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
AAC media poll The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Pirates predicted to finish fifth in the AAC East Division.
Schedule
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Personnel
Coaching staff
PositionNameYears at ECUAlma materHead coach: Mike Houston 1st Mars Hill '94Defensive coordinatorSafeties coach: Bob Trott 1st UNC '76Offensive coordinatorQuarterbacks coach: Donnie Kirkpatrick 1st Lenoir-Rhyne '82Special Teams Coordinator: Roy Tesh 1st Greensboro College '04offensive line coach: Steve Shankweiler 1st Davidson '74Wide Receivers coach: Drew Dudzik 1st JMU '10Running backs coach: De'Rail Sims 1st Pikesville '10Cornerbacks coach: Brandon Lynch 3rd Middle Tennessee '06Defensive line coach Jeff Hanson 1st Richmond '71Special Teams Assistant: Fontel Mines 1st Virginia '07
Game summaries
At NC State
Gardner–Webb
At Navy
William & Mary
At Old Dominion
Temple
At UCF
South Florida
No. 17 Cincinnati
At SMU
At UConn
Tulsa
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