East Carolina Pirates

Team History

SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
2026	East Carolina Pirates	3	2	0	.600	5th
2025	East Carolina Pirates	8	4	0	.667	5th	Won Military Bowl
2024	East Carolina Pirates	7	5	0	.583	5th	Won Military Bowl
2023	East Carolina Pirates	2	10	0	.167	14th
2022	East Carolina Pirates	7	5	0	.583	5th	Won Birmingham Bowl
2021	East Carolina Pirates	7	5	0	.583	5th
2020	East Carolina Pirates	3	6	0	.333	8th
2019	East Carolina Pirates	4	8	0	.333	11th
2018	East Carolina Pirates	3	9	0	.250	9th
2017	East Carolina Pirates	3	9	0	.250	10th
2016	East Carolina Pirates	3	9	0	.250	11th
2015	East Carolina Pirates	5	7	0	.417	9th
2014	East Carolina Pirates	8	4	0	.667	4th	Lost Birmingham Bowl
2013	East Carolina Pirates	9	3	0	.750	1st	Won Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
2012	East Carolina Pirates	8	4	0	.667		Lost New Orleans Bowl
2011	East Carolina Pirates	5	7	0	.417
2010	East Carolina Pirates	6	6	0	.500		Lost Military Bowl
2009	East Carolina Pirates	9	4	0	.692	1st	Lost Liberty Bowl
2008	East Carolina Pirates	9	4	0	.692	1st	Lost Liberty Bowl
2007	East Carolina Pirates	7	5	0	.583		Won Hawai'i Bowl
2006	East Carolina Pirates	7	5	0	.583		Lost PapaJohns.com Bowl
2005	East Carolina Pirates	5	6	0	.455
2004	East Carolina Pirates	2	9	0	.182
2003	East Carolina Pirates	1	11	0	.083
2002	East Carolina Pirates	4	8	0	.333
2001	East Carolina Pirates	6	5	0	.545		Lost GMAC Bowl
2000	East Carolina Pirates	7	4	0	.636		Won Gallery Furniture Bowl
1999	East Carolina Pirates	9	2	0	.818		Lost Mobile Alabama Bowl
1998	East Carolina Pirates	6	5	0	.545
1997	East Carolina Pirates	5	6	0	.455
1996	East Carolina Pirates	8	3	0	.727
1995	East Carolina Pirates	8	3	0	.727		Won Liberty Bowl
1994	East Carolina Pirates	7	4	0	.636		Lost Liberty Bowl
1993	East Carolina Pirates	2	9	0	.182
1992	East Carolina Pirates	5	6	0	.455
1991	East Carolina Pirates	10	1	0	.909		Won Peach Bowl
1990	East Carolina Pirates	5	6	0	.455
1989	East Carolina Pirates	5	5	1	.500
1988	East Carolina Pirates	3	8	0	.273
1987	East Carolina Pirates	5	6	0	.455
1986	East Carolina Pirates	2	9	0	.182
1985	East Carolina Pirates	2	9	0	.182
1984	East Carolina Pirates	2	9	0	.182
1983	East Carolina Pirates	8	3	0	.727
1982	East Carolina Pirates	7	4	0	.636
1981	East Carolina Pirates	5	6	0	.455
1980	East Carolina Pirates	4	7	0	.364
1979	East Carolina Pirates	7	3	1	.682
1978	East Carolina Pirates	8	3	0	.727		Won Independence Bowl
1977	East Carolina Pirates	8	3	0	.727
1976	East Carolina Pirates	9	2	0	.818	1st
1975	East Carolina Pirates	8	3	0	.727
1974	East Carolina Pirates	7	4	0	.636
1973	East Carolina Pirates	9	2	0	.818	1st
1972	East Carolina Pirates	9	2	0	.818	1st
1971	East Carolina Pirates	4	6	0	.400
1970	East Carolina Pirates	3	8	0	.273
1969	East Carolina Pirates	2	7	0	.222
1968	East Carolina Pirates	4	6	0	.400
1967	East Carolina Pirates	8	2	0	.800
1966	East Carolina Pirates	4	5	1	.450	1st
1965	East Carolina Pirates	8	1	0	.889		Won Tangerine Bowl
1964	East Carolina Pirates	2	1	0	.667		Won Tangerine Bowl
1963	East Carolina Pirates	2	1	0	.667
1962	East Carolina Pirates	0	1	0	.000
1961	East Carolina Pirates	0	1	0	.000
1960	East Carolina Pirates	1	0	0	1.000
1957	East Carolina Pirates	0	2	0	.000
1956	East Carolina Pirates	0	2	0	.000
1951	East Carolina Pirates	0	1	0	.000

History


Seasons	70 (1951 to present)
Conference	American Athletic
Regular Season	359-341-3 (.513)
Postseason	11-9 (.550)
National Championships	0

Franchise Leaders

PASS YDS

13,636

Holton Ahlers

RUSH YDS

3,745

Junior Smith

REC YDS

4,256

Justin Hardy

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
5	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
6	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
7	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
8	Missouri State	1	4	.200
9	Sam Houston	1	4	.200
10	Delaware	2	4	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333