East Carolina played before a crowd of 36,752 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte in a 33-19 loss to Appalachian State on Sept. 2. The season opener drew a larger crowd, by almost 30,000, than attendance for any Pirates game during the COVID limitations of the 2020 season. "It was a great stage to play on," said ECU coach Mike Houston.."After last season, having … [Read more...]

CHARLOTTE — Appalachian State put an impressive package on display in a 33-19 win over East Carolina in the Duke's Mayo Classic at Bank of America Stadium in the season opener for both clubs on Thursday night. The Mountaineers have 17 returning starters from a 9-3 team and proved to be kings of the Queen City with a 487-376 lead in total yardage. The Pirates had the early … [Read more...]

East Carolina is getting ready to play one of its oldest opponents for the first time at a neutral site. The Pirates played at Appalachian State in 1932, the first year that the institution, now known as ECU, had a football team. The Mountaineers won, 21-0 as the Pirates were 0-5 in that maiden season. Appalachian won the first 10 meetings in the series before ECU broke … [Read more...]

Holton Ahlers has been taking the first-team snaps at quarterback at East Carolina since the latter part of his freshman season in 2018. As the start of his fourth season in the program approaches, his performance, obviously, will be a key as the Pirates look for better things after six straight losing campaigns. Donnie Kirkpatrick is going into his third season as … [Read more...]