2019 East Carolina Pirates football team

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2019 East Carolina Pirates football
East Carolina Pirates wordmark.svg
Conference American Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (1–7 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Donnie Kirkpatrick (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Bob Trott (1st season)
Home stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Uniform
East carolina football unif.png
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy  7 1   11 3  
No. 24 UCF  6 2   10 3  
Temple  5 3   8 5  
South Florida  2 6   4 8  
East Carolina  1 7   4 8  
UConn  0 8   2 10  
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$  7 1   12 2  
No. 20 Navy x  7 1   11 2  
SMU  6 2   10 3  
Tulane  3 5   7 6  
Houston  2 6   4 8  
Tulsa  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

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. [1]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1UCF169 (19)
2Cincinnati157 (11)
3USF107
4Temple101
5East Carolina66
6UConn30

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 p.m.at NC State * ACCN L 6–3457,633
September 76:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb * ESPN3 W 48–934,118
September 143:30 p.m.at Navy CBSSN L 10–4230,707
September 216:00 p.m. William & Mary *
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN3W 19–738,004
September 286:00 p.m.at Old Dominion * ESPN+ W 24–2118,643
October 38:00 p.m. Temple
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN L 17–2733,253
October 197:00 p.m.at UCF CBSSNL 28–4142,906
October 263:45 p.m. South Florida Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNU L 20–4533,088
November 27:00 p.m.No. 17 Cincinnati
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNL 43–4632,276
November 912:00 p.m.at No. 25 SMU ESPNUL 51–5929,528
November 2312:00 p.m.at UConn ESPN3W 31–2412,084
November 3012:00 p.m. Tulsa
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNUL 24–4927,978
    Schedule Source: [2]

    Personnel

    Coaching staff

    PositionNameYears at ECUAlma mater
    Head coach: Mike Houston 1st Mars Hill '94
    Defensive coordinator
    Safeties coach:
    Bob Trott 1st UNC '76
    Offensive coordinator
    Quarterbacks coach:
    Donnie Kirkpatrick1st Lenoir-Rhyne '82
    Special Teams Coordinator:Roy Tesh1st Greensboro College '04
    offensive line coach:Steve Shankweiler1st Davidson '74
    Wide Receivers coach:Drew Dudzik1st JMU '10
    Running backs coach:De'Rail Sims1stPikesville '10
    Cornerbacks coach:Brandon Lynch3rd Middle Tennessee '06
    Defensive line coachJeff Hanson1st Richmond '71
    Special Teams Assistant:Fontel Mines1st Virginia '07

    Game summaries

    At NC State

    East Carolina at North Carolina State – Game summary
    Period1234Total
    Pirates30036
    Wolfpack71071034

    at Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC

    • Date: August 31
    • Game time: 10:00 a.m. EST
    • Game attendance: 57,633
    • Referee: Adam Savoie
    • TV: ACC Network
    Game information

    Gardner–Webb

    Gardner–Webb at East Carolina – Game summary
    Period1234Total
    Runnin' Bulldogs07209
    Pirates171471048

    at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

    • Date: September 7
    • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
    • Game attendance: 34,118
    • TV: ESPN3
    Game information

    At Navy

    East Carolina at Navy – Game summary
    Period1234Total
    Pirates030710
    Midshipmen141414042

    at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

    Game information

    William & Mary

    William & Mary at East Carolina – Game summary
    Period1234Total
    Tribe07007
    Pirates733619

    at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

    • Date: September 21
    Game information

    At Old Dominion

    East Carolina at Old Dominion – Game summary
    Period1234Total
    Pirates1070724
    Monarchs3010821

    at S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA

    • Date: September 28
    • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
    • TV: ESPN+
    Game information

    Temple

    Temple at East Carolina – Game summary
    Period1234Total
    Owls0177327
    Pirates730717

    at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

    • Date: October 3
    • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
    • TV: ESPN
    Game information

    At UCF

    East Carolina at UCF – Game summary
    Period1234Total
    Pirates0616628
    Knights21146041

    at Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, FL

    • Date: October 19
    Game information

    South Florida

    South Florida at East Carolina – Game summary
    Period1234Total
    Bulls14213745
    Pirates7301020

    at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

    • Date: October 26
    • Game time: 3:45 p.m.
    • Game attendance: 33,088
    • TV: ESPNU
    Game information

    Cincinnati

    Cincinnati at East Carolina – Game summary
    Period1234Total
    No. 17 Bearcats21071846
    Pirates14179343

    at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

    • Date: November 2
    Game information

    At SMU

    East Carolina at SMU – Game summary
    Period1234Total
    Pirates713171451
    No. 23 Mustangs1414171459

    at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

    • Date: November 9
    Game information

    At UConn

    East Carolina at Connecticut – Game summary
    Period1234Total
    Pirates1077731
    Huskies7071024

    at Rentschler Field, Hartford, CT

    • Date: November 23
    • Game attendance: 12,084
    • TV: ESPN3
    Game information

    Tulsa

    Tulsa at East Carolina – Game summary
    Period1234Total
    Golden Hurricane714141449
    Pirates3071424

    at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

    • Date: November 30
    Game information

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    References

    1. Page, Fletcher. "Media picks UCF to win AAC, ranks UC second in East Division". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
    2. "ECU releases 2019 football schedule". 247Sports.com . Retrieved February 28, 2019.