2023 East Carolina Pirates football team

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2023
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
2023 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 SMU y$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Tulane y   8 – 0     11 – 3  
UTSA   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Memphis   6 – 2     10 – 3  
South Florida   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Rice   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Navy   4 – 4     5 – 7  
North Texas   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UAB   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Charlotte   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Temple   1 – 7     3 – 9  
East Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 East Carolina Pirates football team represented

Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, and compete as members of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach Mike Houston
, in his fifth season.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position New school
Terrance Copper Jr. WR Unknown
Rick D'Abreu DL TCU
Owen Daffer K NCA&T
Maceo Donald WR Unknown
Shawn Dourseau S Northern Arizona
Malik Fleming CB Houston
Justyn Haynesworth DT Maine
Damel Hickman CB Georgia Southern
Immanuel Hickman DE South Florida
Brandon Higgs CB Stony Brook
Taji Hudson WR James Madison
Avery Jones OL Auburn
Robert Kennedy S NC State
Max Lantzsch TE New Mexico
Grayson Lewis OL LIU
Fletcher Marshall CB Unknown
Demetrius Mauney S Unknown
D'Angelo McKinnie TE Stony Brook
Andre Pegues WR Unknown
Juan Powell CB Coastal Carolina
Elijah Robinson DE Hawaii
Nemo Squire RB
Gardner-Webb
Nishad Strother OL Oregon
Ryan Stubblefield QB Incarnate Word
G'Mone Wilson CB Unknown
Jireh Wilson S UCF

Incoming

Player Position Previous school
Ryan Beckman OL Akron
Owen Murphy OT Akron
Jonathan Jones CB Campbell
Chase Sowell WR Colorado
Dustyn Hall OL Duke
Omar Rogers S Elon
Gerald Green RB Georgia Southern
Ryan King WR Georgia Tech
Rance Conner CB Louisville
Tymir Brown CB North Carolina
Dontavius Nash S North Carolina
RaRa Dillworth LB North Carolina
Tyquan King LB North Carolina A&T
B.J. Davis LB South Carolina State
Keelan Marion WR UConn
Jerry Rice K VMI

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Schedule

East Carolina and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.at No. 2 Michigan*
PeacockL 3–30109,480
September 94:00 p.m.
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC (rivalry)
    		• ESPNUL 13–3138,211
    September 163:30 p.m.at Appalachian State*
    		ESPN+L 28–4340,168
    September 236:00 p.m.Gardner–Webb*
    • Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
    • Greenville, NC
    		ESPN+W 44–040,589
    September 307:00 p.m.at
    Houston, TX
    		ESPN+L 17–2419,598
    October 127:30 p.m.
    ESPN
    		L 10–3133,444
    October 212:00 p.m.Charlottedagger
    • Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
    • Greenville, NC
    		ESPN+L 7–1039,842
    October 283:30 p.m.at
    San Antonio, TX
    		ESPN+L 27–4122,629
    November 43:30 p.m.No. 24 Tulane
    • Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
    • Greenville, NC
    		ESPNUL 10–1333,765
    November 114:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
    		ESPN+W 22–717,532
    November 1812:00 p.m.at Navy
    		ESPNews/ESPN+L 0–1028,708
    November 252:00 p.m.Tulsa
    • Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
    • Greenville, NC
    		ESPN+L 27–2929,567

    Game summaries

    at No. 2 Michigan

    See also: 2023 Michigan Wolverines football team
    East Carolina Pirates (0–0) vs No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (0–0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Pirates 0 0 033
    No. 2 Wolverines 7 16 7030

    at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

    • Date: September 2nd
    • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
      EDT
    • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
    • Game attendance: 109,480
    • Referee: Greg Sujack
    • TV announcers (Peacock): Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Chris Simms (analyst), Lewis Johnson
    (sideline reporter)
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    • (14:13) MICH – Blake Corum 2 yard run, James Turner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 3:43; Michigan 14–0)
    • (5:32) MICH – Roman Wilson 10 yard pass from J. J. McCarthy, James Turner kick failed (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 4:16; Michigan 20–0)
    • (0:00) MICH – James Turner 50 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 0:48; Michigan 23–0)
    Third quarter
    • (9:13) MICH – Roman Wilson 15 yard pass from J. J. McCarthy, James Turner kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; Michigan 30–0)
    Fourth quarter
    • (0:00) ECU – Andrew Conrad 33 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 3:04; Michigan 30–3)
    Statistics East Carolina Michigan
    First downs 12 26
    Plays–yards 55–235 62–402
    Rushes–yards 26–103 31–122
    Passing yards 132 280
    Passing: comp–att–int 17–29–1 26–31–0
    Time of possession 26:35 33:26
    Team Category Player Statistics
    East Carolina Passing Mason Garcia 11/18, 80 yards, 1 INT
    Rushing Mason Garcia 8 carries, 36 yards
    Receiving Javious Bond 3 receptions, 31 yards
    Michigan Passing J. J. McCarthy 26/30, 280 yards, 3 TD
    Rushing Blake Corum 11 carries, 77 yards
    Receiving Roman Wilson 6 receptions, 78 yards, 3 TD

    vs Marshall (
    rivalry
    )

    See also: 2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
    Marshall Thundering Herd (1–0) vs East Carolina Pirates (0–1) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Thundering Herd 0 10 02131
    Pirates 0 10 3013

    at

    Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

    (analyst)
    Game information
    First quarter
    • No scoring plays
    Second quarter
    • (11:32) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 4:37; Marshall 7–0)
    • (6:03) MRSH – Kameron Lake 20 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:25; Marshall 10–0)
    • (3:53) ECU – Andrew Conrad 39 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:10; Marshall 10–3)
    • (2:22) ECU – Shane Calhoun 2 yard pass from Mason Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:16; Tied 10–10)
    Third quarter
    • (6:04) ECU – Andrew Conrad 30 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:43; East Carolina 13–10)
    Fourth quarter
    • (11:07) MRSH – Caleb McMillan 75 yard pass from Chuck Montgomery, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Marshall 17–13)
    • (7:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 56 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:17; Marshall 24–13)
    • (6:13) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 14 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:53; Marshall 31–13)
    Statistics Marshall East Carolina
    First downs 22 13
    Plays–yards 68–392 69–269
    Rushes–yards 38–131 38–146
    Passing yards 261 123
    Passing: comp–att–int 17–30–0 13–31–2
    Time of possession 30:05 29:55
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 15/28, 178 yards
    Rushing Rasheen Ali 18 carries, 85 yards, 3 TD
    Receiving Caleb McMillan 4 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
    East Carolina Passing Mason Garcia 10/23, 62 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
    Rushing Mason Garcia 16 carries, 118 yards
    Receiving Jsi Hatfield 4 receptions, 57 yards

    at Appalachian State

    See also: 2023 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
    East Carolina Pirates (0–2) vs Appalachian State Mountaineers (1–1) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Pirates 7 14 7028
    Mountaineers 10 6 20743

    at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina

    • Date: September 16th
    • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
      EST
    • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
    • Game attendance: 40,168
    • Referee: Wayne Winkler
    • TV announcers (ESPN+
    ): David Jackson (play-by-play), Avery Hall (analyst)
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (10:14) ECU – Rahjai Harris 7 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:46; East Carolina 7–0)
    • (9:39) APP – Nate Noel 68 yard run, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35; Tied 7–7)
    • (3:49) APP – Michael Hughes 36 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 5:11; Appalachian State 10–7)
    Second quarter
    • (9:25) ECU – Antoine Jackson 8 yard interception return, Andrew Conrad kick (East Carolina 14–10)
    • (2:14) ECU – Rahjai Harris 4 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:55; East Carolina 21–10)
    • (1:15) APP – Kanye Roberts 18 yard run, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:43; East Carolina 21–16)
    Third quarter
    • (12:05) APP – Kaedin Robinson 34 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Appalachian State 22–21)
    • (10:03) ECU – Shavon Revel 57 yard fumble return, Andrew Conrad kick (East Carolina 28–22)
    • (8:18) APP – Milan Tucker 35 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:36; Appalachian State 29–28)
    • (0:09) APP – Joey Aguilar 1 yard run, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:51; Appalachian State 36–28)
    Fourth quarter
    • (5:44) APP – David Larkins 6 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:44; Appalachian State 43–28)
    Statistics East Carolina Appalachian State
    First downs 14 23
    Plays–yards 62–260 75–480
    Rushes–yards 27–99 45–239
    Passing yards 161 241
    Passing: comp–att–int 19–33–3 17–29–1
    Time of possession 28:32 31:28
    Team Category Player Statistics
    East Carolina Passing Alex Flinn 17/31, 158 yards, 3 INT
    Rushing Rahjai Harris 12 carries, 56 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Jhari Patterson 4 receptions, 44 yards
    Appalachian State Passing Joey Aguilar 17/29, 241 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
    Rushing Nate Noel 25 carries, 193 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving Kaedin Robinson 4 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD

    vs Gardner-Webb (FCS)

    See also:
    2023 Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
    Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (FCS) (1-2) vs East Carolina Pirates (0-3) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Runnin' Bulldogs (FCS) 0 0 000
    Pirates 13 10 71444

    at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

    • Date: September 23rd
    • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
      EST
    • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: W at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
    • Game attendance: 40,589
    • Referee: Darryl DeBerry
    • TV announcers (ESPN+
    ): James Westling (play-by-play), Reginald Walker Jr. (analyst)
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (9:18) ECU – Rahjai Harris 11 yard pass from Alex Flinn, kick failed (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:37; East Carolina 6–0)
    • (2:28) ECU – Rahjai Harris 2 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:06; East Carolina 13–0)
    Second quarter
    • (14:46) ECU – Andrew Conrad 44 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -8 yards, 0:58; East Carolina 16–0)
    • (13:03) ECU – Mason Garcia 2 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:39; East Carolina 23–0)
    Third quarter
    • (1:55) ECU – Kamarro Edmonds 11 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:39; East Carolina 30–0)
    Fourth quarter
    • (7:39) ECU – Javious Bond 5 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:10; East Carolina 37–0)
    • (3:05) ECU – Kamarro Edmonds 1 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:36; East Carolina 44–0)