The 2023 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates played their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, and competed as members of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach Mike Houston, in his fifth season.

The East Carolina Pirates football team drew an average home attendance of 35,115 in 2023.

Offseason

Transfers

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Incoming Ryan BeckmanOLAkronOwen MurphyOTAkronJonathan JonesCBCampbellChase SowellWRColoradoDustyn HallOLDukeOmar RogersSElonGerald GreenRBGeorgia SouthernRyan KingWRGeorgia TechRance ConnerCBLouisvilleTymir BrownCBNorth CarolinaDontavius NashSNorth CarolinaRaRa DillworthLBNorth CarolinaTyquan KingLBNorth Carolina A&TB.J. DavisLBSouth Carolina StateKeelan MarionWRUConnJerry RiceKVMI

Schedule East Carolina and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023.

Game summaries at No. 2 Michigan

vs Marshall (rivalry)

at Appalachian State

vs Gardner-Webb (FCS)

at Rice

vs SMU

vs Charlotte (Homecoming)

at UTSA

vs No. 24 Tulane

at Florida Atlantic

at Navy

vs Tulsa

Roster

Rankings

Statistics

Team East Carolina Opp   Points per game Total First downs   Rushing   Passing   Penalty Rushing yards   Avg per play   Avg per game   Rushing touchdowns Passing yards   Att-Comp-Int   Avg per pass   Avg per catch   Avg per game   Passing touchdowns Total offense   Avg per play   Avg per game Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards   Avg per game Punts-Yards   Avg per punt Time of possession/Game 3rd down conversions 4th down conversions Touchdowns scored Field goals-Attempts PAT-Attempts Attendance   Games/Avg per Game   Neutral Site

Individual Leaders

Offense Passing statistics # NAME POS RAT CMP ATT YDS AVG/G CMP% TD INT LONG QB – – – – – – – – – QB – – – – – – – – – QB – – – – – – – – – QB – – – – – – – – – TOTALS – – – – – – – – –

Rushing statistics # NAME POS ATT GAIN AVG TD LONG AVG/G RB – – – – – – RB – – – – – – RB – – – – – – RB – – – – – – RB – – – – – – RB – – – – – – TOTALS – – – – – –

Receiving statistics # NAME POS CTH YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – WR – – – – – – TE – – – – – – TE – – – – – – TE – – – – – – TE – – – – – – TE – – – – – – TOTALS – – – – – –

Defense Defense statistics # NAME POS SOLO AST TOT TFL-YDS SACK-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH FR FF BLK SAF TD DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – DL – – – – – – – – – – – – – RUSH – – – – – – – – – – – – – RUSH – – – – – – – – – – – – – RUSH – – – – – – – – – – – – – RUSH – – – – – – – – – – – – – RUSH – – – – – – – – – – – – – LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – LB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – – DB – – – – – – – – – – – – – Team – – – – – – – – – – – – – TOTAL – – – – – – – – – – – – – Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Special teams Kicking statistics # NAME POS XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% 1–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ LNG K – – – – – – 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 – K – – – – – – 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 – TOTALS – – – – – – 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 –

Kickoff statistics # NAME POS KICKS YDS AVG TB OB – – – – – – – – TOTALS – – – – –

Punting statistics # NAME POS PUNTS YDS AVG LONG TB I–20 50+ BLK P – – – – – – – – P – – – – – – – – TOTALS – – – – – – – –

Kick return statistics # NAME POS RTNS YDS AVG TD LNG – – – – – TOTALS – – – – –

Punt return statistics # NAME POS RTNS YDS AVG TD LONG – – – – – TOTALS – – – – –

Scoring

East Carolina vs non-conference opponents

East Carolina vs AAC opponents

East Carolina vs all opponents

References