2024 East Carolina Pirates football team

2024 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn David Baker (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBlake Harrell (5th season)
Base defense3–4 or 4–2–5
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 Army y   7 0     9 0  
No. 25 Tulane y   7 0     9 2  
Navy   5 2     7 3  
Memphis   5 2     9 2  
East Carolina   4 2     6 4  
South Florida   3 3     5 5  
UTSA   3 3     5 5  
North Texas   2 4     5 5  
Charlotte   2 4     3 7  
Rice   2 4     3 7  
Temple   2 4     3 7  
UAB   1 5     2 8  
Tulsa   1 5     3 7  
Florida Atlantic   0 6     2 8  
Championship: Army vs. Tulane
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2024 East Carolina Pirates football team represents East Carolina University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates were led by Mike Houston in his sixth year as the head coach for the team's first seven games. The Pirates play home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, located in Greenville, North Carolina.

On October 20, head coach Mike Houston was fired after back-to-back blowout losses to Charlotte and Army.[1] Defensive coordinator Blake Harrell was named the team's interim head coach.[2]

  1. ^ Adelson, Andrea (October 20, 2024). "East Carolina fires football coach Mike Houston amid 3-4 start". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "East Carolina fires coach Mike Houston after 5 seasons and loss to Army". Associated Press. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.