The 2023 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 2023 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 fifth season.
The East Carolina Pirates football team drew an average home attendance of 35,115 in 2023.
Offseason
Transfers
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Incoming Ryan BeckmanOLAkronOwen MurphyOTAkronJonathan JonesCBCampbellChase SowellWRColoradoDustyn HallOLDukeOmar RogersSElonGerald GreenRBGeorgia SouthernRyan KingWRGeorgia TechRance ConnerCBLouisvilleTymir BrownCBNorth CarolinaDontavius NashSNorth CarolinaRaRa DillworthLBNorth CarolinaTyquan KingLBNorth Carolina A&TB.J. DavisLBSouth Carolina StateKeelan MarionWRUConnJerry RiceKVMI
Schedule East Carolina and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023.
Game summaries at No. 2 Michigan
vs Marshall (rivalry)
at Appalachian State
vs Gardner-Webb (FCS)
at Rice
vs SMU
vs Charlotte (Homecoming)
at UTSA
vs No. 24 Tulane
at Florida Atlantic
at Navy
vs Tulsa
Roster
Rankings
Statistics
Team East Carolina Opp Points per game Total First downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushing yards Avg per play Avg per game Rushing touchdowns Passing yards Att-Comp-Int Avg per pass Avg per catch Avg per game Passing touchdowns Total offense Avg per play Avg per game Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Avg per game Punts-Yards Avg per punt Time of possession/Game 3rd down conversions 4th down conversions Touchdowns scored Field goals-Attempts PAT-Attempts Attendance Games/Avg per Game Neutral Site
Individual Leaders
Offense Passing statistics # NAME POS RAT CMP ATT YDS AVG/G CMP% TD INT LONG QB – – – – – – – – – QB – – – – – – – – – QB – – – – – – – – – QB – – – – – – – – – TOTALS – – – – – – – – –
Rushing statistics # NAME POS ATT GAIN AVG TD LONG AVG/G RB – – – – – – RB – – – – – – RB – – – – – – RB – – – – – – RB – – – – – – RB – – – – – – TOTALS – – – – – –
Receiving statistics # NAME POS CTH YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – TE – – – – – – TE – – – – – – TE – – – – – – TE – – – – – – TE – – – – – – TOTALS – – – – – –
Defense Defense statistics # NAME POS SOLO AST TOT TFL-YDS SACK-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH FR FF BLK SAF TD DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – RUSH – – – – – – – – – – – – – RUSH – – – – – – – – – – – – – RUSH – – – – – – – – – – – – – RUSH – – – – – – – – – – – – – RUSH – – – – – – – – – – – – – LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – Team – – – – – – – – – – – – – TOTAL – – – – – – – – – – – – – Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown
Special teams Kicking statistics # NAME POS XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% 1–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ LNG K – – – – – – 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 – K – – – – – – 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 – TOTALS – – – – – – 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 –
Kickoff statistics # NAME POS KICKS YDS AVG TB OB – – – – – – – – TOTALS – – – – –
Punting statistics # NAME POS PUNTS YDS AVG LONG TB I–20 50+ BLK P – – – – – – – – P – – – – – – – – TOTALS – – – – – – – –
Kick return statistics # NAME POS RTNS YDS AVG TD LNG – – – – – TOTALS – – – – –
Punt return statistics # NAME POS RTNS YDS AVG TD LONG – – – – – TOTALS – – – – –
Scoring
East Carolina vs non-conference opponents
East Carolina vs AAC opponents
East Carolina vs all opponents
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