American college football season
The 2019 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Pirates, led by first-year head coach Mike Houston , played their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium , and were members of the East Division in the American Athletic Conference . They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in AAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.
Previous season [ ]
The Pirates finished the 2018 season 3–9, 1–7 in AAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. On November 29, head coach Scottie Montgomery was fired.[1] He finished at East Carolina with a three year record of 9–26. Defensive coordinator David Blackwell was the interim head coach during their final game of the season. On December 3, ECU hired James Madison head coach Mike Houston as their new head coach.[2]
Preseason [ ]
AAC media poll [ ]
The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Pirates predicted to finish fifth in the AAC East Division.[3]
Media poll (East)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
UCF
169 (19)
2
Cincinnati
157 (11)
3
USF
107
4
Temple
101
5
East Carolina
66
6
UConn
30
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 12:00 p.m. at NC State * ACCN L 6–3457,633
September 7 6:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb * ESPN3 W 48–934,118
September 14 3:30 p.m. at Navy CBSSN L 10–4230,707
September 21 6:00 p.m. William & Mary * Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPN3 W 19–738,004
September 28 6:00 p.m. at Old Dominion * ESPN+ W 24–2118,643
8:00 p.m. Temple Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPN L 17–2733,253
October 19 7:00 p.m. at UCF CBSSN L 28–4142,906
October 26 3:45 p.m. South Florida Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNU L 20–4533,088
November 2 7:00 p.m. No. 17 Cincinnati Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC CBSSN L 43–4632,276
November 9 12:00 p.m. at No. 25 SMU ESPNU L 51–5929,528
November 23 12:00 p.m. at UConn ESPN3 W 31–2412,084
November 30 12:00 p.m. Tulsa Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNU L 24–4927,978
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source: [4]
Personnel [ ]
Coaching staff [ ]
Game summaries [ ]
at NC State [ ]
Game information
First quarter
NCST - Zonovan Knight 9-yard TD run, Christopher Dunn kick good, 8:34 (NCST 7-0)
ECU - Jake Verity 47-yard field goal, 6:04 (NCST 7-3)
Second quarter
NCST - Dunn 27-yard field goal, 10:01 (NCST 10-3)
NCST - Matthew McKay 4-yard TD run, Dunn kick good, 0:51 (NCST 17-3)
Third quarter
NCST - Tabari Hines 48-yard TD pass from McKay, Dunn kick good, 9:48 (NCST 24-3)
Fourth quarter
NCST - McKay 21-yard TD run, Dunn kick good, 12:21 (NCST 31-3)
NCST - Dunn 34-yard field goal, 4:14 (NCST 34-3)
ECU - Verity 31-yard field goal, 1:18 (NCST 34-6)
Top passers
NCST - Matthew McKay - 25/37, 308 yards, TD
ECU - Holton Ahlers - 22/39, 168 yards, INT
Top rushers
NCST - Zonovan Knight - 9 carries, 42 yards, TD
ECU - Darius Pinnix Jr. - 11 carries, 23 yards
Top receivers
NCST - Thayer Thomas - 6 receptions, 83 yards
ECU - Blake Proehl - 5 receptions, 45 yards
Gardner–Webb [ ]
Gardner–Webb at East Carolina – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
0
7
2 0 9
Pirates
17
14
7 10 48
at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium , Greenville, NC
Date : September 7Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance : 34,118TV : ESPN3 [4]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
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Top passers
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Top receivers
at Navy [ ]
East Carolina at Navy – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Pirates
0
3
0 7 10
Midshipmen
14
14
14 0 42
at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium , Annapolis, MD
Game information
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William & Mary [ ]
William & Mary at East Carolina – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Tribe
0
7
0 0 7
Pirates
7
3
3 6 19
at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium , Greenville, NC
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at Old Dominion [ ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
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Temple [ ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
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Top receivers
at UCF [ ]
East Carolina at UCF – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Pirates
0
6
16 6 28
Knights
21
14
6 0 41
at Spectrum Stadium , Orlando, FL
Game information
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Second quarter
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South Florida [ ]
South Florida at East Carolina – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Bulls
14
21
3 7 45
Pirates
7
3
0 10 20
at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium , Greenville, NC
Date : October 26Game time : 3:45 PMGame attendance : 33,088TV : ESPNU[10]
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Cincinnati [ ]
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at SMU [ ]
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at UConn [ ]
East Carolina at Connecticut – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Pirates
10
7
7 7 31
Huskies
7
0
7 10 24
at Rentschler Field , Hartford, CT
Date : November 23Game attendance : 12,084TV : ESPN3[13]
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Top passers
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Top receivers
Tulsa [ ]
Game information
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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