2018 East Carolina Pirates football team

2018 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference American Athletic Conference
Division East Division
2018 record 2–4 (0–3 The American)
Head coach Scottie Montgomery (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Tony Petersen (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator David Blackwell (1st season)
Home stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 10 UCF  3 –0     6 –0  
No. 20 Cincinnati  2 –0     6 –0  
No. 21 South Florida  2 –0     6 –0  
Temple  2 –0     3 –3  
East Carolina  0 –2     2 –3  
Connecticut  0 –3     1 –5  
West Division
Houston  1 –0     4 –1  
SMU  1 –1     2 –4  
Tulane  1 –1     2 –4  
Navy  1 –2     2 –4  
Memphis  1 –2     4 –2  
Tulsa  0 –3     1 –5  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2018 East Carolina Pirates football team represents East Carolina University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates, led by third-year head coach Scottie Montgomery, play their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, and are members of the East Division in the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2017 season 3–9, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Fred Biletnikoff Award[1] Trevon Brown WR SR
Wuerffel Trophy[2] Garrett McGhin OL SR

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Pirates predicted to finish in last place in the AAC East Division.[3]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1UCF175 (25)
2USF140 (5)
3Temple132
4Cincinnati91
5Connecticut51
6East Carolina41

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2[lower-alpha 1]3:30 p.m.No. 14 (FCS) North Carolina A&T*
ESPN3L 23–2838,640
September 83:30 p.m.North Carolina*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNUW 41–1939,298
September 1512:20 p.m.at No. 13 Virginia Tech*
ACCN Cancelled[lower-alpha 2]
September 228:00 p.m.at South Florida
ESPNewsL 13–2034,562
September 293:30 p.m.Old Dominion*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN3W 37–3535,047
October 612:00 p.m.at Temple
ESPNewsL 6–4926,681
October 137:00 p.m.Houston
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNL 20–42
October 207:00 p.m.UCFdagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC (rivalry)
ESPN2
November 3Memphis
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
November 10at Tulane
November 17Connecticut
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
November 23at Cincinnati
December 1[lower-alpha 3]12:00 p.m.at NC State*
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. ↑ The game against North Carolina A&T was originally scheduled for September 1 at 6:00 pm before being postponed to September 2 at 3:30 pm due to inclement weather.[4]
  2. ↑ This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.[5]
  3. ↑ This game was scheduled on October 2, 2018 to replace East Carolina’s game at Virginia Tech and NC State’s game vs. West Virginia, both of which were canceled due to Hurricane Florence. This game will not take place if either NC State or ECU qualifies for their respective conference championship.[6]
Schedule Source:[7]

Game summaries

North Carolina A&T

North Carolina A&T at East Carolina
1 234Total
• No. 14 (FCS) Aggies 7 7014 28
Pirates 3 1433 23
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:41
  • Game attendance: 38,640
  • Game weather: 90°F • 5–8 mph • Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Henry Wimberg
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Josh Appel (play-by-play), Stan Lewter (analyst)
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

North Carolina

North Carolina at East Carolina
1 234Total
Tar Heels 6 1300 19
• Pirates 7 14713 41
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 39,298
  • Game weather: 91°F • S 5 • Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Duane Heydt
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–12–1 September 20, 2014 W, 70–41

at South Florida

East Carolina at South Florida
1 234Total
Pirates 7 330 13
• Bulls 6 707 20
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Raymond James Stadium
    Tampa, FL
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 34,562
  • Referee: Charles Lamerti
  • TV announcers (ESPNews): Dave Lamont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst)
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–7 September 30, 2017 L, 31–61

Old Dominion

Old Dominion at East Carolina
1 234Total
Monarchs 14 678 35
• Pirates 14 779 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–3–1 August 31, 2013 W, 52–38

at Temple

East Carolina at Temple
1 234Total
Pirates 0 303 6
• Owls 14 2177 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–8 October 7, 2017 L, 10–34

Houston

Houston at East Carolina
1 234Total
• Cougars 14 7714 42
Pirates 0 3314 20
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–8 November 4, 2017 L, 27–52

UCF

UCF at East Carolina
1 2Total
Knights 0
Pirates 0
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–6 October 14, 2017 L, 21–63

Memphis

Memphis at East Carolina
1 2Total
Tigers 0
Pirates 0
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–7 November 25, 2017 L, 13–70

at Tulane

East Carolina at Tulane
1 2Total
Pirates 0
Green Wave 0
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–4 November 11, 2017 L, 24–31 OT

Connecticut

Connecticut at East Carolina
1 2Total
Huskies 0
Pirates 0
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 September 24, 2017 W, 41–38

at Cincinnati

East Carolina at Cincinnati
1 2Total
Pirates 0
Bearcats 0
  • Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–8 November 18, 2017 W, 48–20

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "ECU–N.C. A&T Game Postponed Until Sunday, Sept. 2 At 3:30 P.M." ECU Pirates Official Athletics Site. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Safety Concerns, Catastrophic Florence Forecast Forces ECU To Cancel Blacksburg Trip". ECU Pirates Official Athletics Site. September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ "NC State, East Carolina to play on Dec. 1, add games in 2025, 2028". FB Schedules. October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2018 ECU Football Schedule | Pirates | FBSchedules.com". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ "ECU Game Notes – North Carolina A&T: Game 1" (PDF). August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ "North Carolina A&T (2–0) vs. East Carolina (0–1)". ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site. September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "ECU Game Notes – North Carolina: Game 2" (PDF). September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  11. ↑ "North Carolina (0–2) vs. East Carolina (1–1)". ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site. September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  12. ↑ "ECU Game Notes – South Florida: Game 3" (PDF). September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  13. ↑ "South Florida (3–0) vs. East Carolina (1–2)". ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site. September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  14. ↑ "ECU Game Notes – Old Dominion: Game 4" (PDF). September 28, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Old Dominion (1–4) vs. East Carolina (2–2)". ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site. September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  16. ↑ "ECU Game Notes – Temple: Game 5" (PDF). October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
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