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Welcome to the East Carolina Pirates football schedule hub on NC Football News. This page serves as a central reference for ECU 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 I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the American Conference. Below, you’ll find game dates, opponents, locations and available TV/streaming information, with schedules organized by season for easy reference.
East Carolina Football Schedule 2026
East Carolina Football Schedule 2026| Date | H/A | Opponent | Score | Time | TV/Stream | W-L (Conf) | Notes | Week # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat,4/18 | Spring Game | 1 p.m. | Spring | |||||
| Sat,8/29 | BYE | Week 0 | ||||||
| Sat,9/5 | at | Alabama | Week 1 | |||||
| Sat,9/12 | vs | Appalachian State | Week 2 | |||||
| Sat,9/19 | at | Old Dominion | Week 3 | |||||
| Sat,9/26 | vs | North Carolina Central | Week 4 | |||||
| Sat,10/3 | BYE | Week 5 | ||||||
| Sat,10/10 | vs | Rice* | Week 6 | |||||
| Thu,10/15 | at | UAB* | Thursday night | Week 7 | ||||
| Thu,10/22 | at | Memphis* | Thursday night | Week 8 | ||||
| Sat,10/31 | vs | Temple* | Week 9 | |||||
| Fri,11/6 | vs | South Florida* | Friday night | Week 10 | ||||
| Sat,11/14 | at | Charlotte* | Week 11 | |||||
| Sat,11/21 | at | Army* | Week 12 | |||||
| Sat,11/28 | vs | FAU* | Either 11/27 or 11/28 | Week 13 |
East Carolina Football Schedule 2025: Scores & Final Record
| Date | H/A | Opponent | Score | Time | TV/Stream | Record | Conf. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 28 | at | NC State | L, 17-24 | 7 p.m. | ACCN | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 6 | vs | Campbell | W, 56-3 | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 13 | at | Coastal Carolina | W, 38-0 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | 2-1 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 20 | vs | Brigham Young | L, 13-34 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 25 | vs | Army* | W, 28-6 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN | 3-2 | 1-0 | |
| Oct. 9 | at | Tulane* | L, 19-26 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN | 3-3 | 1-1 | |
| Oct. 16 | vs | Tulsa* | W, 41-27 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN | 4-3 | 2-1 | |
| Nov. 1 | at | Temple* | W, 45-14 | 2 p.m. | ESPN+ | 5-3 | 3-1 | |
| Nov. 8 | vs | Charlotte* | W, 48-22 | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | 6-3 | 4-1 | |
| Nov. 15 | vs | Memphis* | W, 31-27 | 4 p.m. | ESPN+ | 7-3 | 5-1 | |
| Nov. 22 | at | UTSA* | L, 24-58 | 3 p.m. | ESPN+ | 7-4 | 5-2 | |
| Nov. 29 | at | Florida Atlantic* | W, 42-3 | 12 p.m. | ESPN+ | 8-4 | 6-2 | |
| Dec. 27 | vs | Pittsburgh | W, 23-17 | 11 a.m. | ESPN | 9-4 | 6-2 | Military Bowl 2025 |
| * American game |
All games hosted by East Carolina will be streamed on ESPN+.
Future East Carolina Non-Conference Opponents
Alabama was a late addition to the 2026 schedule. 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: 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)
2034: at Clemson (Sept. 2)
Source: East Carolina athletics, FBSchedules.com
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