East Carolina and Gardner-Webb have one win between them this season and that lone victory is not on the Pirates' side of the ledger. After three matchups with favored teams, including road trips to No. 2 Michigan and Appalachian State, the schedule appears to give the Pirates a break with a contest at home against a Football Championship Subdivision opponent, Gardner-Webb, … [Read more...]

BOONE — Appalachian State overcame deficits of 7-0, 21-10 and 28-22 before a record tying crowd of 40,168 at Kidd Brewer Stadium for a 43-28 win over East Carolina on Saturday. The Pirates slipped to 0-3 for the first time since 2017 with losses from teams whose combined record is 7-1, including No. 2 Michigan (3-0). The Mountaineers (2-1) went ahead to stay at 29-28 with … [Read more...]

East Carolina visits Appalachian State today for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff. The temperature in Boone is expected to be 70 degrees at the start of the game with a 34 percent chance of rain and wind from the west at five miles per hour. By game's end the temperature will drop to 64 degrees, the chance of rain will increase to 55 percent and the wind will shift to southwest at four … [Read more...]