East Carolina couldn’t have picked a better weekend to remember its past while getting a glimpse of its future. The Pirates ran the program’s ACC win streak to six in a row with a 33-30 win over arch-rival North Carolina State. It was the third straight win in the series for East Carolina. More than another victory against a Power 5 opponent, Saturday’s game saw the … [Read more...]
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Audio: Coach Mo Weekly Presser
East Carolina football coach Scottie Montgomery met with the media for his weekly press conference on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. He discussed ECU's win over North Carolina State and addressed the Pirates' upcoming game with North Carolina State. … [Read more...]
View from the East: Dowdy-Ficklen makes a difference
What is the value of home field advantage in college football? It's as pronounced at East Carolina as practically anywhere in the Football Bowl Subdivision and certainly appeared to be a factor in the Pirates' 33-30 win over visiting N.C. State on Saturday. In a study on the subject by Jimmy Boyd, the performance of teams in home and away conference games from 1989 to 2014 … [Read more...]
Post-Game Infographic
Saturday afternoon the Pirates ran out to an early 12-0 lead, but had to battle back three times in a hard-fought 33-30 victory over the NC State Wolfpack. James Summers scored two touchdowns, including a determined 15-yard touchdown run in the third quarter reminiscent of his game-breaking runs during last season's Virginia Tech game. East Carolina also got solid offensive … [Read more...]
Inside Game Day: Pirates get a peachy win
GREENVILLE — Considering some of the Peach Bowl heroes from the 1991 East Carolina team were back in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday, a comeback win over N.C. State was appropriate. The current Pirates didn't trail by as large a margin as the silver anniversary crew did in Atlanta when they rallied from a 34-17 deficit to win, 37-34, on a 22-yard scoring pass to Luke … [Read more...]