2024 East Carolina Pirates football team

2024 East Carolina Pirates football
Military Bowl champion
Military Bowl, W 26–21 vs. NC State
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn David Baker (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBlake Harrell (5th season)
Base defense3–4 or 4–2–5
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
2024 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Army y$   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Tulane y   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Navy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 24 Memphis   6 – 2     11 – 2  
  5 – 3     8 – 5  
South Florida   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UTSA   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Charlotte   4 – 4     5 – 7  
North Texas   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Temple   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UAB   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Florida Atlantic   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Tulsa   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Army 35, Tulane 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates were led by Mike Houston in his sixth year as the head coach for the team's first seven games. The Pirates played their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, located in Greenville, North Carolina.

On October 20, head coach Mike Houston was fired after back-to-back blowout losses to Charlotte and Army.[1] Defensive coordinator Blake Harrell was named the team's interim head coach.[2]

Offseason

Transfers

[3][4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Norfolk State*
ESPN+W 42–336,467
September 76:00 p.m.at Old Dominion*
ESPN+W 20–1421,944
September 144:00 p.m.Appalachian State*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNUL 19–2146,117
September 216:00 p.m.at Liberty*
ESPN+L 24–3524,076
September 284:00 p.m.UTSA
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN+W 30–2041,851
October 53:30 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPNUL 24–5517,102
October 1912:00 p.m.at No. 23 Army
ESPN2L 28–4529,044
October 262:00 p.m.Temple
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN+W 56–3433,744
November 78:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN2W 49–1430,573
November 147:30 p.m.at Tulsa
ESPNW 38–3117,979
November 233:30 p.m.at North Texas
ESPN+W 40–2817,387
November 2912:00 p.m.Navy
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNL 20–3435,663
December 285:45 p.m.vs. NC State*
ESPNW 26–2123,981
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[5]

Game summaries

Norfolk State (FCS)

See also: 2024 Norfolk State Spartans football team
Norfolk State Spartans (FCS) (0–1) at East Carolina Pirates (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans (FCS) 3 0 003
Pirates 14 14 7742

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: August 31st
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 36,467
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Joe Tordy (play-by-play), Reggie Walker Jr. (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:17) NORF – Grandin Willcox 39 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 5:26; Norfolk State 3–0)
  • (6:31) ECU – Casey Kelly 22 yard pass from Jake Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 1:37; East Carolina 7–3)
  • (3:47) ECU – Javious Bond 14 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:03; East Carolina 14–3)
Second quarter
  • (13:35) ECU – Gavin Gibson 30 yard interception return, Andrew Conrad kick (East Carolina 21–3)
  • (3:47) ECU – Desirrio Riles 3 yard pass from Jake Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 1:51; East Carolina 28–3)
Third quarter
  • (10:07) ECU – Anthony Smith 18 yard pass from Jake Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:23; East Carolina 35–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:12) ECU – Desirrio Riles 32 yard pass from Jake Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:17; East Carolina 42–3)
Statistics NORF ECU
First downs 7 31
Plays–yards 64–114 74–506
Rushes–yards 45–43 35–148
Passing yards 71 358
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–19–1 26–39–3
Time of possession 36:25 23:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Norfolk State Passing Jalen Daniels 8/19, 71 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Kevon King 5 carries, 26 yards
Receiving Jacquez Jones 3 receptions, 31 yards
East Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 23/36, 308 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Rushing London Montgomery 14 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Anthony Smith 5 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD

at Old Dominion

See also: 2024 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
East Carolina Pirates (1–0) at Old Dominion Monarchs (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 6 0 11320
Monarchs 0 7 7014

at S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, Virginia

  • Date: September 7th
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 21,944
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chip Tarkenton (play-by-play), Andy Mashaw (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:45) ECU – Rahjai Harris 22 yard run, kick failed (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:10; East Carolina 6–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:24) ODU – Kelby Williams 44 yard pass from Grant Wilson, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:35; Old Dominion 7–6)
Third quarter
  • (10:42) ECU – Rahjai Harris 63 yard run, 2-point pass (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:48; East Carolina 14–7)
  • (9:07) ECU – Andrew Conrad 33 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:32; East Carolina 17–7)
  • (4:11) ODU – Aaron Young 1 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:56; East Carolina 17–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:09) ECU – Andrew Conrad 50 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 2:54; East Carolina 20–14)
Statistics ECU ODU
First downs 26 17
Plays–yards 89–466 75–287
Rushes–yards 51–183 41–95
Passing yards 283 192
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–38–4 20–34–1
Time of possession 32:47 27:13
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 25/38, 283 yards, 4 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 26 carries, 131 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Anthony Smith 5 receptions, 70 yards
Old Dominion Passing Grant Wilson 20/34, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Aaron Young 25 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Diante Vines 6 receptions, 64 yards

Appalachian State

See also: 2024 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Appalachian State Mountaineers (1–1) at East Carolina Pirates (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 0 14 7021
Pirates 16 0 0319

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: September 14th
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 46,117
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:29) ECU – Winston Wright Jr. 65 yard pass from Jake Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:31; East Carolina 7–0)
  • (6:33) ECU – Andrew Conrad 48 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:15; East Carolina 10–0)
  • (4:55) ECU – Shavon Revel 50 yard interception return, kick failed (East Carolina 16–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:17) APP – Eli Wilson 6 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, 2-point pass (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:38; East Carolina 16–8)
  • (7:00) APP – Michael Hughes 28 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:52; East Carolina 16–11)
  • (0:09) APP – Michael Hughes 35 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 0:55; East Carolina 16–14)
Third quarter
  • (0:41) APP – Makai Jackson 36 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:24; Appalachian State 21–16)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:39) ECU – Andrew Conrad 43 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 3:10; Appalachian State 21–19)
Statistics APP ECU
First downs 25 16
Plays–yards 83–505 58–324
Rushes–yards 36–81 30–98
Passing yards 424 226
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–47–2 18–28–1
Time of possession 39:00 21:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Appalachian State Passing Joey Aguilar 32/47, 424 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Anderson Castle 17 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Kaedin Robinson 7 receptions, 129 yards
East Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 18/28, 226 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 18 carries, 87 yards
Receiving Winston Wright Jr. 3 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD

at Liberty

See also: 2024 Liberty Flames football team
East Carolina Pirates (2–1) at Liberty Flames (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 14 3 7024
Flames 0 7 141435

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

  • Date: September 21st
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 24,076
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner (play-by-play), Joe Jauch (analyst) and Emily Austen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:52) ECU – Jake Garcia 6 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:35; East Carolina 7–0)
  • (3:18) ECU – Marlon Gunn Jr. 1 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05; East Carolina 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:52) ECU – Andrew Conrad 35 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 23 yards, 4:31; East Carolina 17–0)
  • (2:53) LIB – Elijah Canion 14 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:32; East Carolina 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (9:16) LIB – Reese Smith 17 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:44; East Carolina 17–14)
  • (2:52) LIB – Reese Smith 14 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:27; Liberty 21–17)
  • (0:41) ECU – Rahjai Harris 44 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:03; East Carolina 24–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:10) LIB – Reese Smith 15 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:31; Liberty 28–24)
  • (2:00) LIB – Quinton Cooley 21 yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:05; Liberty 35–24)
Statistics ECU LIB
First downs 21 26
Plays–yards 68–331 77–414
Rushes–yards 32–127 45–191
Passing yards 204 223
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–36–1 19–32–1
Time of possession 23:17 36:43
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 20/36, 204 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 13 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Chase Sowell 5 receptions, 72 yards
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 19/32, 223 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Quinton Cooley 19 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Reese Smith 6 receptions, 80 yards, 3 TD

UTSA

See also: 2024 UTSA Roadrunners football team
UTSA Roadrunners (2–2) at East Carolina Pirates (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Roadrunners 10 3 0720
Pirates 3 7 14630

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: September 28th
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 41,851
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Reggie Walker (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:05) ECU – Noah Perez 21-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:47; East Carolina 3–0)
  • (9:55) UTSA – Chase Allen 23-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:10; Tied 3–3)
  • (3:43) UTSA – Oscar Cardenas 5-yard pass from Owen McCown, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:37; UTSA 10–3)
Second quarter
  • (3:05) UTSA – Chase Allen 35-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:16; East Carolina 13–3)
  • (0:36) ECU – Jake Garcia 3-yard run, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:29; UTSA 13–10)
Third quarter
  • (10:45) ECU – Winston Wright Jr. 40-yard pass from Jake Garcia, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:01; East Carolina 17–13)
  • (0:49) ECU – Anthony Smith 53-yard pass from Jake Garcia, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:18; East Carolina 24–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:51) ECU – Noah Perez 42-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:44; East Carolina 27–13)
  • (10:38) UTSA – Brandon High 66-yard run, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:13; East Carolina 27–20)
  • (0:13) ECU – Noah Perez 24-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:35; East Carolina 30–20)
Statistics UTSA ECU
First downs 18 18
Plays–yards 89–456 71–341
Rushes–yards 38–170 36–47
Passing yards 286 294
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–51–2 17–35–2
Time of possession 32:20 27:40
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Owen McCown 24/49, 251 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Brandon High 7 carries, 92 yards, TD
Receiving Willie McCoy 4 receptions, 91 yards
East Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 17/35, 294 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 25 carries, 60 yards
Receiving Chase Sowell 4 receptions, 67 yards

at Charlotte

See also: 2024 Charlotte 49ers football team
East Carolina Pirates (3–2) at Charlotte 49ers (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 3 7 7724
49ers 14 17 32155

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: October 5th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: S at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 17,102
  • Referee: Steven Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:18) - CLT - Cartevious Norton 11-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:34; CLT 7-0)
  • (3:38) - CLT - Deshawn Purdie 1-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:47; CLT 14-0)
  • (00:45) - ECU - Noah Perez 38-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:53; CLT 14-3)
Second quarter
  • (12:24) - ECU - Tyler Savage 13-yard pass from Jake Garcia, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:02; CLT 14-10)
  • (8:40) - CLT - Stephen Rusnak 35-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, TOP 3:37; CLT 17-10)
  • (3:24) - CLT - Hahsaun Wilson 1-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:24; CLT 24-10)
  • (1:40) - CLT - Cartevious Norton 62-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:14; CLT 31-10)
Third quarter
  • (12:26) - ECU - London Montgomery 48-yard run, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:29; CLT 31-17)
  • (4:00) - CLT - Stephen Rusnak 28-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 05:30; CLT 34-14)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:53) - CLT - Hahsaun Wilson 23-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:26; CLT 41-17)
  • (12:00) - CLT - Hahsaun Wilson 65-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:31; CLT 48-17)
  • (10:31) - CLT - Stone Handy 53-yard interception, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 1:29; CLT 55-17)
  • (10:17) - ECU - Winston Wright Jr. 94-yard kickoff return, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 1 play, 94 yards, 0:00; CLT 55-24)
Statistics ECU CLT
First downs 18 26
Plays–yards 62–343 74–517
Rushes–yards 25–148 52–311
Passing yards 195 206
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–37–2 13–22–0
Time of possession 19:06 40:54
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 6/8, 111 yards, TD, INT
Rushing London Montgomery 3 carries, 56 yards, TD
Receiving Chase Sowell 4 receptions, 82 yards
Charlotte Passing Deshawn Purdie 13/22, 206 yards
Rushing Hahsaun Wilson 15 carries, 164 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jairus Mack 3 receptions, 81 yards

at No. 23 Army

See also: 2024 Army Black Knights football team
East Carolina Pirates (3–3) at No. 23 Army Black Knights (6–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 0 72128
No. 23 Black Knights 0 17 14738

at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

  • Date: October 19th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 29,044
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:32) ARMY – Miles Stewart 13-yard pass from Bryson Daily, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 3:27; Army 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) ARMY – Trey Gronotte 32-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 8:38; Army 10–0)
  • (9:10) ARMY – Bryson Daily 17-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:24; Army 17–0)
  • (7:19) ARMY – Bryson Daily 21-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 1 play, 31 yards, 0:08; Army 24–0)
Third quarter
  • (9:12) ARMY – Bryson Daily 1-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:48; Army 31–0)
  • (7:20) ECU – Chase Sowell 53-yard pass from Katin Houser, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:46; Army 31–7)
  • (3:10) ARMY – Bryson Daily 3-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:10; Army 38–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:47) ECU – Katin Houser 1-yard run, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:51; Army 38–14)
  • (6:30) ECU – Anthony Smith 11-yard pass from Katin Houser (Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 1:05; Army 38–20)
  • (4:43) ARMY – Bryson Daily 4-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:42; Army 45–20)
  • (2:39) ECU – Winston Wright Jr. 12-yard pass from Katin Houser, Chase Sowell pass (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:04; Army 45–28)
Statistics ECU ARMY
First downs 20 22
Plays–yards 58–369 66–442
Rushes–yards 20–87 56–295
Passing yards 282 147
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–38–1 7–10–0
Time of possession 22:40 37:20
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 24/38, 282 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 9 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Chase Sowell 7 receptions, 138 yards, TD
Army Passing Bryson Daily 7/10, 147 yards, TD
Rushing Bryson Daily 31 carries, 171 yards, 5 TD
Receiving Casey Reynolds 3 receptions, 85 yards

Temple

See also: 2024 Temple Owls football team
Temple Owls (2–5) at East Carolina Pirates (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 14 7 7634
Pirates 13 14 29056

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: October 26th
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: N 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 33,744
  • Referee: Darryl DeBerry
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Reggie Walker (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:33) ECU – Anthony Smith 42-yard pass from Katin Houser, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:00; East Carolina 7–0)
  • (8:04) TEM – Evan Simon 1-yard run, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:29; Tied 7–7)
  • (4:18) ECU – Jhari Patterson 17-yard pass from Katin Houser (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:40; East Carolina 13–7)
  • (3:22) TEM – Ashton Allen 60-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:51; Temple 14–13)
Second quarter
  • (9:39) TEM – Ashton Allen 27-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:57; Temple 21–13)
  • (6:29) ECU – Winston Wright Jr., 9-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:10; Temple 21–20)
  • (0:08) ECU – Chase Sowell 45-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:19; East Carolina 27–21)
Third quarter
  • (13:30) ECU – Rahjai Harris 4-yard run, Tyler Savage pass (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:23; East Carolina 35–21)
  • (6:25) TEM – Landon Morris 25-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:59; East Carolina 35–28)
  • (5:01) ECU – Marlon Gunn Jr., 7-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; East Carolina 42–28)
  • (4:44) ECU – Ja'Marley Riddle 55-yard interception, Andrew Conrad kick (East Carolina 49–28)
  • (3:39) ECU – Yannick Smith 16-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:34; East Carolina 56–28)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:10) TEM – Terrez Worthy 7-yard run (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:29; East Carolina 56–34)
Statistics TEM ECU
First downs 23 19
Plays–yards 79–405 65–500
Rushes–yards 38–111 36–231
Passing yards 294 269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–41–3 16–29–2
Time of possession 33:27 26:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Evan Simon 23/41, 294 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Terrez Worthy 20 carries, 88 yards, TD
Receiving Ashton Allen 4 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 16/29, 269 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 11 carries, 130 yards, TD
Receiving Chase Sowell 4 receptions, 117 yards, TD

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2024 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Florida Atlantic Owls (2–6) at East Carolina Pirates (4–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 7 0714
Pirates 21 14 7749

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: November 7th
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: SW 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 30,573
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:36) ECU – Chase Sowell 50-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:24; East Carolina 7–0)
  • (10:33) ECU – Winston Wright Jr. 47-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:56; East Carolina 14–0)
  • (2:56) ECU – Winston Wright Jr. 8-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:57; East Carolina 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (6:07) FAU – Jabari Smith Jr. 2-yard pass from Kasen Weisman, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:23; East Carolina 21–7)
  • (1:18) ECU – Rahjai Harris 1-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:37; East Carolina 28–7)
  • (0:17) ECU – Katin Houser 35-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 0:30; East Carolina 35–7)
Third quarter
  • (7:05) ECU – Anthony Smith 46-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:32; East Carolina 42–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:25) ECU – Jayvontay Conner 2-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 8:13; East Carolina 49–7)
  • (1:07) FAU – CJ Campbell Jr. 2-yard pass from Kasen Weisman, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 6:14; East Carolina 49–14)
Statistics FAU ECU
First downs 20 23
Plays–yards 75–399 56–581
Rushes–yards 32–137 34–238
Passing yards 262 343
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–43–2 17–22–0
Time of possession 36:48 23:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing Kasen Weisman 20/35, 188 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Kasen Weisman 6 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Jabari Smith Jr. 5 receptions, 64 yards, TD
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 17/22, 343 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Jhari Patterson 3 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Anthony Smith 3 receptions, 120 yards, TD

at Tulsa

See also: 2024 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
East Carolina Pirates (5–4) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 7 10 71438
Golden Hurricane 3 14 7731

at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: November 14th
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 17,979
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:21) TLSA – Seth Morgan 47-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:32; Tulsa 3–0)
  • (5:37) ECU – Winston Wright Jr. 4-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:22; East Carolina 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (7:00) ECU – Marion Gunn Jr. 1-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:25; East Carolina 14–3)
  • (1:51) TLSA – Joseph Williams 39-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:02; East Carolina 14–10)
  • (1:32) TLSA – Keuan Parker 30-yard interception, Seth Morgan kick (Tulsa 17–14)
  • (0:00) ECU – Andrew Conrad 52-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 0:38; Tied 17–17)
Third quarter
  • (8:48) ECU – London Montgomery 16-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:13; East Carolina 24–17)
  • (1:15) TLSA – Joseph Williams 14-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:01; Tied 24–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:14) TLSA – Joseph Williams 50-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:00; Tulsa 31–24)
  • (5:30) ECU – Rahjai Harris 23-yard run (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:09; Tulsa 31–30)
  • (2:07) ECU – Rahjai Harris 24-yard run, Rahjai Harris rush (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:28; East Carolina 38–31)
Statistics ECU TLSA
First downs 27 19
Plays–yards 79–536 69–399
Rushes–yards 42–222 36–106
Passing yards 314 293
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–37–3 20–33–1
Time of possession 28:53 31:07
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 24/37, 314 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 18 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Anthony Smith 3 receptions, 84 yards
Tulsa Passing Cooper Legas 20/32, 293 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Cooper Legas 13 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Joseph Williams 5 receptions, 158 yards, 3 TD

at North Texas

See also: 2024 North Texas Mean Green football team
East Carolina Pirates (6–4) at North Texas Mean Green (5–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 7 24940
Mean Green 14 7 7028

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

  • Date: November 23rd
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 17,387
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:31) UNT – Blair Conwright 4-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:45; North Texas 7–0)
  • (5:54) UNT – Miles Coleman 7-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 2:14; North Texas 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (3:06) UNT – Blair Conwright 3-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 6:59; North Texas 21–0)
  • (0:04) ECU – Rahjai Harris 1-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 3:01; North Texas 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (13:06) ECU – Rahjai Harris 39-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:31; North Texas 21–14)
  • (8:19) ECU – Andrew Conrad 38-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 3:11; North Texas 21–17)
  • (6:08) ECU – Anthony Smith 50-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:16; East Carolina 24–21)
  • (1:43) ECU – Yannick Smith 28-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:41; East Carolina 31–21)
  • (0:04) UNT – Makenzie McGill II 7-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:39; East Carolina 31–28)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:36) ECU – Andrew Conrad 31-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:28; East Carolina 34–28)
  • (1:38) ECU – Rahjai Harris 7-yard run (Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:23; East Carolina 40–28)
Statistics ECU UNT
First downs 26 30
Plays–yards 81–553 84–447
Rushes–yards 57–255 36–181
Passing yards 298 266
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–24–1 32–48–0
Time of possession 28:33 31:27
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 16/23, 298 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 24 carries, 128 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Anthony Smith 4 receptions, 121 yards, TD
North Texas Passing Chandler Morris 32/48, 266 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Shane Porter 17 carries, 74 yards
Receiving Damon Ward Jr. 5 receptions, 68 yards
See also: 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team
Navy Midshipmen (7–3) at East Carolina Pirates (7–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 0 142034
Pirates 0 3 01720

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: November 29th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
    Second quarter
      Third quarter
        Fourth quarter
          Statistics NAVY ECU
          First downs
          Plays–yards – –
          Rushes–yards – –
          Passing yards
          Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– ––
          Time of possession
          Team Category Player Statistics
          Navy Passing
          Rushing
          Receiving
          East Carolina Passing
          Rushing
          Receiving

          NC State (Military Bowl / rivalry)

          See also: 2024 NC State Wolfpack football team, 2024 Military Bowl, and East Carolina–NC State football rivalry
          2024 Military Bowl
          East Carolina Pirates (7–5) vs. NC State Wolfpack (6–6) – Game summary
          Quarter 1 2 34Total
          Pirates 7 6 7626
          Wolfpack 0 7 01421

          at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD

          • Date: December 28, 2024
          • Game time: 5:45 p.m.
          • TV: ESPN
          Game information
          First quarter
          Second quarter
          Third quarter
          Fourth quarter
          Statistics ECU NCST
          First downs
          Total yards
          Rushing yards
          Passing yards
          Passing: Comp–Att–Int
          Time of possession
          Team Category Player Statistics
          East Carolina Passing
          Rushing
          Receiving
          NC State Passing
          Rushing
          Receiving

          Roster

          2024 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
          Players Coaches
          Offense
          Pos. # Name Class
          WR 0 Jhari Patterson Sr
          WR 1 Winston Wright Jr. GS
          QB 2 Raheim Jeter  Fr
          WR 3 Kelan Robinson Jr
          QB 4 Katin Houser So
          WR 5 Chase Sowell So
          QB 6 John David Black Fr
          TE 6 Desirrio Riles So
          WR 7 Kerry King Jr
          TE 8 Jayvontay "JC" Conner  Fr
          TE 9 Tyler Savage Sr
          TE 10 Casey Kelly GS
          QB 11 Jake Garcia Jr
          QB 12 Bryson Harrison  Fr
          WR 14 Dillon Lorick Fr
          WR 15 Yannick Smith Fr
          WR 17 Anthony Smith Sr
          RB 21 Marlon Gunn Jr. Jr
          RB 22 Michael Beatty Fr
          RB 23 Jah'Cire Jones Fr
          WR 25 McCallum Wright So
          RB 26 DaMari Gantt Fr
          WR 27 Jason Dickerson Fr
          RB 30 Javious Bond So
          RB 32 TJ Engleman Jr. Fr
          WR 33 Brock Spalding So
          RB 34 London Montgomery  Fr
          TE 45 Mason Brown So
          RB 47 Rahjai Harris GS
          OL 52 Parker Moorer GS
          OL 53 Panda Askew Sr
          OL 55 Darius Bell Jr
          OL 60 Emmanuel Poku So
          OL 61 Jayson Tarpeh Jr
          OL 62 Jimarion McCrimon So
          OL 63 Jake Crocker So
          OL 65 Dustyn Hall GS
          OL 66 Marleo Neolien So
          OL 67 Amarie Archer Jr
          OL 68 Trey Hardison Jr
          OL 70 Kameron Durant So
          OL 71 Bryce Weaver So
          OL 72 Zack Boehly Fr
          OL 73 Karson Jones So
          OL 74 Hampton Ergle Sr
          OL 75 Kenny Walz Fr
          OL 76 Jacob Sacra Jr
          OL 77 Samuel "Sam" Riddy Jr. Fr
          OL 78 William Coats So
          OL 79 Cohen Ezzell Fr
          WR 80 Ty Johnson Fr
          WR 81 Jyron Waiters Fr
          TE 82 Gage Reale So
          WR 83 Blue Coleman So
          WR 84 Melvin Jacobs Jr
          WR 86 Ryan Stephens So
          TE 87 Nick Slogik Fr
          WR 88 Trenton Cloud Fr
          WR 89 Malik Leverett So
          		Defense
          Pos. # Name Class
          DB 2 Devon King Sr
          DL 3 Chad Stephens GS
          DB 4 Javion Clark So
          DB 5 Gavin Gibson Jr
          DB 6 Dontavius Nash Jr
          OLB 7 Samuel Dankah Jr
          DL 9 J. D. Lampley Jr
          LB 10 Mike Edwards III Sr
          DB 11 Andrew Wilson-Lamp Jr
          DB 12 Omar Rogers GS
          DB 13 Eric Fletcher Fr
          DB 14 Daylyn Diston So
          OLB 17 Shaikh Thompson Fr
          DB 19 DeMarius Hines Fr
          DB 20 Kamaurri McKinley So
          DB 21 Jordan Huff Sr
          DB 22 Ja'Marley Riddle Fr
          LB 23 Dameon Wilson Jr
          DB 24 TyMir Brown Jr
          DB 25 Kingston McKinstry GS
          DB 26 Isaiah Brown-Murray So
          DB 27 O'Marion Lewis Fr
          DB 28 Shavon Revel Sr
          DB 30 Timothy Patterson So
          LB 31 Kevon Merrell Fr
          OLB 32 Ryheem Craig Jr
          LB 33 Zakye Barker So
          OLB 34 Jackson Barker So
          DB 35 Ayden Duncanson  Fr
          DB 37 Adam Cole So
          DB 37 Keyshawn Jackson Fr
          LB 38 Noah Holmes Sr
          OLB 39 Luke Holmes Fr
          LB 40 Greg Turner III  Fr
          LB 41 DJ Johnson Jr.  Fr
          LB 42 Julien Davis So
          DB 43 Derick Brazil Fr
          DL 44 Preston Carr So
          DB 45 Jurnee Lattimore Fr
          DB 46 Alex Moye Fr
          DB 47 No'Tavien Green So
          DB 49 Josh Benton So
          DL 50 Kieran Davis So
          LB 51 Shane Perry Sr
          DL 53 Suirad Ware Sr
          LB 54 Jayden Olden Fr
          DL 54 Zion Wilson Jr
          DL 55 Jasiyah Robinson  Jr
          DL 56 D'Anta Johnson Sr
          DL 57 Ajani "AJ" Farmer So
          LB 58 Tate Smith Fr
          DL 59 Demoris Jenkins So
          DL 90 Elijah Morris Sr
          DL 91 Miles Parker Fr
          DL 92 C. J. Mims So
          DL 93 Jaden McKenzie GS
          DL 94 Javon Williams Fr
          DL 97 Jacoby Martin Fr
          DL 98 Torin Brazell Fr
          DL 99 Logan Wright So
          		Special teams
          Pos. # Name Class
          P 1 Luke Larson GS
          LS 41 Tripp Smith So
          K 43 Noah Perez Jr
          P 48 Tomas O'Halloran Fr
          LS 49 Alex Harper GS
          K 93 Everett Scott Fr
          P 94 Ethan Stumpf Fr
          K 95 Andrew Conrad Jr
          K 96 Britt Glover Fr
          LS 97 Cole Walker Fr
          Head coach
          Coordinators/assistant coaches
          • Blake Harrell – Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers
          • John David Baker – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
          • Andre Powell – Special teams coordinator
          • Jules Montinar – Defensive passing game coordinator/Cornerbacks
          • Rodney Freeman II – Running backs
          • Hunter MacKay – Tight ends
          • Damon Magazu – Safeties
          • Matt Mattox – Offensive linemen
          • Dyrell Roberts – Wide receivers
          • Roy Tesh – Defensive tackles
          • Rico Zackery – Defensive ends/Outside linebackers
          • Aaron Auer – Senior offensive analyst
          • Arketa Banks – Senior defensive analyst
          • Jeff Gerzog – Graduate assistant
          • Nicholas Hudgens – Graduate assistant
          • Jocelee Lafael – Graduate assistant
          • Cameron Nichols – Graduate assistant
          • Mark Hatcher – Recruiting coordinator
          • John Williams Jr. – Director, Strength and Conditioning
          Legend
          • (C) Team captain
          • (S) Suspended
          • (I) Ineligible
          • Injured
          • Redshirt

          Roster
          Last update: 11/18/24

          Statistics

          Team

          East Carolina Opp
            Points per Game
          Total
          First Downs
            Rushing
            Passing
            Penalty
          Rushing yards
            Avg per play
            Avg per game
            Rushing touchdowns
          Passing yards
            Att-Comp-Int
            Avg per pass
            Avg per catch
            Avg per game
            Passing touchdowns
          Total Offense
            Avg per Play
            Avg per Game
          Fumbles-Lost
          Penalties-Yards
            Avg per Game
          Punts-Yards
            Avg per Punt
          Time of Possession/Game
          3rd Down Conversions
          4th Down Conversions
          Touchdowns Scored
          Field Goals-Attempts
          PAT-Attempts
          Attendance
            Games/Avg per Game
            Neutral Site

          Individual Leaders

          Offense

          Defense

          Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

          Special teams

          Scoring

          East Carolina vs non-conference opponents

          1 2 3 4 Total
          East Carolina 0 0 0 0 0
          Opponents 0 0 0 0 0

          East Carolina vs AAC opponents

          1 2 3 4 Total
          East Carolina 0 0 0 0 0
          Opponents 0 0 0 0 0

          East Carolina vs all opponents

          1 2 3 4 Total
          East Carolina 0 0 0 0 0
          Opponents 0 0 0 0 0

          References

          1. ^ Adelson, Andrea (October 20, 2024). "East Carolina fires football coach Mike Houston amid 3-4 start". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
          2. ^ "East Carolina fires coach Mike Houston after 5 seasons and loss to Army". Associated Press. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
          3. ^ "2024 East Carolina Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
          4. ^ "East Carolina Pirates 2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
          5. ^ "2024 East Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
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