2018 East Carolina Pirates football team

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2018 East Carolina Pirates football
East Carolina Pirates wordmark.svg
Conference American Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (1–7 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tony Petersen (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator David Blackwell (1st season)
Home stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Uniform
East carolina football unif.png
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 11 UCF x$  8 –0   12 –1  
Temple  7 –1   8 –5  
No. 24 Cincinnati  6 –2   11 –2  
South Florida  3 –5   7 –6  
East Carolina  1 –7   3 –9  
UConn  0 –8   1 –11  
West Division
Memphis xy  5 –3   8 –6  
Houston x  5 –3   8 –5  
Tulane x  5 –3   7 –6  
SMU  4 –4   5 –7  
Navy  2 –6   3 –10  
Tulsa  2 –6   3 –9  
Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates, led by third-year head coach Scottie Montgomery, played their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, and were members of the East Division in the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in AAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

Contents

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

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Fred Biletnikoff Award [3] Trevon BrownWRSR
Wuerffel Trophy [4] Garrett McGhin OLSR

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Pirates predicted to finish in last place in the AAC East Division. [5]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1UCF175 (25)
2USF140 (5)
3Temple132
4Cincinnati91
5UConn51
6East Carolina41

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 [lower-alpha 1] 3:30 p.m.No. 14 (FCS) North Carolina A&T *
 ESPN3 L 23–2838,640
September 83:30 p.m. North Carolina *
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
 ESPNU W 41–1939,298
September 228:00 p.m.at South Florida
ESPNews L 13–2034,562
September 293:30 p.m. Old Dominion *
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN3W 37–3535,047
October 612:00 p.m.at Temple
ESPNewsL 6–4926,681
October 137:00 p.m. Houston
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
 CBSSN L 20–4229,851
October 207:00 p.m.No. 10 UCF Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
 ESPN2 L 10–3731,159
November 312:00 p.m. Memphis
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNUL 41–5929,127
November 104:00 p.m.at Tulane
ESPNewsL 18–2420,860
November 177:00 p.m. UConn
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNW 55–2127,234
November 233:30 p.m.at Cincinnati
CBSSNL 6–5621,230
December 1 [lower-alpha 2] 12:00 p.m.at NC State *
 ACCN Extra L 3–5857,223
  1. ↑ The game against North Carolina A&T was originally scheduled for September 1 at 6:00 pm before being postponed to September 2 at 3:30 pm due to inclement weather. [6]
  2. ↑ The game between ECU and Virginia Tech, originally scheduled for September 15, 2018, was canceled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence. [7] This game was scheduled on October 2, 2018 to replace East Carolina’s game at Virginia Tech and NC State’s game vs. West Virginia, both of which were canceled due to Hurricane Florence. [8]
Schedule Source: [9]

Game summaries

North Carolina A&T

North Carolina A&T at East Carolina
1234Total
•No. 14 (FCS) Aggies7701428
Pirates3143323
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:41
  • Game attendance: 38,640
  • Game weather: 90°F • 5–8 mph • Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Henry Wimberg
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Josh Appel (play-by-play), Stan Lewter (analyst)

North Carolina

North Carolina at East Carolina
1234Total
Tar Heels6130019
•Pirates71471341
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 39,298
  • Game weather: 91°F • S 5 • Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Duane Heydt
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

At South Florida

East Carolina at South Florida
1234Total
Pirates733013
•Bulls670720
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Raymond James Stadium
    Tampa, FL
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 34,562
  • Referee: Charles Lamerti
  • TV announcers (ESPNews): Dave Lamont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst)

Old Dominion

Old Dominion at East Carolina
1234Total
Monarchs1467835
•Pirates1477937

At Temple

East Carolina at Temple
1234Total
Pirates03036
•Owls14217749

Houston

Houston at East Carolina
1234Total
•Cougars14771442
Pirates0331420
  • Sources:

UCF

UCF at East Carolina
1234Total
•No. 10 Knights02031437
Pirates307010
  • Sources:

Memphis

Memphis at East Carolina
1234Total
•Tigers1014142159
Pirates14317741

The high-scoring affair features a combined 1,200 yards by the two teams. Holton Ahlers, in his second start in relief of Reid Herring, led the Pirates in both rushing (17 carries for 57 yards) and passing, completing 34 of his 62 passes for 449 yards (fourth in school history to Shane Carden's 480 in 2013, Blake Kemp's 465 in 2015, and Gardner Minshew's 463 in 217) [20] and three touchdowns without an interception. Trevon Brown had 10 receptions for 193 yards (eighth in ECU history) and two of those touchdowns. The second of these tied the game at 31 midway through the third quarter, but the Pirates were outscored 28-17 the rest of the way in the loss. [19]

At Tulane

East Carolina at Tulane
1234Total
Pirates370818
•Green Wave777324

UConn

UConn at East Carolina
1234Total
Huskies7140021
•Pirates72714755

At Cincinnati

East Carolina at Cincinnati
1234Total
Pirates06006
•Bearcats21217756

At NC State

East Carolina at NC State
1234Total
Pirates00033
•Wolfpack1710141758

Note: This game was scheduled on October 2, 2018, to replace NC State's game vs. West Virginia and East Carolina's game at Virginia Tech, both of which were canceled due to Hurricane Florence. This game will not take place if either NC State or ECU qualifies for their respective conference championship.

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References

  1. ↑ "East Carolina fires football coach Scottie Montgomery". Associated Press . November 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ Igoe, Stephen. "New coach, new AD — a new era for Pirates". Wilson Daily Times . Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ "ECU–N.C. A&T Game Postponed Until Sunday, Sept. 2 At 3:30 P.M." ECU Pirates Official Athletics Site. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Safety Concerns, Catastrophic Florence Forecast Forces ECU To Cancel Blacksburg Trip". ECU Pirates Official Athletics Site. September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ "NC State, East Carolina to play on Dec. 1, add games in 2025, 2028". FB Schedules. October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  9. ↑ "2018 ECU Football Schedule | Pirates | FBSchedules.com". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  10. ↑ "ECU Game Notes – North Carolina A&T: Game 1" (PDF). August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  11. ↑ "North Carolina A&T (2–0) vs. East Carolina (0–1)". ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site. September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ "ECU Game Notes – North Carolina: Game 2" (PDF). September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  13. ↑ "North Carolina (0–2) vs. East Carolina (1–1)". ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site. September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  14. ↑ "ECU Game Notes – South Florida: Game 3" (PDF). September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  15. ↑ "South Florida (3–0) vs. East Carolina (1–2)". ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site. September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  16. ↑ "ECU Game Notes – Old Dominion: Game 4" (PDF). September 28, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Old Dominion (1–4) vs. East Carolina (2–2)". ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site. September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  18. ↑ "ECU Game Notes – Temple: Game 5" (PDF). October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  19. 1 2 "Memphis at East Carolina Box Score, November 3, 2018". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  20. ↑ "ECU Pirates 2018 Factbook" (PDF).
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