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2019 East Carolina Pirates football team

2019 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	4–8 (1–7 The American)
Head coach	Mike Houston (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Donnie Kirkpatrick (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Trott (1st season)
Home stadium	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates, led by first-year head coach Mike Houston, played their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, and were members of the East Division in the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in AAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

Preseason[edit]

AAC media poll[edit]

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Pirates predicted to finish fifth in the AAC East Division.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 p.m.	atNC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	L 6–34	57,633
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN3	W 48–9	34,118
September 14	3:30 p.m.	atNavy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 10–42	30,707
September 21	6:00 p.m.	William & Mary*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN3	W 19–7	38,004
September 28	6:00 p.m.	atOld Dominion*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 24–21	18,643
October 3	8:00 p.m.	Temple	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN	L 17–27	33,253
October 19	7:00 p.m.	atUCF	Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL	CBSSN	L 28–41	42,906
October 26	3:45 p.m.	South Florida	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	L 20–45	33,088
November 2	7:00 p.m.	No. 17Cincinnati	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	L 43–46	32,276
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at No. 25SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPNU	L 51–59	29,528
November 23	12:00 p.m.	atUConn	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN3	W 31–24	12,084
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	L 24–49	27,978
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[2]

Personnel[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Game summaries[edit]

At NC State[edit]

atCarter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 10:00 a.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
• Game attendance: 57,633
• Referee: Adam Savoie
• TV announcers (ACC Network): Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Eric Wood
• [1] [2] [3]

Gardner–Webb[edit]

atDowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 34,118
• TV: ESPN3
• [4]

At Navy[edit]

atNavy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: S 10-15 mph • Weather: Overcast
• Game attendance: 30,707
• Referee: Charles Lamertina
• TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)
• [5]

William & Mary[edit]

atDowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 38,004
• TV: ESPN3
• [6]

At Old Dominion[edit]

atS.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 18,643
• TV: ESPN+
• [7]

Temple[edit]

atDowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 33,253
• TV: ESPN
• [8]

At UCF[edit]

atSpectrum Stadium, Orlando, FL

• Date: October 19
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 42,906
• TV: CBSSN
• [9]

South Florida[edit]

atDowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 3:45 p.m.
• Game attendance: 33,088
• TV: ESPNU
• [10]

Cincinnati[edit]

atDowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 7:08 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear, 54 °F (12 °C)
• Game attendance: 32,273
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV: CBSSN
• [11]

At SMU[edit]

atGerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 57 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 29,528
• Referee: Henry Johns
• TV: ESPNU
• [12]

At UConn[edit]

atRentschler Field, Hartford, CT

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind: 9 W • Weather: Gorgeous Fall Day
• Game attendance: 12,084
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Robert Lee (play-by-play) & Matt Chatham (color analyst)
• [13]

Tulsa[edit]

atDowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: November 30
• Game time: 12:02 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy with Drizzle, 48 °F (9 °C), Calm
• Game attendance: 27,978
• Referee: A. Calabrese
• TV: ESPNU
• [14]

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