East Carolina has been dealt two Thursday night American Conference losses on the road in overtime going into a league game at home against Temple on Saturday at 3 p.m. (ESPN+). The Pirates are 3-4 overall and 1-2 in the league. It's not much of a stretch to say that ECU could be 6-1 and 3-0. "We've lost three G6 (group of six) games, two in overtime," said Pirates coach … [Read more...]

Here's a summary of Week 8 scores and notable performances in the American Conference and a look at the standings and schedule heading into Week 9. WEEK 8 SCOREBOARD Thursday, October 22 Memphis 41, East Carolina 34 (OT)* (ESPN2) Friday, October 23 Army 38, Tulsa 35* (ESPN2) Saturday, October 24 Florida Atlantic 51, Rice 49* (ESPNU) North Texas 49, … [Read more...]

MEMPHIS — East Carolina sustained a 41-34 American Conference overtime loss at Memphis on Thursday night under all-too-familiar circumstances for the Pirates. Like last week's 30-17 loss at Alabama-Birmingham on Thursday night, ECU had a significant lead but was ultimately undone by a game-ending interception in overtime. The Pirates dropped to 3-4 for the season and 1-2 … [Read more...]

East Carolina (3-3, 1-1 American Conference) visits Memphis (5-2, 2-1) for a league game tonight at 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2). It should be a nice night for football at the Liberty Bowl with clear skies expected at kickoff with a temperature of 68 degrees, 48 percent humidity and wind from the north-northwest at five miles per hour. As the contest moves to its conclusion, the mercury … [Read more...]