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2019 East Carolina Pirates football team

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.

2019 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (1–7 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonnie Kirkpatrick (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Trott (1st season)
Home stadiumDowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 24 UCF   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Temple   5 – 3     8 – 5  
South Florida   2 – 6     4 – 8  
East Carolina   1 – 7     4 – 8  
UConn   0 – 8     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 20 Navy x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
SMU   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Tulane   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Houston   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 UCF 169 (19)
2 Cincinnati 157 (11)
3 USF 107
4 Temple 101
5 East Carolina 66
6 UConn 30

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 p.m.at NC State*
ACCNL 6–3457,633
September 76:00 p.m.Gardner–Webb*
ESPN3W 48–934,118
September 143:30 p.m.at Navy
CBSSNL 10–4230,707
September 216:00 p.m.William & Mary*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN3W 19–738,004
September 286:00 p.m.at Old Dominion*
ESPN+W 24–2118,643
October 38:00 p.m.Temple
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNL 17–2733,253
October 197:00 p.m.at UCF
CBSSNL 28–4142,906
October 263:45 p.m.South Florida 
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNUL 20–4533,088
November 27:00 p.m.No. 17 Cincinnati
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNL 43–4632,276
November 912:00 p.m.at No. 25 SMU
ESPNUL 51–5929,528
November 2312:00 p.m.at UConn
ESPN3W 31–2412,084
November 3012:00 p.m.Tulsa
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNUL 24–4927,978
Schedule Source:[2]

Personnel edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Name Years at ECU Alma mater
Head coach: Mike Houston 1st Mars Hill '94
Defensive coordinator
Safeties coach:		 Bob Trott 1st UNC '76
Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks coach:		 Donnie Kirkpatrick 1st Lenoir-Rhyne '82
Special Teams Coordinator: Roy Tesh 1st Greensboro College '04
offensive line coach: Steve Shankweiler 1st Davidson '74
Wide Receivers coach: Drew Dudzik 1st JMU '10
Running backs coach: De'Rail Sims 1st Pikesville '10
Cornerbacks coach: Brandon Lynch 3rd Middle Tennessee '06
Defensive line coach Jeff Hanson 1st Richmond '71
Special Teams Assistant: Fontel Mines 1st Virginia '07

Game summaries edit

At NC State edit

See also: 2019 NC State Wolfpack football team and East Carolina–NC State rivalry
East Carolina at North Carolina State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 3 0 036
Wolfpack 7 10 71034

at Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC

Game information

Gardner–Webb edit

See also: 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
Gardner–Webb at East Carolina – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 7 209
Pirates 17 14 71048

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

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

At Navy edit

See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team
East Carolina at Navy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 3 0710
Midshipmen 14 14 14042

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Game information

William & Mary edit

See also: 2019 William & Mary Tribe football team
William & Mary at East Carolina – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tribe 0 7 007
Pirates 7 3 3619

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

  • Date: September 21
  • [6]
Game information

At Old Dominion edit

See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
East Carolina at Old Dominion – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 10 7 0724
Monarchs 3 0 10821

at S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [7]
Game information

Temple edit

See also: 2019 Temple Owls football team
Temple at East Carolina – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 17 7327
Pirates 7 3 0717

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
  • TV: ESPN
  • [8]
Game information

At UCF edit

See also: 2019 UCF Knights football team
East Carolina at UCF – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 6 16628
Knights 21 14 6041

at Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, FL

  • Date: October 19
  • [9]
Game information

South Florida edit

See also: 2019 South Florida Bulls football team
South Florida at East Carolina – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulls 14 21 3745
Pirates 7 3 01020

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

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

Cincinnati edit

See also: 2019 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
Cincinnati at East Carolina – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Bearcats 21 0 71846
Pirates 14 17 9343

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

  • Date: November 2
  • [11]
Game information

At SMU edit

See also: 2019 SMU Mustangs football team
East Carolina at SMU – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 7 13 171451
No. 23 Mustangs 14 14 171459

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

  • Date: November 9
  • [12]
Game information

At UConn edit

See also: 2019 UConn Huskies football team
East Carolina at Connecticut – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 10 7 7731
Huskies 7 0 71024

at Rentschler 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]
Game information

Tulsa edit

See also: 2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Tulsa at East Carolina – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Hurricane 7 14 141449
Pirates 3 0 71424

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

  • Date: November 30
  • [14]
Game information

References edit

  1. ^ Page, Fletcher. "Media picks UCF to win AAC, ranks UC second in East Division". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "ECU releases 2019 football schedule". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 28, 2019.


 

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