The 2022 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates played their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, and competed as members of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach Mike Houston, in his fourth season.
Offseason Transfers Incoming Chance BatesLBKennesaw StateKamarro EdmondsRBNorth CarolinaMichael EdwardsLBGeorgia SouthernAapri WashingtonCBBuffaloIsaiah WinsteadWRToledoJarett GarnerWRDukeJustin ReddIOLNorfolk StateBen JohnsonOTMaristJaylen JohnsonWRGeorgiaJack PowersEDGENevadaAlex HarperLSNorth Carolina CentralShaundre MimsDLCharleston SouthernDavid ChapeauPAir ForceParker MoorerOTWest VirginiaShavon RevelCBLouisburg College
Outgoing Tyree SaundersWRAlabama StateRay RoseWRTennessee StateWalter SimmonsQBBethune-CookmanJ'Vian McCrayDLAustin PeayCruz TempleSArkansas StateJacob ColemanTEMiddle Tennessee StateTroy LewisWRJames MadisonJayden ChalmersCBCampbellTJ LockleyWRJacksonville StateDavid LaneySNorth Carolina A&TNolan JohnsonCBMiami (OH)Dre TerryEDGEAlabama A&MTraveon FreshwaterDLElizabeth City StateSlade RoyLSLSUNasir ClerkCBDelaware StateTrent HollerOLMarshallJaquaez PowellOLNoneAsa BarnesRBNoneHenry GarrisonDLNoneBryan GraggTENoneWistar AllenLBNone
2022 recruiting class
East Carolina signed 18 players in the class of 2022. The Pirates' recruiting class ranks 86th by 247Sports, 91st by On3.com, and 79th by Rivals.
Schedule The Pirates will host the three of their non-conference opponents, NC State from the ACC, Old Dominion from Conference USA and Campbell from Division I FCS. They will visit BYU from the FBS Independents
Roster
Game summaries
vs No. 13 NC State (rivalry)
Statistics NCSUECU First downs 18 18 Plays–yards 65–344 68–383 Rushes–yards 32–133 27–116 Passing yards 211 267 Passing: –– 17–33–1 25–41–2 Time of possession 27:42 32:18 Team Category Player Statistics NC State Passing Devin Leary 17/33, 211 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Demie Sumo-Karngbaye 14 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD Receiving Thayer Thomas 4 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 25/41, 267 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Holton Ahlers 5 carries, 57 yards Receiving C. J. Johnson 6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD
vs Old Dominion
vs Campbell
vs Navy
At South Florida
At Tulane
vs Memphis
vs UCF
At BYU
At Cincinnati
vs Houston
At Temple
vs Coastal Carolina (Birmingham Bowl)
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