ECU – Jayvontay Conner 2-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 8:13; East Carolina 49–7)
  • (1:07) FAU – CJ Campbell Jr. 2-yard pass from Kasen Weisman, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 6:14; East Carolina 49–14)
Statistics FAU ECU
First downs 20 23
Plays–yards 75–399 56–581
Rushes–yards 32–137 34–238
Passing yards 262 343
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–43–2 17–22–0
Time of possession 36:48 23:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing Kasen Weisman 20/35, 188 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Kasen Weisman 6 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Jabari Smith Jr. 5 receptions, 64 yards, TD
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 17/22, 343 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Jhari Patterson 3 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Anthony Smith 3 receptions, 120 yards, TD

at Tulsa

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East Carolina Pirates (5–4) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 7 10 71438
Golden Hurricane 3 14 7731

at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: November 14th
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 17,979
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:21) TLSA – Seth Morgan 47-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:32; Tulsa 3–0)
  • (5:37) ECU – Winston Wright Jr. 4-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:22; East Carolina 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (7:00) ECU – Marion Gunn Jr. 1-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:25; East Carolina 14–3)
  • (1:51) TLSA – Joseph Williams 39-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:02; East Carolina 14–10)
  • (1:32) TLSA – Keuan Parker 30-yard interception, Seth Morgan kick (Tulsa 17–14)
  • (0:00) ECU – Andrew Conrad 52-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 0:38; Tied 17–17)
Third quarter
  • (8:48) ECU – London Montgomery 16-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:13; East Carolina 24–17)
  • (1:15) TLSA – Joseph Williams 14-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:01; Tied 24–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:14) TLSA – Joseph Williams 50-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:00; Tulsa 31–24)
  • (5:30) ECU – Rahjai Harris 23-yard run (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:09; Tulsa 31–30)
  • (2:07) ECU – Rahjai Harris 24-yard run, Rahjai Harris rush (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:28; East Carolina 38–31)
Statistics ECU TLSA
First downs 27 19
Plays–yards 79–536 69–399
Rushes–yards 42–222 36–106
Passing yards 314 293
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–37–3 20–33–1
Time of possession 28:53 31:07
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 24/37, 314 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 18 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Anthony Smith 3 receptions, 84 yards
Tulsa Passing Cooper Legas 20/32, 293 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Cooper Legas 13 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Joseph Williams 5 receptions, 158 yards, 3 TD

at North Texas

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East Carolina Pirates (6–4) at North Texas Mean Green (5–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 0 000
Mean Green 0 0 000

at DATCU StadiumDenton, Texas

  • Date: November 23rd
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ECU UNT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
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Navy Midshipmen (7–3) at East Carolina Pirates (–) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 0 000
Pirates 0 0 000

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: November 30th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • TV: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics NAVY ECU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing
Rushing
Receiving
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Roster

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2024 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Jhari Patterson Sr
WR 1 Winston Wright Jr. GS
QB 2 Raheim Jeter   Fr
WR 3 Kelan Robinson Jr
QB 4 Katin Houser So
WR 5 Chase Sowell So
QB 6 John David Black Fr
TE 6 Desirrio Riles So
WR 7 Kerry King Jr
TE 8 Jayvontay "JC" Conner   Fr
TE 9 Tyler Savage Sr
TE 10 Casey Kelly GS
QB 11 Jake Garcia Jr
QB 12 Bryson Harrison   Fr
WR 14 Dillon Lorick Fr
WR 15 Yannick Smith Fr
WR 17 Anthony Smith Sr
RB 21 Marlon Gunn Jr. Jr
RB 22 Michael Beatty Fr
RB 23 Jah'Cire Jones Fr
WR 25 McCallum Wright So
RB 26 DaMari Gantt Fr
WR 27 Jason Dickerson Fr
RB 30 Javious Bond So
RB 32 TJ Engleman Jr. Fr
WR 33 Brock Spalding So
RB 34 London Montgomery   Fr
TE 45 Mason Brown So
RB 47 Rahjai Harris GS
OL 52 Parker Moorer GS
OL 53 Panda Askew Sr
OL 54 Zion Wilson Jr
OL 55 Darius Bell Jr
OL 60 Emmanuel Poku So
OL 61 Jayson Tarpeh Jr
OL 62 Jimarion McCrimon So
OL 63 Jake Crocker So
OL 65 Dustyn Hall GS
OL 66 Marleo Neolien So
OL 67 Amarie Archer Jr
OL 68 Trey Hardison Jr
OL 70 Kameron Durant So
OL 71 Bryce Weaver So
OL 72 Zack Boehly Fr
OL 73 Karson Jones So
OL 74 Hampton Ergle Sr
OL 75 Kenny Walz Fr
OL 76 Jacob Sacra Jr
OL 78 William Coats So
OL 79 Cohen Ezzell Fr
WR 80 Ty Johnson Fr
WR 81 Jyron Waiters Fr
TE 82 Gage Reale So
WR 83 Blue Coleman So
WR 84 Melvin Jacobs Jr
WR 86 Ryan Stephens So
TE 87 Nick Slogik Fr
WR 88 Trenton Cloud Fr
WR 89 Malik Leverett So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 2 Devon King Sr
DL 3 Chad Stephens GS
DB 4 Javion Clark So
DB 5 Gavin Gibson Jr
DB 6 Dontavius Nash Jr
OLB 7 Samuel Dankah Jr
DL 9 J. D. Lampley Jr
LB 10 Mike Edwards III Sr
DB 11 Andrew Wilson-Lamp Jr
DB 12 Omar Rogers GS
DB 13 Eric Fletcher Fr
DB 14 Daylyn Diston So
OLB 17 Shaikh Thompson Fr
DB 19 DeMarius Hines Fr
DB 20 Kamaurri McKinley So
DB 21 Jordan Huff Sr
DB 22 Ja'Marley Riddle Fr
LB 23 Dameon Wilson Jr
DB 24 TyMir Brown Jr
DB 25 Kingston McKinstry GS
DB 26 Isaiah Brown-Murray So
DB 27 O'Marion Lewis Fr
DB 28 Shavon Revel Sr
DB 30 Timothy Patterson So
LB 31 Kevon Merrell Fr
OLB 32 Ryheem Craig Jr
LB 33 Zakye Barker So
OLB 34 Jackson Barker So
DB 35 Ayden Duncanson   Fr
DB 37 Adam Cole So
DB 37 Keyshawn Jackson Fr
LB 38 Noah Holmes Sr
OLB 39 Luke Holmes Fr
LB 40 Greg Turner III   Fr
LB 41 DJ Johnson Jr.   Fr
LB 42 Julien Davis So
DB 43 Derick Brazil Fr
DL 44 Preston Carr So
DB 45 Jurnee Lattimore Fr
DB 46 Alex Moye Fr
DB 47 No'Tavien Green So
DB 49 Josh Benton So
DL 50 Kieran Davis So
LB 51 Shane Perry Sr
DL 53 Suirad Ware Sr
LB 54 Jayden OLden Fr
DL 55 Jasiyah Robinson   Jr
DL 56 D'Anta Johnson Sr
DL 57 Ajani "AJ" Farmer So
LB 57 Tate Smith Fr
DL 59 Demoris Jenkins So
DB 20 Ty Moss So
DB 30 Dru Dotter So
DL 40 Jason Shuford Jr
DL 90 Elijah Morris Sr
DL 91 Miles Parker Fr
DL 92 C. J. Mims So
DL 93 Jaden McKenzie GS
DL 94 Javon Williams Fr
DL 96 Samuel "Sam" Riddy Jr. Fr
DL 97 Jacoby Martin Fr
DL 98 Torin Brazell Fr
DL 99 Logan Wright So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 1 Luke Larson GS
LS 41 Tripp Smith So
K 43 Noah Perez Jr
P 48 Tomas O'Halloran Fr
LS 49 Alex Harper GS
K 93 Everett Scott Fr
P 94 Ethan Stumpf Fr
K 95 Andrew Conrad Jr
K 96 Britt Glover Fr
LS 97 Cole Walker Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Blake HarrellDefensive coordinator/Inside linebackers
  • John David BakerOffensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Andre Powell – Special teams coordinator
  • Jules Montinar – Defensive passing game coordinator/Cornerbacks
  • Rodney Freeman II – Running backs
  • Hunter MacKay – Tight ends
  • Damon Magazu – Safeties
  • Matt MattoxOffensive linemen
  • Dyrell Roberts – Wide receivers
  • Roy Tesh – Defensive tackles
  • Rico Zackery – Defensive ends/Outside linebackers
  • Aaron Auer – Senior offensive analyst
  • Arketa Banks – Senior defensive analyst
  • Jeff Gerzog – Graduate assistant
  • Nicholas Hudgens – Graduate assistant
  • Jocelee Lafael – Graduate assistant
  • Cameron Nichols – Graduate assistant
  • Mark Hatcher – Recruiting coordinator
  • John Williams Jr. – Director, Strength and Conditioning

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11/18/24

Statistics

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Team

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East Carolina Opp
  Points per Game
Total
First Downs
  Rushing
  Passing
  Penalty
Rushing yards
  Avg per play
  Avg per game
  Rushing touchdowns
Passing yards
  Att-Comp-Int
  Avg per pass
  Avg per catch
  Avg per game
  Passing touchdowns
Total Offense
  Avg per Play
  Avg per Game
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
  Avg per Game
Punts-Yards
  Avg per Punt
Time of Possession/Game
3rd Down Conversions
4th Down Conversions
Touchdowns Scored
Field Goals-Attempts
PAT-Attempts
Attendance
  Games/Avg per Game
  Neutral Site

Individual Leaders

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Offense

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Defense

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Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Special teams

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Scoring

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East Carolina vs non-conference opponents

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1 2 3 4 Total
East Carolina 0 0 0 0 0
Opponents 0 0 0 0 0

East Carolina vs AAC opponents

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1 2 3 4 Total
East Carolina 0 0 0 0 0
Opponents 0 0 0 0 0

East Carolina vs all opponents

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1 2 3 4 Total
East Carolina 0 0 0 0 0
Opponents 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Adelson, Andrea (October 20, 2024). "East Carolina fires football coach Mike Houston amid 3-4 start". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "East Carolina fires coach Mike Houston after 5 seasons and loss to Army". Associated Press. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 East Carolina Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
  4. ^ "East Carolina Pirates 2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
  5. ^ "2024 East Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.