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American college football season
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]
Media poll (East)
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Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
UCF |
169 (19)
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2 |
Cincinnati |
157 (11)
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3 |
USF |
107
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4 |
Temple |
101
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5 |
East Carolina |
66
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6 |
UConn |
30
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Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at NC State* | | ACCN | L 6–34 | 57,633 |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb* | | ESPN3 | W 48–9 | 34,118 |
September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy | | 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. | at Old Dominion* | | ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 18,643 |
| 8:00 p.m. | Temple | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| ESPN | L 17–27 | 33,253 |
October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at UCF | | 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. 17 Cincinnati | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| CBSSN | L 43–46 | 32,276 |
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 25 SMU | | ESPNU | L 51–59 | 29,528 |
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at UConn | | ESPN3 | W 31–24 | 12,084 |
November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulsa | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| ESPNU | L 24–49 | 27,978 |
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- Schedule Source:[2]
Personnel[edit]
Coaching staff[edit]
Game summaries[edit]
At NC State[edit]
Game information
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- First quarter
- NCST - Zonovan Knight 9-yard TD run, Christopher Dunn kick good, 8:34 (NCST 7-0)
- ECU - Jake Verity 47-yard field goal, 6:04 (NCST 7-3)
- Second quarter
- NCST - Dunn 27-yard field goal, 10:01 (NCST 10-3)
- NCST - Matthew McKay 4-yard TD run, Dunn kick good, 0:51 (NCST 17-3)
- Third quarter
- NCST - Tabari Hines 48-yard TD pass from McKay, Dunn kick good, 9:48 (NCST 24-3)
- Fourth quarter
- NCST - McKay 21-yard TD run, Dunn kick good, 12:21 (NCST 31-3)
- NCST - Dunn 34-yard field goal, 4:14 (NCST 34-3)
- ECU - Verity 31-yard field goal, 1:18 (NCST 34-6)
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- Top passers
- NCST - Matthew McKay - 25/37, 308 yards, TD
- ECU - Holton Ahlers - 22/39, 168 yards, INT
- Top rushers
- NCST - Zonovan Knight - 9 carries, 42 yards, TD
- ECU - Darius Pinnix Jr. - 11 carries, 23 yards
- Top receivers
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Gardner–Webb[edit]
Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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At Navy[edit]
Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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William & Mary[edit]
Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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At Old Dominion[edit]
Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
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South Florida[edit]
South Florida at East Carolina – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Bulls |
14 |
21 |
3 | 7 | 45 |
Pirates |
7 |
3 |
0 | 10 | 20 |
at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC
- Date: October 26
- Game time: 3:45 p.m.
- Game attendance: 33,088
- TV: ESPNU
- [10]
Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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Cincinnati[edit]
Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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At UConn[edit]
East Carolina at Connecticut – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Pirates |
10 |
7 |
7 | 7 | 31 |
Huskies |
7 |
0 |
7 | 10 | 24 |
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
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- First quarter
- UCONN • 13:07 • Cameron Ross 40 yd pass from Jack Zergiotis (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 7–0
- ECU • 05:57 • Jake Verity 26 yd field goal • UCONN 7–3
- ECU • 01:11 • Darius Pinnix 3 yd run (Jake Verity kick) • ECU 10–7
- Second quarter
- ECU • 01:49 • Zech Byrd 17 yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick) • ECU 17–7
- Third quarter
- UCONN • 13:09 • Jay Rose 20 yd pass from Jack Zergiotis (Clayton Harris kick) • ECU 17–14
- ECU • 10:31 • Darius Pinnix 1 yd run (Jake Verity kick) • ECU 24–14
- Fourth quarter
- UCONN • 14:33 • Clayton Harris 27 yd field goal • ECU 24–17
- UCONN • 09:28 • Cameron Ross 94 yd pass from Jack Zergiotis (Clayton Harris kick) • TIED 24–24
- ECU • 03:28 • Holton Ahlers 2 yd run (Jake Verity kick) • ECU 31–24
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- Top passers
- ECU - Holton Ahlers – 34/50, 374 yards, TD
- UCONN - Jack Zergiotis – 21/37, 418 yards, 3 TD
- Top rushers
- ECU - Darius Pinnix – 27 attempts, 105 yards, 2 TD
- UCONN - Kevin Mensah – 20 attempts, 75 yards
- Top receivers
- ECU - Tyler Snead – 16 receptions, 126 yards
- UCONN - Cameron Ross – 8 receptions, 169 yards, 2 TD
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Game information
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