Although the performance fell short of flawless, the Pirates easily pulled off the trifecta by dominating the 49ers 48-22. With its third-straight win, ECU not only stayed in the hunt for a spot in the American Conference Championship, it clinched bowl eligibility for fourth time in five years and earned a measure of redemption in the process.

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East Carolina quarterback Katin Houser scrambles against Charlotte on Saturday afternoon during ECU’s homecoming game. The redshirt junior ended with four total TDs to help the Pirates become bowl eligible in four consecutive seasons. Whether or not Katin Houser calls Charlotte a football rival had little to do with Saturday’s result.

While ECU is a game ahead of them in the conference standings, the Pirates are stuck in a 4-way tie for 2nd place as of this week, meaning to keep up, running the table is key to having a shot at the conference championship game.

East Carolina celebrated a triumphant homecoming weekend with a decisive 48-22 victory over Charlotte, avenging the past two losses that led to a coach's dismis

East Carolina's football season is more than halfway through. Some things have gone about as expected. Others? Well, not so much. The Pirates enter the second and final open date at 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the American Conference. They are scoring at a clip ...

ECU’s football team will wear helmets with the “Flying ECU” logo for their homecoming game against Charlotte, marking the first time in nearly 30 years that the team has used the logo. The logo is a callback to the program’s prime and has been eagerly awaited by coach Blake Harrell and

The East Central University football team piled up over 500 yards of total offense but couldn’t dig itself out of a three-touchdown deficit in a 45-35 loss to Henderson State Saturday afternoon in a Great American Conference matchup at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium.