Last week despite being down 14 points with less than 8 minutes to go on the road against a tough Houston team the Pirates rallied back to force overtime. Unfortunately they fell to the Cougars. Due to a weather delay the game didn’t start until almost 9:30...

ECU Had A Great Week Last Week

Last week the Pirates had their best performance of the season and accordioning to Coach Houston it was the best week of practice. East Carolina played a physical game on defense last week and as a result they won by the largest margin of the season. Against Tulane,...

Homecoming Weekend is Upon Us

East Carolina is coming off another win and another great attendance showing by Pirate nation. Last week Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium saw an attendance of 39,218 and with this weekend being homecoming there is hope for attendance near 40,000 for the third time this season....

Pirates Not Putting Together Four Quarters

ECU has pulled off back-to-back wins, but the games have been far from perfect. Against Marshall, on September 18th, the Pirates trailed 24-21 coming out of halftime and got outscored by 14 point in the 3rd quarter. They had to rattle off 21 straight points in under...

Can The Pirate Offense Get Back on Track

Last year East Carolina finished the season off with one of the best offensive performances in recent memory. Against the Mustangs of SMU the Pirates scored 52 points and had nearly 500 yards of offense. In the two games the Pirates have played this season they have...

Is Holton The Guy?

With the Pirates starting off the season with a pair of losses there have been a lot of questions as to whether or not changes should be made. The offense is averaging 18 points a game so naturally those questions are surrounding the quarterback position. This past...