East Carolina Pirates football
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| First season | 1932 | ||
| Athletic director | Jeff Compher | ||
| Head coach |
Scottie Montgomery 1st year, 3–9 (.250) |
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| Stadium | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium | ||
| Field | Bagwell Field | ||
| Year built | 1963 | ||
| Seating capacity | 50,000 | ||
| Field surface | Tifton 419 Hybrid Bermuda | ||
| Location | Greenville, North Carolina | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | American Athletic Conference | ||
| Division | East | ||
| Past conferences |
Independent (1932–1946) North State Conference (1947–1961) Independent (1962–1964) Southern Conference (1965–1976) Independent (1977–1996) Conference USA (1997–2013) |
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| All-time record | 426–385–11 (.525) | ||
| Bowl record | 9–11 (.450) | ||
| Conference titles | 7 North State: 1953 SoCon: 1966, 1972, 1973, 1976 C-USA: 2008, 2009 |
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| Consensus All-Americans | 3 | ||
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
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| Fight song | E.C. Victory | ||
| Mascot | PeeDee the Pirate | ||
| Marching band | The Marching Pirates | ||
| Outfitter | Adidas | ||
| Rivals |
NC State Wolfpack North Carolina Tar Heels Virginia Tech Hokies UCF Knights |
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| Website | ecupirates.com | ||
The East Carolina Pirates are a college football team that represents East Carolina University (variously "East Carolina" or "ECU"). The team is a member of the American Athletic Conference, which is in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The Pirates have won seven conference championships and nine bowl games. The Pirates have 20 All-Americans over its history. Four players have their jerseys retired. Numerous Pirates have played in the NFL, including ten current players.
The team played its inaugural season in 1932. The team played home games at College Stadium on the main campus from the 1949 to the 1962 season. With the exception of the 1999 Miami football game, they have played their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium every year since 1963. The stadium is located south of East Carolina's main campus near the intersection of South Charles Boulevard and 14th Street. Dowdy-Ficklen underwent an expansion in 2010, raising the capacity of the stadium to 50,000. The Pirates announced a $55 million renovation project to Dowdy-Ficklen in 2016, which will add a new tower above the south side stands, among other things.
The coaches and administrative support is located in the Ward Sports Medicine Building, which is located adjacent to the stadium. Strength and conditioning for the players occurs in the Murphy Center, a $13 million indoor training facility which was completed in June 2002 and which is located in the west end zone of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The Pirates also practice and train at the Cliff Moore Practice Facility, which was fully renovated in 2005 and which has two full-length NFL-caliber fields.
East Carolina began organized football in the fall of 1932. The first football coach in school history was Kenneth Beatty. They played under the nickname Teachers because the school was a teacher training school. The team played five games, with two in Greenville. They however did not score a point the whole season, while opponents scored a combined 187 points. The 1933 season started just as they left the 1932 season. The team lost the first four games not scoring a point. The first victory in school history came against Campbell on November 11, 1933. The final score was 6-0. The 1933 team lost their final game against Appalachian St. 14–0. Coach Beatty left after the season.
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