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East Carolina ready to make next step
Houston, we have a program. After two losing seasons as Pirates head coach, Mike Houston doubled his win total at East Carolina with seven wins last year. A good measure of just how far the […]
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ECU accepts bid to play in Military Bowl
The East Carolina football team clinched its first winning season in seven years with a thrilling last-second victory at Navy two weeks ago. Next month, the Pirates will return to Annapolis for their first bowl […]
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Red-hot Pirates target upset against No. 4 Cincinnati
Every week, it seems, the East Carolina football team checks another goal off its to-do list. There was the overtime win at Memphis that earned bowl eligibility for the first time since 2014. That was […]
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Going bowling: ECU stopped Memphis in OT to earn 6th win
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Keaton Mitchell scored on a 24-yard run in overtime then the Pirates broke up a conversion pass to send East Carolina to a 30-29 win over Memphis on Saturday. After Rodrigues […]
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ECU moves within 1 win of bowl eligibility with rout of Temple
GREENVILLE — East Carolina has been involved in some lopsided football games over the past six-plus seasons. This time, it ended up on the right side of the equation. After losing all 11 games decided […]
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Second-half surge lifts ECU past South Florida
GREENVILLE — Mike Houston didn’t give a fiery halftime speech Thursday, although he could easily have done that as self-destructive as his East Carolina football team was over the first two quarters against South Florida. […]
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Mitchell’s 200-yard game helps ECU to 3rd straight win
GREENVILLE — Keaton Mitchell rushed for a career-high 222 yards and two touchdowns, Holton Ahlers threw for 288 yards and a pair of touchdowns and East Carolina defeated Tulane 52-29 on Saturday. Mitchell took a […]
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ECU holds on against Charleston Southern to even record
GREENVILLE — Keaton Mitchell broke loose for a 74-yard touchdown run to spark a 24-point second quarter, and East Carolina held on to beat Charleston Southern 31-28 on Saturday night. Freshman backup quarterback Mason Garcia […]
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Chase Brice leads App State past ECU in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE — For Appalachian State head coach Shawn Clark, the turning point in Thursday’s season opener against East Carolina came a day before the ball was kicked off. “Our guys were locked in,” he said. […]
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Ending season with 2 straight wins gives ECU momentum
At face value, the 2020 season was a disappointing one for the East Carolina football team. It started with the cancellation of a game against Marshall designed to pay tribute to the Thundering Herd on […]