📅 East Carolina Football Schedules
Welcome to the East Carolina Pirates football schedule hub on NC Football News. This page serves as a central reference for East Carolina football schedules, featuring the most current season’s slate along with past and future schedules as they become available.
East Carolina competes in the NCAA Division Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the American Conference. Below, you’ll find game dates, opponents, locations and available TV and/or streaming information, organized by season for easy reference.
Related East Carolina Football Pages
- East Carolina Football Hub (coming soon)
- East Carolina Football Recruiting (coming soon)
- 2026 East Carolina Football Season Hub (coming soon)
East Carolina Football Schedule – 2025
East Carolina Football Schedule – 2025| Date | @ | ECU Opponent | Time | TV/Stream | Result | Record | Conf. | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 28 | at | NC State | 7 p.m. | ACCN | L, 17-24 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 6 | vs | Campbell | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 56-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 13 | at | Coastal Carolina | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 38-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 20 | vs | Brigham Young | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | L, 13-34 | 2-2 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 25 | vs | Army* | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN | W, 28-6 | 3-2 | 1-0 | |
| Oct. 9 | at | Tulane* | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN | L, 19-26 | 3-3 | 1-1 | |
| Oct. 16 | vs | Tulsa* | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN | W, 41-27 | 4-3 | 2-1 | |
| Nov. 1 | at | Temple* | 2 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 45-14 | 5-3 | 3-1 | |
| Nov. 8 | vs | Charlotte* | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 48-22 | 6-3 | 4-1 | |
| Nov. 15 | vs | Memphis* | 4 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 31-27 | 7-3 | 5-1 | |
| Nov. 22 | at | UTSA* | 3 p.m. | ESPN+ | L, 24-58 | 7-4 | 5-2 | |
| Nov. 29 | at | Florida Atlantic* | 12 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 42-3 | 8-4 | 6-2 | |
| Dec. 27 | vs | Pittsburgh | 11 a.m. | ESPN | W, 23-17 | 9-4 | 6-2 | 🏈 Game Details |
| * AAC game |
🏈 Click “Game Details →” for final scores, highlights and notes from East Carolina football games.
All games hosted by East Carolina will be streamed on ESPN+.
2024 East Carolina Football Schedule and Results
| Date |  | Opponent | Result | Score | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31 | vs | Norfolk State | W | W | 42-3 | 1-0 |
| Sep. 7 | at | Old Dominion | W | W | 20-14 | 2-0 |
| Sep. 14 | vs | Appalachian State | W | L | 19-21 | 2-1 |
| Sep. 21 | at | Liberty | W | L | 24-35 | 2-2 |
| Sep. 28 | vs | UTSA* | W | W | 30-20 | 3-2 |
| Oct. 5 | at | Charlotte* | L | L | 24-55 | 3-3 |
| Oct. 12 | BYE | |||||
| Oct. 19 | at | Army* | W | L | 28-45 | 3-4 |
| Oct. 26 | vs | Temple* | L | W | 56-34 | 4-4 |
| Nov. 2 | BYE | L | ||||
| Nov. 7 | vs | Florida Atlantic* | W | W | 49-14 | 5-4 |
| Nov. 14 | at | Tulsa* | W | 38-31 | 6-4 | |
| Nov. 23 | at | North Texas* | W | W | 40-28 | 7-4 |
| Nov. 29 | vs | Navy* | W | L | 20-34 | 7-5 |
| Dec. 28 | vs | NC State | L | W | 26-21 | 8-5 |
Future East Carolina Football Opponents
The Pirates recently added Alabama to its 2026 schedule. The contest will be played at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 5, 2026. ECU will receive $1.5 million for the game, per reports. Meanwhile, Wake Forest bought out a game against ECU originally planned for Greenville in 2027.
2026: at Alabama (Sept. 5), Appalachian State (Sept. 12), at Old Dominion (Sept. 19), North Carolina Central (Sept. 26)
2027: Western Carolina (Sept. 4), at Northwestern (Sept. 18) Georgia State (Sept. 25)
2028: NC State (Sept. 2), Coastal Carolina (Sept. 9), Charleston Southern (Sept. 16), at Wake Forest (Sept. 23)
2029: at Clemson (Sept. 1), Old Dominion (Sept. 15), Liberty (Sept. 22)
2030: Norfolk State (Aug. 31), at South Carolina (Sept. 7), at Old Dominion (Sept. 14)
2031: Old Dominion (Sept. 6)
*Source: East Carolina athletics, FBSchedules.com
The American Conference has already released league pairings for the 2026 season, with each team playing four conference home games and four conference away games. East Carolina is set to host Florida Atlantic, Rice, South Florida and Temple, and will travel to UAB, Army, Charlotte and Memphis. The full American Conference schedule will be released in February 2026, per the league.
Looking for schedules for all North Carolina college football teams? Check out our Master Schedules page (week-by-week breakdown) or our Team Schedules Hub (links to schedules for all 33 teams).