2023 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season

2023 East Carolina Pirates football

Conference| American Athletic Conference
Record| 2–10 (1–7 AAC)
Head coach|

* Mike Houston (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Donnie Kirkpatrick (5th season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Blake Harrell (4th season)
Base defense| 3–4, 4–2–5
Home stadium| Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

Seasons

<- 2022

2024 ->

2023 American Athletic Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 22 SMU y$  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
Tulane y  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
UTSA |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Memphis |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
South Florida |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Rice |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Navy |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
North Texas |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
UAB |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Florida Atlantic |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Charlotte |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Tulsa |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Temple |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
East Carolina |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14

* $ - Conference champion
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates played their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, and compete as members of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach Mike Houston, in his fifth season.

## Offseason[edit]

### Transfers[edit]

#### Outgoing[edit]

Player  | Position  | New school

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Terrance Copper Jr.  | WR  | Unknown
Rick D'Abreu  | DL  | TCU
Owen Daffer  | K  | NCA&T
Maceo Donald  | WR  | Unknown
Shawn Dourseau  | S  | Northern Arizona
Malik Fleming  | CB  | Houston
Justyn Haynesworth  | DT  | Maine
Damel Hickman  | CB  | Georgia Southern
Immanuel Hickman  | DE  | South Florida
Brandon Higgs  | CB  | Stony Brook
Taji Hudson  | WR  | James Madison
Avery Jones  | OL  | Auburn
Robert Kennedy  | S  | NC State
Max Lantzsch  | TE  | New Mexico
Grayson Lewis  | OL  | LIU
Fletcher Marshall  | CB  | Unknown
Demetrius Mauney  | S  | Unknown
D'Angelo McKinnie  | TE  | Stony Brook
Andre Pegues  | WR  | Unknown
Juan Powell  | CB  | Coastal Carolina
Elijah Robinson  | DE  | Hawaii
Nemo Squire  | RB  | Gardner-Webb
Nishad Strother  | OL  | Oregon
Ryan Stubblefield  | QB  | Incarnate Word
G'Mone Wilson  | CB  | Unknown
Jireh Wilson  | S  | UCF

#### Incoming[edit]

Player  | Position  | Previous school

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Ryan Beckman  | OL  | Akron
Owen Murphy  | OT  | Akron
Jonathan Jones  | CB  | Campbell
Chase Sowell  | WR  | Colorado
Dustyn Hall  | OL  | Duke
Omar Rogers  | S  | Elon
Gerald Green  | RB  | Georgia Southern
Ryan King  | WR  | Georgia Tech
Rance Conner  | CB  | Louisville
Tymir Brown  | CB  | North Carolina
Dontavius Nash  | S  | North Carolina
RaRa Dillworth  | LB  | North Carolina
Tyquan King  | LB  | North Carolina A&T
B.J. Davis  | LB  | South Carolina State
Keelan Marion  | WR  | UConn
Jerry Rice  | K  | VMI

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## Schedule[edit]

East Carolina and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023.[3]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 2| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 2 Michigan*|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI

| Peacock| L 3–30| 109,480
September 9| 4:00 p.m.| Marshall*|

* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
* Greenville, NC (rivalry)

| ESPNU| L 13–31| 38,211
September 16| 3:30 p.m.| at Appalachian State*|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC

| ESPN+| L 28–43| 40,168
September 23| 6:00 p.m.| Gardner–Webb*|

* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| ESPN+| W 44–0| 40,589
September 30| 7:00 p.m.| at Rice|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| ESPN+| L 17–24| 19,598
October 12| 7:30 p.m.| SMU|

* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| ESPN| L 10–31| 33,444
October 21| 2:00 p.m.| Charlotte|

* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| ESPN+| L 7–10| 39,842
October 28| 3:30 p.m.| at UTSA|

* Alamodome
* San Antonio, TX

| ESPN+| L 27–41| 22,629
November 4| 3:30 p.m.| No. 24 Tulane|

* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| ESPNU| L 10–13| 33,765
November 11| 4:00 p.m.| at Florida Atlantic|

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL

| ESPN+| W 22–7| 17,532
November 18| 12:00 p.m.| at Navy|

* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| ESPNews/ESPN+| L 0–10| 28,708
November 25| 2:00 p.m.| Tulsa|

* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| ESPN+| L 27–29| 29,567

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Game summaries[edit]

### at No. 2 Michigan[edit]

See also: 2023 Michigan Wolverines football team

East Carolina Pirates (0–0) vs No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (0–0) – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0| 3| 3
No. 2 Wolverines | 7 | 16 | 7| 0| 30

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

* Date: September 2nd
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 109,480
* Referee: Greg Sujack
* TV announcers (Peacock): Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Chris Simms (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

* (5:43) MICH – Roman Wilson 13 yard pass from J. J. McCarthy, James Turner kick (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:30; Michigan 7–0)

Second quarter

* (14:13) MICH – Blake Corum 2 yard run, James Turner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 3:43; Michigan 14–0)
* (5:32) MICH – Roman Wilson 10 yard pass from J. J. McCarthy, James Turner kick failed (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 4:16; Michigan 20–0)
* (0:00) MICH – James Turner 50 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 0:48; Michigan 23–0)

Third quarter

* (9:13) MICH – Roman Wilson 15 yard pass from J. J. McCarthy, James Turner kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; Michigan 30–0)

Fourth quarter

* (0:00) ECU – Andrew Conrad 33 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 3:04; Michigan 30–3)

Statistics  | East Carolina  | Michigan

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First downs | 12 | 26
Plays–yards | 55–235 | 62–402
Rushes–yards | 26–103 | 31–122
Passing yards | 132 | 280
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–29–1 | 26–31–0
Time of possession | 26:35 | 33:26
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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East Carolina  | Passing | Mason Garcia | 11/18, 80 yards, 1 INT
Rushing | Mason Garcia | 8 carries, 36 yards
Receiving | Javious Bond | 3 receptions, 31 yards
Michigan  | Passing | J. J. McCarthy | 26/30, 280 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | Blake Corum | 11 carries, 77 yards
Receiving | Roman Wilson | 6 receptions, 78 yards, 3 TD

### vs Marshall (rivalry)[edit]

See also: 2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Marshall Thundering Herd (1–0) vs East Carolina Pirates (0–1) – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Thundering Herd | 0 | 10 | 0| 21| 31
Pirates | 0 | 10 | 3| 0| 13

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

* Date: September 9th
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 38,211
* Referee: Marshall Lewis
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

* No scoring plays

Second quarter

* (11:32) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 4:37; Marshall 7–0)
* (6:03) MRSH – Kameron Lake 20 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:25; Marshall 10–0)
* (3:53) ECU – Andrew Conrad 39 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:10; Marshall 10–3)
* (2:22) ECU – Shane Calhoun 2 yard pass from Mason Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:16; Tied 10–10)

Third quarter

* (6:04) ECU – Andrew Conrad 30 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:43; East Carolina 13–10)

Fourth quarter

* (11:07) MRSH – Caleb McMillan 75 yard pass from Chuck Montgomery, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Marshall 17–13)
* (7:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 56 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:17; Marshall 24–13)
* (6:13) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 14 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:53; Marshall 31–13)

Statistics  | Marshall  | East Carolina

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First downs | 22 | 13
Plays–yards | 68–392 | 69–269
Rushes–yards | 38–131 | 38–146
Passing yards | 261 | 123
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–30–0 | 13–31–2
Time of possession | 30:05 | 29:55
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Marshall  | Passing | Cam Fancher | 15/28, 178 yards
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 18 carries, 85 yards, 3 TD
Receiving | Caleb McMillan | 4 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina  | Passing | Mason Garcia | 10/23, 62 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | Mason Garcia | 16 carries, 118 yards
Receiving | Jsi Hatfield | 4 receptions, 57 yards

### at Appalachian State[edit]

See also: 2023 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

East Carolina Pirates (0–2) vs Appalachian State Mountaineers (1–1) – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Pirates | 7 | 14 | 7| 0| 28
Mountaineers | 10 | 6 | 20| 7| 43

at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina

* Date: September 16th
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
* Game attendance: 40,168
* Referee: Wayne Winkler
* TV announcers (ESPN+): David Jackson (play-by-play), Avery Hall (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

* (10:14) ECU – Rahjai Harris 7 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:46; East Carolina 7–0)
* (9:39) APP – Nate Noel 68 yard run, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35; Tied 7–7)
* (3:49) APP – Michael Hughes 36 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 5:11; Appalachian State 10–7)

Second quarter

* (9:25) ECU – Antoine Jackson 8 yard interception return, Andrew Conrad kick (East Carolina 14–10)
* (2:14) ECU – Rahjai Harris 4 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:55; East Carolina 21–10)
* (1:15) APP – Kanye Roberts 18 yard run, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:43; East Carolina 21–16)

Third quarter

* (12:05) APP – Kaedin Robinson 34 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Appalachian State 22–21)
* (10:03) ECU – Shavon Revel 57 yard fumble return, Andrew Conrad kick (East Carolina 28–22)
* (8:18) APP – Milan Tucker 35 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:36; Appalachian State 29–28)
* (0:09) APP – Joey Aguilar 1 yard run, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:51; Appalachian State 36–28)

Fourth quarter

* (5:44) APP – David Larkins 6 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:44; Appalachian State 43–28)

Statistics  | East Carolina  | Appalachian State

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First downs | 14 | 23
Plays–yards | 62–260 | 75–480
Rushes–yards | 27–99 | 45–239
Passing yards | 161 | 241
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–33–3 | 17–29–1
Time of possession | 28:32 | 31:28
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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East Carolina  | Passing | Alex Flinn | 17/31, 158 yards, 3 INT
Rushing | Rahjai Harris | 12 carries, 56 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Jhari Patterson | 4 receptions, 44 yards
Appalachian State  | Passing | Joey Aguilar | 17/29, 241 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | Nate Noel | 25 carries, 193 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Kaedin Robinson | 4 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD

### vs Gardner-Webb (FCS)[edit]

See also: 2023 Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (FCS) (1-2) vs East Carolina Pirates (0-3) – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Runnin' Bulldogs (FCS) | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Pirates | 13 | 10 | 7| 14| 44

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

* Date: September 23rd
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: W at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
* Game attendance: 40,589
* Referee: Darryl DeBerry
* TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Reginald Walker Jr. (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

* (9:18) ECU – Rahjai Harris 11 yard pass from Alex Flinn, kick failed (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:37; East Carolina 6–0)
* (2:28) ECU – Rahjai Harris 2 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:06; East Carolina 13–0)

Second quarter

* (14:46) ECU – Andrew Conrad 44 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -8 yards, 0:58; East Carolina 16–0)
* (13:03) ECU – Mason Garcia 2 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:39; East Carolina 23–0)

Third quarter

* (1:55) ECU – Kamarro Edmonds 11 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:39; East Carolina 30–0)

Fourth quarter

* (7:39) ECU – Javious Bond 5 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:10; East Carolina 37–0)
* (3:05) ECU – Kamarro Edmonds 1 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:36; East Carolina 44–0)

Statistics  | Gardner-Webb (FCS)  | East Carolina

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First downs | 11 | 23
Plays–yards | 61–107 | 76–366
Rushes–yards | 40–77 | 43–182
Passing yards | 30 | 184
Passing: comp–att–int | 8–21–0 | 18–32–0
Time of possession | 27:16 | 32:44
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Gardner-Webb (FCS)  | Passing | Matthew Caldwell | 7/17, 30 yards
Rushing | Narii Gaither | 12 carries, 45 yards
Receiving | Narii Gaither
Maleek Huggins
Karim Page | 2 receptions, 9 yards
East Carolina  | Passing | Alex Flinn | 8/18, 94 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | Javious Bond | 9 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Jaylen Johnson | 6 receptions, 70 yards

### at Rice[edit]

See also: 2023 Rice Owls football team

East Carolina Pirates (1-3) vs Rice Owls (2-2) – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Pirates | 3 | 6 | 0| 8| 17
Owls | 3 | 7 | 7| 7| 24

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

* Date: September 30th
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 19,598
* Referee: Nate Black
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), Smacker Miles (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

* (7:17) ECU – Andrew Conrad 35 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 6:16; East Carolina 3–0)
* (2:34) RICE – Tim Horn 41 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 1:50; Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

* (11:32) RICE – Rawson MacNeill 4 yard pass from JT Daniels, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:28; Rice 10–3)
* (2:51) ECU – Andrew Conrad 27 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:43; Rice 10–6)
* (0:13) ECU – Andrew Conrad 38 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 1:20; Rice 10–9)

Third quarter

* (0:49) RICE – Chase Jenkins 4 yard run, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 4:10; Rice 17–9)

Fourth quarter

* (8:24) ECU – Rahjai Harris 1 yard run, 2-point pass (Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 7:19; Tied 17–17)
* (6:24) RICE – Landon Ransom-Goelz 44 yard pass from JT Daniels, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:00; Rice 24–17)

Statistics  | East Carolina  | Rice

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First downs | 25 | 14
Plays–yards | 83–391 | 54–277
Rushes–yards | 38–145 | 20–37
Passing yards | 246 | 240
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–45–1 | 19–34–1
Time of possession | 34:58 | 25:02
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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East Carolina  | Passing | Alex Flinn | 21/44, 246 yards, 1 INT
Rushing | Javious Bond | 7 carries, 72 yards
Receiving | Chase Sowell | 7 receptions, 88 yards
Rice  | Passing | JT Daniels | 18/32, 232 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | Chase Jenkins | 4 carries, 27 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Landon Ransom-Goelz | 2 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD

### vs SMU[edit]

See also: 2023 SMU Mustangs football team

SMU Mustangs (3-2) vs East Carolina Pirates (1-4) – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Mustangs | 14 | 0 | 0| 17| 31
Pirates | 0 | 10 | 0| 0| 10

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

* Date: October 12th
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
* Game attendance: 33,444
* Referee: Luke Richmond
* TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst), Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

* (7:09) SMU – Key’Shawn Smith 21 yard pass from Preston Stone, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:16; SMU 7–0)
* (5:04) SMU – Roderick Daniels Jr. 24 yard pass from Preston Stone, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:02; SMU 14–0)

Second quarter

* (13:40) ECU – Andrew Conrad 49 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 44 yards, 6:24; SMU 14–3)
* (2:47) ECU – Mason Garcia 6 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:36; SMU 14–10)

Third quarter

* No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

* (13:18) SMU – Collin Rogers 50 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 0:59; SMU 17–10)
* (7:22) SMU – Jonathan McGill 34 yard interception return, Collin Rogers kick (SMU 24–10)
* (2:29) SMU – RJ Maryland 43 yard pass from Preston Stone, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:44; SMU 31–10)

Statistics  | SMU  | East Carolina

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First downs | 14 | 15
Plays–yards | 61–334 | 77–290
Rushes–yards | 23–58 | 38–97
Passing yards | 276 | 193
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–38–0 | 18–39–1
Time of possession | 25:40 | 34:20
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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SMU  | Passing | Preston Stone | 19/38, 276 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | Jaylan Knighton | 11 carries, 26 yards
Receiving | Jordan Kerley | 3 receptions, 69 yards
East Carolina  | Passing | Mason Garcia | 12/26, 155 yards
Rushing | Mason Garcia | 12 carries, 38 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Chase Sowell | 7 receptions, 120 yards

### vs Charlotte (Homecoming)[edit]

See also: 2023 Charlotte 49ers football team

Charlotte 49ers (1-5) vs East Carolina Pirates (1-5) – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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49ers | 3 | 0 | 7| 0| 10
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0| 7| 7

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

* Date: October 21st
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: W at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
* Game attendance: 39,842
* Referee: Edwin Lee
* TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

* (6:38) CLT – Jake Larson 35 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 7:28; Charlotte 3–0)

Second quarter

* No scoring plays

Third quarter

* (10:12) CLT – Jalon Jones 1 yard run, Jake Larson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:48; Charlotte 10–0)

Fourth quarter

* (13:14) ECU – Shane Calhoun 10 yard pass from Alex Flinn, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:08; Charlotte 10–7)

Statistics  | Charlotte  | East Carolina

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First downs | 16 | 9
Plays–yards | 67–328 | 51–127
Rushes–yards | 49–184 | 19–39
Passing yards | 144 | 88
Passing: comp–att–int | 11–18–1 | 15–32–0
Time of possession | 41:15 | 18:45
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Charlotte  | Passing | Jalon Jones | 11/18, 144 yards, 1 INT
Rushing | Jalon Jones | 26 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Colin Weber | 1 reception, 40 yards
East Carolina  | Passing | Alex Flinn | 11/18, 69 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | Kamarro Edmonds | 2 carries, 17 yards
Receiving | Chase Sowell | 3 receptions, 27 yards

### at UTSA[edit]

See also: 2023 UTSA Roadrunners football team

East Carolina Pirates (1-6) vs UTSA Roadrunners (4-3) – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Pirates | 17 | 3 | 0| 7| 27
Roadrunners | 14 | 17 | 3| 7| 41

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

* Date: October 28th
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 22,629
* TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics  | East Carolina  | UTSA

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First downs |  |
Plays–yards | – | –
Rushes–yards | – | –
Passing yards |  |
Passing: comp–att–int | –– | ––
Time of possession |  |
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UTSA  | Passing |  |
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### vs No. 24 Tulane[edit]

See also: 2023 Tulane Green Wave football team

No. 24 Tulane Green Wave (7–1) vs East Carolina Pirates (1–7) – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 24 Green Wave | 0 | 10 | 0| 3| 13
Pirates | 10 | 0 | 0| 0| 10

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

* Date: November 4th
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S 7 mph
* Game attendance: 33,765
* Referee: Tim Rich
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (color)

Game information

First Quarter

* (8:37) ECU – Andrew Conrad 27-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:17; East Carolina 3–0)
* (1:47) ECU – Gerald Green 1-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:41; East Carolina 10–0)

Second Quarter

* (4:08) TUL – Lawrence Keys III 9-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 8:37; East Carolina 10–7)
* (0:00) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 21-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:05; Tied 10–10)

Third Quarter

No scoring

Fourth Quarter

* (14:14) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 26-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:48; Tulane 13–10)

Statistics  | Tulane  | East Carolina

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First downs | 20 | 10
Plays–yards | 69–368 | 41–190
Rushes–yards | 44–155 | 23–70
Passing yards | 213 | 120
Passing: comp–att–int | 16–25–0 | 10–18–0
Time of possession | 38:12 | 21:48
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Tulane  | Passing | Michael Pratt | 16/25, 213 yards, TD
Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 25 carries, 105 yards
Receiving | Lawrence Keys III | 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD
East Carolina  | Passing | Alex Flinn | 10/18, 120 yards
Rushing | Rahjai Harris | 13 carries, 52 yards
Receiving | Jaylen Johnson | 3 receptions, 40 yards

### at Florida Atlantic[edit]

See also: 2023 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

East Carolina Pirates (1-8) vs Florida Atlantic Owls (4-5) – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0

at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

* Date: November 11th
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics  | East Carolina  | Florida Atlantic

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First downs |  |
Plays–yards | – | –
Rushes–yards | – | –
Passing yards |  |
Passing: comp–att–int | –– | ––
Time of possession |  |
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East Carolina  | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Florida Atlantic  | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### at Navy[edit]

See also: 2023 Navy Midshipmen football team

East Carolina Pirates (0-0) vs Navy Midshipmen (0-0) – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

* Date: November 18th
* Game time: TBD p.m. EST
* TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics  | East Carolina  | Navy

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First downs |  |
Plays–yards | – | –
Rushes–yards | – | –
Passing yards |  |
Passing: comp–att–int | –– | ––
Time of possession |  |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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East Carolina  | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Navy  | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### vs Tulsa[edit]

See also: 2023 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0-0) vs East Carolina Pirates (0-0) – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Golden Hurricane | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

* Date: November 25th
* Game time: TBD p.m. EST
* TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics  | Tulsa  | East Carolina

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First downs |  |
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Rushes–yards | – | –
Passing yards |  |
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Time of possession |  |
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Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
East Carolina  | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

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## Rankings[edit]

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
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CFP| Not released| | | | | | | Not released

## Statistics[edit]

### Team[edit]

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PAT-Attempts |  |
Attendance |  |
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Neutral Site |

### Individual Leaders[edit]

### Offense[edit]

Passing statistics

# | NAME | POS | RAT | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG/G | CMP% | TD | INT | LONG
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Rushing statistics

# | NAME | POS | ATT | GAIN | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G
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| TOTALS |  | – | – | – | – | – | –
Receiving statistics

# | NAME | POS | CTH | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G
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### Defense[edit]

Defense statistics

# | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACK-YDS | INT-YDS | BU | QBH | FR | FF | BLK | SAF | TD
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| Team |  | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | –
| TOTAL |  | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | –

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[edit]

Kicking statistics

# | NAME | POS | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG
|  | K | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | –
|  | K | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | –
| TOTALS |  | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | –
Kickoff statistics

# | NAME | POS | KICKS | YDS | AVG | TB | OB
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | –
| TOTALS |  | – | – | – | – | –
Punting statistics

# | NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | I–20 | 50+ | BLK
|  | P | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | –
|  | P | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | –
| TOTALS |  | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | –
Kick return statistics

# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG
|  |  | – | – | – | – | –
| TOTALS |  | – | – | – | – | –
Punt return statistics

# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG
|  |  | – | – | – | – | –
| TOTALS |  | – | – | – | – | –

### Scoring[edit]

#### East Carolina vs non-conference opponents[edit]

|  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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East Carolina | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Opponents  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0

#### East Carolina vs AAC opponents[edit]

|  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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East Carolina | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Opponents  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0

#### East Carolina vs all opponents[edit]

|  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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East Carolina | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Opponents  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2023 East Carolina Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
2. ^ "East Carolina Pirates 2023 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
3. ^ "2023 East Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

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