ECU Hosts BYU Saturday Night time On National Tv

GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina will conclude its non-conference schedule this weekend welcoming in Big 12 member BYU on Saturday … The contest has been designated as Family Weekend sponsored by ECU Health.
 
THE HEAD COACH
Blake Harrell (Western Carolina ’02) who’s in his sixth general season at East Carolina, was formally named the twenty third head soccer coach on Nov. 27, 2024. Harrell, this system’s interim head coach (Oct. 20-Nov. 26, 2024) and the squad’s defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach since his preliminary rent in January of 2020, led the Pirates (8-5, 5-3 AAC) to 5 wins over a six-game span which included a 26-21 come from behind victory over NC State within the 2024 Go Bowling Military Bowl in Annapolis, Md. On Dec. 28, 2024. The win was the primary over a Power 4 crew since 2018, when ECU topped North Carolina, 41-19. During his time main this system, ECU has posted a 7-2 document notching consecutive wins over Temple, Florida Atlantic, Tulsa and North Texas serving to the Pirates safe bowl eligibility for the third time within the final 4 campaigns (2021 Military, 2022 Birmingham). Over the ultimate six video games in 2024, ECU scored 229 factors (38.2 ppg) and a couple of,993 yards of complete offense (498.8 pg) which included a stretch of 4 straight video games with over 500 yards of complete offense – a primary in program historical past.

THE GAME

It would be the fourth assembly between the 2 packages with the Pirates holding a 2-1 edge within the all-time collection … In 2022, ECU walked away with a 27-24 win in Provo because of Andrew Conrad’s 33-yard discipline as time expired incomes bowl eligibility … The first recreation of the collection happened in Provo in 2015 with BYU claiming a 45-38 victory … Two years later, ECU evened the collection with a 33-17 victory in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

FAST FACTS

Record – 2-1 (.667); American Record/Standings – 0-0 (.0-0)/—; Last 5 Games – 3-2; Last 10 Games – 7-3; Last 15 Games – 9-6; Streaks – When East Carolina performs host to BYU, will probably be the tenth recreation of the Blake Harrell period (7-2 general). The Pirates contest towards the Cougars would be the Pirates 946th because the begin of soccer in 1932 (474-460-11/.507).

EAST CAROLINA RECORDS, STREAKS & TRENDS

THE PIRATE NATION – OVER 9 MILLION STRONG
East Carolina has often been in a position to declare loads of hometown help when enjoying at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium – establishing itself amongst convention attendance leaders on a close to annual foundation … In all, a complete of 9,886,383 followers have seen the Pirates in motion since 1963, and because the completion of a 7,000-seat enlargement undertaking in 2010 (to push capability to 50,000), the Pirates have drawn 3,615,094 followers.

CHARTING THE PIRATES MONTH-BY-MONTH

In all, East Carolina is 4-4-0 in August, 138-130-1 in September, 170-172-4 in October, 150-138-5 in November, 11-12-0 in December and 1-4-0 in January … With the Pirates win over NC State in 2024, ECU remained considerably productive in December – a month wherein it has received six of its final 10 outings (wins vs. Boise State/’07, Tulsa/’08, Houston/’09, Ohio/’13, Coastal Carolina/’22, NC State/’24; losses to Maryland/’10, UL Lafayette/’12, UCF/’14 and NC State/’18).

AT DOWDY-FICKLEN STADIUM

East Carolina’s all-time document at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is 206-120 (.632) … The Pirates opened the power on Sept. 21, 1963 with a 20-10 win over Wake Forest in entrance of 17,000 followers, celebrated the stadium’s fiftieth anniversary in 2013, hosted its three hundredth recreation vs. Tulane in 2020 and received its 2 hundredth recreation at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in 2022 with a 34-13 victory over UCF … This season, ECU is 1-0 at house after posting a 4-2 document in 2024 marking the third time within the final 4 years it has received 4 house contests in a season … The Pirates performed seven house video games in 2022 posting a 4-3 document and a 4-2 clip in 2021, 1-3 in 2020 and a collective 13-19 mark from 2015-2019, ECU was 5-1 in 2014, 2013 and 2012 (15-3) and received a mixed 10 of 12 house matchups in 2009 (6-1) and 2008 (4-1) … With its 49-14 received over FAU (Nov. 7, 2024), ECU posted 42 profitable campaigns at DFS sine 1963.

LOOKING FOR MORE LOOT

Early in 2025, East Carolina leads all FBS groups in turnover margin (2.33) and is tied for first with 4 different groups in turnovers gained (8) … On the season, the Pirates have intercepted three passes and have recovered 5 fumbles, whereas simply turning the ball over as soon as … Last 12 months the Pirates completed with a -0.62 in turnover margin (ECU 30, Opponents 22) … ECU compelled two or extra turnovers in a recreation (2024 season) in eight of 13 contests … The Pirates turned the ball over six occasions (3 fumbles, 3 INTs) towards Norfolk State marking probably the most since they gave up seven towards UAB in 2011 … East Carolina completed the 2023 marketing campaign with a -0.42 turnover margin (ECU 21, Opponents 16) rating a hundred and first nationally … The Pirates tied a program-best document with eight compelled fumbles towards Gardner-Webb recovering 5 – a feat that they final completed on Nov. 23, 2002 towards TCU (span of 253 video games) … The Pirates additionally scored three defensive touchdowns on the season (2 at Appalachian State, 1 at UTSA) … In 2022, the Pirates completed with a +13 turnover margin forcing 10 fumbles, recovering 9 and picked off 11 passes for 154 return yards … ECU led the nation in fewest offensive turnovers with seven … Against UCF, ECU compelled a season-high 4 turnovers (3 INTs, 1 fumble) and had 5 multi-turnover video games on the 12 months … Despite its spectacular 45-3 win, East Carolina’s 16-game streak of forcing a minimum of one turnover got here to a halt towards Temple on Nov. 6 (2021) … The run, which started on Oct. 3, 2020  at Georgia State and produced 36 takeaways (22 interceptions, 14 fumble recoveries), was this system’s longest since a 33-game streak (from 2007 to 2010) … In all, ECU nonetheless has a minimum of one takeaway in 63 of the final 74 contests, in addition to 34 of 41 video games courting again to the beginning of the 2022 marketing campaign.

FACING RANKED OPPONENTS AT HOME

In seven of the final eight seasons (2017-2024), East Carolina has welcomed a minimum of one nationally-ranked Associated Press opponent into Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium – 2017 (No. 16 Virginia Tech/No. 18 South Florida), 2018 (No. 10 UCF), 2019 (No. 17 Cincinnati), 2020 (No. 13 UCF), 2021 (No. 4 Cincinnati), 2022 (No. 13 NC State), 2023 (No. 21 Tulane) and 2024 (none) … Prior to Saturday’s recreation towards BYU, two of ECU’s six house opponents are receiving votes within the Associated Press Top 25 Poll (Sept. 20) in BYU and Tulane, whereas three are within the AFCA Coaches Poll in BYU, Tulane and Memphis.

2025 PIRATE GRADUATES (22)

OL Darius Bell, PK Andrew Conrad, OLB Ryheem Craig, DB Chance Graves, LB Noah Holmes, DB Jonathan Jean, DL J.D. Lampley, P Ryan Leavy, WR Payton Mangrum, PK Nick Mazzie, DL Xavier McIver, LS Triston O’Brien, DB Ladarian Paulk, WR Kyler Pearson, DB Rasheed Reason, DL Jasiyah Robinson, WR Anthony Smith, OL Jayson Tarpeh, DB Teagan Wilk, DL Zion Wilson, QB Mike Wright Jr. every have earned their levels headling into the 2025 season.

A STARTERS’ LOG

OLB Ryheem Craig enters the BYU recreation having made 16 consecutive begins as a member of the defensive unit … OL Emmanuel Poku and WR Anthony Smith lead the offensive unit having began 16-straight video games … ECU has had 14 first time starters in a Pirate uniform: TE Mason Brown, DB TyMir Brown, DL Preston Carr, TE Jayvontay Conner, DB Jonathan Jean, DL J.D. Lampley , OL Kyle Long, DB Jordy Lowery, RB London Montgomery, WR Jaquaize Pettaway, DB Rasheed Reason, DL Jasiyah Robinson, OL Cooper Trnavsky, DL Zion Wilson.