East Carolina 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 7:45 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The East Carolina Pirates will meet Norfolk State (FCS) on August 31, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the full slate.

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2024 East Carolina Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
Norfolk State (FCS) August 31 | 6:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
@ Old Dominion September 7 | 6:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
Appalachian State September 14 | 4:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPNU (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Liberty September 21 | 6:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
UTSA September 28 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Charlotte October 5 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Army October 19 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Temple October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Florida Atlantic November 7 | 8:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Tulsa November 14 | 7:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ North Texas November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Navy November 29 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA

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East Carolina 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • Using their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Pirates will be playing the 103rd-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
  • East Carolina is facing the 14th-easiest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • The Pirates will face the ninth-easiest conference schedule in college football, based on their AAC opponents’ combined win total last year (38).
  • In 2024, East Carolina will face five teams that had winning records last season, including one that won nine or more games, while facing two squads that picked up three or fewer wins a year ago.
  • The Pirates will have four teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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East Carolina Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Pirates were a bottom-25 offense last year, ranking fourth-worst with 277.3 yards per game. On defense, they ranked 37th in FBS (341.4 yards allowed per game).
  • East Carolina was a bottom-25 scoring offense last season, ranking seventh-worst with 17.3 points per game. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 38th in FBS (22.4 points allowed per game).
  • While the Pirates’ pass defense ranked 58th with 219.2 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were less successful on offense, ranking 12th-worst (163.9 passing yards per game).
  • While East Carolina’s run defense ranked 30th with 122.3 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was worse on offense, ranking 21st-worst (113.3 rushing yards per game).
  • While the Pirates’ third-down defense ranked 81st with a 40% third-down percentage allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking 12th-worst with a 30.9% third-down percentage.
  • East Carolina forced 16 total turnovers (86th in FBS) last season and turned it over 21 times (99th in FBS) for a turnover margin of -5, 102nd-ranked in college football.

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