2022 East Carolina Pirates football team

2022 East Carolina Pirates football
Birmingham Bowl champion
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (4–4 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonnie Kirkpatrick (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBlake Harrell (3rd season)
Base defense3–4 or 4–2–5
Home stadiumDowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Tulane y$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
UCF y   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Cincinnati   6 – 2     9 – 4  
SMU   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Houston   5 – 3     8 – 5  
East Carolina   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Navy   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Memphis   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Tulsa   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Temple   1 – 7     3 – 9  
South Florida   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Tulane 45, UCF 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 2022 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 fourth season.

Offseason

Transfers

Incoming

Player Position Previous Team
Chance Bates LB Kennesaw State
Kamarro Edmonds RB North Carolina
Michael Edwards LB Georgia Southern
Aapri Washington CB Buffalo
Isaiah Winstead WR Toledo
Jarett Garner WR Duke
Justin Redd IOL Norfolk State
Ben Johnson OT Marist
Jaylen Johnson WR Georgia
Jack Powers EDGE Nevada
Alex Harper LS North Carolina Central
Shaundre Mims DL Charleston Southern
David Chapeau P Air Force
Parker Moorer OT West Virginia
Shavon Revel CB Louisburg College

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Tyree Saunders WR Alabama State
Ray Rose WR Tennessee State
Walter Simmons QB Bethune-Cookman
J'Vian McCray DL Austin Peay
Cruz Temple S Arkansas State
Jacob Coleman TE Middle Tennessee State
Troy Lewis WR James Madison
Jayden Chalmers CB Campbell
TJ Lockley WR Jacksonville State
David Laney S North Carolina A&T
Nolan Johnson CB Miami (OH)
Dre Terry EDGE Alabama A&M
Traveon Freshwater DL Elizabeth City State
Slade Roy LS LSU
Nasir Clerk CB Delaware State
Trent Holler OL Marshall
Jaquaez Powell OL None
Asa Barnes RB None
Henry Garrison DL None
Bryan Gragg TE None
Wistar Allen LB None

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2022 recruiting class

Main article: 2022 college football recruiting class

East Carolina signed 18 players in the class of 2022. The Pirates' recruiting class ranks 86th by 247Sports, 91st by On3, and 79th by Rivals.

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)
College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marlon Gunn Jr.
RB 		Baton Rouge, Louisiana Scotlandville Magnet High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 23, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Jacob Sacra
OT 		Baltimore, Maryland St. Frances Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 315 lb (143 kg) Jul 6, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

2023 recruiting class

Schedule

The Pirates will host the three of their non-conference opponents, NC State from the ACC, Old Dominion from Conference USA and Campbell from Division I FCS. They will visit BYU from the FBS Independents[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 p.m.No. 13 NC State*
ESPNL 20–2151,711
September 106:00 p.m.Old Dominion*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN+W 39–2136,853
September 176:00 p.m.Campbell*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN+W 49–1043,036
September 246:00 p.m.Navy
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN+L 20–23 2OT39,227
October 12:30 p.m.at South Florida
ESPN+W 48–283,708
October 83:30 p.m.at Tulane
ESPNUL 9–2414,193
October 157:30 p.m.Memphisdagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNUW 47–45 4OT38,059
October 227:30 p.m.UCF
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNUW 34–1338,245
October 288:00 p.m.at BYU*
ESPN2W 27–2455,525
November 118:00 p.m.at Cincinnati
ESPN2L 25–2738,199
November 192:00 p.m.Houston
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN+L 3–4242,475
November 261:00 p.m.at Temple
ESPN+W 49–4613,037
December 276:45 p.m.vs. Coastal Carolina*
ESPNW 53–2915,901

[2][4]

Roster

2022 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Jhari Patterson So
WR 1 Jaylen Johnson Jr
RB 2 Keaton Mitchell So
TE 4 Ryan Jones GS
WR 5 C. J. Johnson Jr
QB 6 Ryan Stubblefield Fr
WR 7 Terrance Copper Jr. Fr
WR 8 Taji Hudson So
TE 9 Tyler Savage So
QB 10 Mason Garcia So
WR 11 Isaiah Winstead GS
QB 12 Holton Ahlers Sr
QB 13 Grantt Logan Fr
WR 14 Maceo Donald Jr
QB 15 Alex Flinn So
WR 17 Kerry King Fr
WR 19 Josh Murphy  Fr
WR 20 Andrew Doss Fr
RB 21 Marlon Gunn Jr. Fr
RB 22 Nemo Squire Fr
RB 23 Joseph McKay  Fr
WR 25 Melvin Jacobs So
WR 28 Khaheim Bragg So
RB 30 Cameron Moore So
WR 33 Brock Spalding Fr
RB 37 Kamarro Edmonds So
RB 40 C. J. Armstrong Fr
RB 47 Rahjai Harris So
RB 48 Grayson Klue Fr
OL 52 Parker Moorer So
OL 54 Avery Jones Jr
OL 56 Ethan Lang Fr
OL 60 Emmanuel Poku Fr
OL 61 Keziah Everett So
OL 63 Grayson Lewis So
OL 64 Grant Copeland Fr
OL 65 Zion Wilson  Fr
OL 66 Isaiah Foote So
OL 68 Trey Hardison Fr
OL 69 Noah Henderson Jr
OL 70 Justin Redd Sr
OL 71 Bailey Malovic Sr
OL 72 Ben Johnson Sr
OL 73 Nishad Strother So
OL 74 Hampton Ergle So
OL 75 Omari Allen Fr
OL 76 Jacob Sacra Fr
OL 77 Walter Stribling So
OL 76 Richard Pearce  Fr
OL 79 Elisha Samples Fr
TE 80 Shane Calhoun So
TE 81 Andre Pegues Jr
WR 82 Jarett Garner Sr
WR 83 Blue Coleman Fr
TE 84 D'Angelo McKinnie Jr
TE 85 Aaron Jarman GS
WR 86 Brandon Still Fr
TE 87 Joseph Samson So
WR 88 Jsi Hatfield Jr
TE 98 Max Lantzsch Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 0 Juan Powell So
CB 1 Malik Fleming Jr
S 3 Demetrius Mauney Jr
S 5 Jireh Wilson Jr
ILB 6 Teylor Jackson So
S 7 Gerard Stringer Sr
DL 8 Immanuel Hickman So
S 9 Teagan Wilk So
ILB 10 Xavier Smith Sr
OLB 11 Jeremy Lewis Jr
CB 12 Dru Dotter Fr
DL 13 Chad Stephens So
DL 15 Rick D'Abreu Jr
ILB 19 Jacoby Simpson Jr
S 20 Ty Moss Fr
S 21 Jordan Huff So
CB 22 Aapri Washington GS
CB 23 Damel Hickman Jr
OLB 24 Jack Powers Jr
S 25 Kingston McKinstry Jr
CB 26 Isaiah Brown-Murray Fr
S 27 Shawn Dourseau Jr
CB 28 Shavon Revel So
OLB 30 Samuel Dankah Fr
CB 31 Fletcher Marshall Jr. So
S 32 Julius Wood Jr
ILB 33 Zakye Barker Fr
ILB 34 Myles Berry Sr
S 35 Brandon Higgs So
S 37 Jonathan Coleman II So
ILB 38 Mike Edwards III So
S 39 Daren Perry Jr.  Fr
ILB 40 Chance Bates GS
CB 42 G'Mone Wilson So
OLB 44 Eric Doctor Jr. So
S 45 Devon King So
OLB 47 Trevon Hayes Fr
S 49 Josh Benton Fr
ILB 51 Jamari Young Fr
DL 52 Xavier McIver So
DL 53 Suirad Ware So
DL 55 Jasiyah Robinson Fr
DL 56 D'Anta Johnson So
ILB 58 Jackson Barker Fr
DL 90 Elijah Morris So
DL 91 Zakkai Wilson Fr
DL 92 C. J. Mims Fr
DL 93 Preston Carr Fr
DL 94 Elijah Robinson Jr
DL 95 Jason Shuford So
DL 96 Shaundre Mims GS
DL 97 Justyn Haynesworth So
DL 99 J. D. Lampley Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 38 David Chapeau So
K 41 Owen Daffer So
LS 43 Colby Garfield So
K 46 Carson Smith  Fr
LS 49 Alex Harper So
K 95 Andrew Conrad Fr
K 99 Laith Marjan  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Donnie Kirkpatrick – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Blake Harrell – Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers
  • Tim Daoust – Special teams coordinator/Outside linebackers/Defensive ends
  • Latrell Scott – Passing game coordinator/Tight ends
  • Chris Foster – Running backs
  • Re'quan Boyette – Wide receivers
  • Allen Mogridge – Offensive linemen
  • Jules Montinar – Cornerbacks
  • Roy Tesh – Defensive tackles
  • Tripp Weaver – Safeties
  • John Williams Jr. – Director, Strength and Conditioning
  • Aaron Auer – Offensive analyst
  • Matthew Symmes – Defensive analyst
  • Jack Nudo – Special teams analyst
  • Takoby Cofield – Offensive assistant
  • Chris Canada – Graduate assistant
  • Mark Hatcher – Graduate assistant
  • Michael Mosah – Graduate assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8/15/23

Game summaries

vs No. 13 NC State

See also: 2022 NC State Wolfpack football team and East Carolina–NC State rivalry
No. 13 NC State Wolfpack (0–0) vs East Carolina Pirates (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Wolfpack 14 7 0021
Pirates 7 0 7620

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,711
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:03) ECU – C. J. Johnson 39-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:15; East Carolina 7–0)
  • (2:40) NCST – Thayer Thomas 12-yard pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:11; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:34) NCST – Sean Brown 0-yard blocked punt return (Christopher Dunn kick) (NC State 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (1:09) NCST – Demie Sumo-Karngbaye 24-yard run (Christopher Dunn kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 3:48; NC State 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (5:17) ECU – Shane Calhoun 1-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:28; NC State 21–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (2:58) ECU – Rahjai Harris 3-yard run (Owen Daffer kick failed) (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 2:19; NC State 21–20)
Statistics NC State East Carolina
First downs 18 18
Plays–yards 65–344 68–383
Rushes–yards 32–133 27–116
Passing yards 211 267
Passing: comp–att–int 17–33–1 25–41–2
Time of possession 27:42 32:18
Team Category Player Statistics
NC State Passing Devin Leary 17/33, 211 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Demie Sumo-Karngbaye 14 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Thayer Thomas 4 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 25/41, 267 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Holton Ahlers 5 carries, 57 yards
Receiving C. J. Johnson 6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD

vs Old Dominion

See also: 2022 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
Old Dominion Monarchs (1-0) vs East Carolina Pirates (0-1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Monarchs 7 0 7721
Pirates 9 7 61739

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Rain •
  • Game attendance: 36,853
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney, Jay Sonnhalter
Statistics Old Dominion East Carolina
First downs 12 30
Plays–yards 44–290 86–531
Rushes–yards 14–15 47–261
Passing yards 275 270
Passing: comp–att–int 18–29–1 25–39–0
Time of possession 19:08 40:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 18–30, 275 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Blake Watson 5 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Ali Jennings III 8 receptions, 200 yards, 3 TD
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 25–39, 270 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 18 carries, 160 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jaylen Johnson 9 receptions, 93 yards

vs Campbell

See also: 2022 Campbell Fighting Camels football team
Campbell Fighting Camels (1-1) vs East Carolina Pirates (1-1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fighting Camels 10 0 0010
Pirates 7 14 21749

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny •
  • Game attendance: 43,036
  • Referee: Steve Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich, Jay Sonnhalter
Statistics Campbell East Carolina
First downs 21 28
Plays–yards 71–403 65–572
Rushes–yards 33–103 38–270
Passing yards 300 302
Passing: comp–att–int 23–38–1 22–27–0
Time of possession 30:52 29:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Campbell Passing Hajj-Malik Williams 23−38, 300 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing NaQuari Rogers 13 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Jalen Kelsey 3 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 17−20, 263 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 13 carries, 185 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Isaiah Winstead 6 receptions, 112 yards

vs Navy

See also: 2022 Navy Midshipmen football team
Navy Midshipmen (0-2) vs East Carolina Pirates (2-1)
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Midshipmen 0 3 0143323
Pirates 3 0 0143020

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • W 6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 39,227
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)
Statistics Navy East Carolina
First downs 22 16
Plays–yards 77–343 62–370
Rushes–yards 66–191 28–103
Passing yards 152 267
Passing: comp–att–int 7–11–0 22–34–1
Time of possession 37:02 22:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 7−10, 152 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Maquel Haywood 13 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Vincent Terrell Jr. 3 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 22−34, 267 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 15 carries, 75 yards
Receiving Isaiah Winstead 11 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD

At South Florida

See also: 2022 South Florida Bulls football team
East Carolina Pirates (2-2) vs South Florida Bulls (1-3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 14 27 7048
Bulls 0 7 14728

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • NE 6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 3,708
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich, Taylor McHargue
Statistics East Carolina South Florida
First downs 26 21
Plays–yards 71–575 64–455
Rushes–yards 30–110 36–202
Passing yards 465 253
Passing: comp–att–int 31–41–0 18–28–0
Time of possession 30:46 29:14
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 31−41, 465 yards, 6 TD
Rushing Marlon Gunn Jr. 15 carries, 61 yards
Receiving C.J. Johnson 7 receptions, 197 yards, 4 TD
South Florida Passing Gerry Bohanon 18−28, 253 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Brian Battie 15 carries, 96 yards
Receiving Jimmy Horn Jr. 8 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD

At Tulane

See also: 2022 Tulane Green Wave football team
East Carolina Pirates (3-2) vs Tulane Green Wave (4-1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 3 6 009
Green Wave 0 14 7324

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • NE 9 MPH
  • Game attendance: 14,193
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Anish Shroff, Brock Osweiler, Taylor McGregor
Statistics East Carolina Tulane
First downs 24 22
Plays–yards 75–419 67–391
Rushes–yards 23–131 32–41
Passing yards 288 350
Passing: comp–att–int 32–52–2 28–35–0
Time of possession 27:25 32:35
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 32–51, 288 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Marlon Gunn Jr. 7 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Isaiah Winstead 9 receptions, 90 yards
Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 27–34, 326 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Tyjae Spears 16 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Duece Watts 4 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

vs Memphis

See also: 2022 Memphis Tigers football team and Homecoming
Memphis Tigers (4-2) vs East Carolina Pirates (3-3)
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OT3OT4OTTotal
Tigers 7 10 310762045
Pirates 0 13 710762247

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • W 9 MPH
  • Game attendance: 38,059
  • Referee: Nate Black
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Brian Custer, Dustin Fox, Lauren Sisler
Statistics Memphis East Carolina
First downs 24 25
Plays–yards 72–491 77–473
Rushes–yards 35–84 42–169
Passing yards 407 304
Passing: comp–att–int 27–37–2 26–35–0
Time of possession 24:27 32:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Memphis Passing Seth Henigan 27–37, 407 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Asa Martin 12 carries, 59 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Joe Scates 5 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 26–34, 304 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 29 carries, 149 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Isaiah Winstead 9 receptions, 154 yards, 1 TD

vs UCF

See also: 2022 UCF Knights football team
UCF Knights (5-1) vs East Carolina Pirates (4-2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Knights 0 3 7313
Pirates 3 14 71034

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • E 7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 38,245
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen and Rene Ingoglia
  • -
Statistics UCF East Carolina
First downs 23 24
Plays–yards 69–426 69–458
Rushes–yards 32–130 33–147
Passing yards 296 311
Passing: comp–att–int 25–37–3 30–36–0
Time of possession 24:49 35:11
Team Category Player Statistics
UCF Passing John Rhys Plumlee 25–37, 296 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Isaiah Bowser 11 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kobe Hudson 5 receptions, 85 yards
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 30–36, 311 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 16 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD
Receiving C.J. Johnson 11 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD

At BYU

See also: 2022 BYU Cougars football team
East Carolina Pirates (5-3) vs BYU Cougars (4-4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 7 10 7327
Cougars 3 14 7024

at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Sunny • SW 6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 55,525
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
Statistics East Carolina BYU
First downs 20 22
Plays–yards 58–424 67–388
Rushes–yards 36–227 42–244
Passing yards 197 144
Passing: comp–att–int 15–22–0 18–25–0
Time of possession 26:04 33:56
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 15–22, 197 yards
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 21 carries, 176 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Isaiah Winstead 5 receptions, 63 yards
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 18–25, 144 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Lopini Katoa 20 carries, 116 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Puka Nacua 7 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD

At Cincinnati

See also: 2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
East Carolina Pirates (6-3) vs Cincinnati Bearcats (7-2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 5 7 13025
Bearcats 7 17 0327

at Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • SE 12 MPH
  • Game attendance: 38,199
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Statistics East Carolina Cincinnati
First downs 22 13
Plays–yards 79–450 57–310
Rushes–yards 33–174 26–66
Passing yards 276 244
Passing: comp–att–int 25–45–0 14–31–1
Time of possession 36:20 23:34
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 26–46, 280 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 16 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD
Receiving C.J. Johnson 7 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD
Cincinnati Passing Ben Bryant 14–30, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Charles McClelland 10 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Tyler Scott 7 receptions, 140 yards

vs Houston

See also: 2022 Houston Cougars football team
Houston Cougars (6-4) vs East Carolina Pirates (6-4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 7 14 14742
Pirates 0 0 303

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • N 2 MPH
  • Game attendance: 42,475
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross, Taylor McHargue
Statistics Houston East Carolina
First downs 27 13
Plays–yards 68–515 57–315
Rushes–yards 24–80 22–118
Passing yards 435 197
Passing: comp–att–int 32–44–1 17–35–0
Time of possession 30:42 29:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Passing Clayton Tune 32–44, 435 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Clayton Tune 6 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Tank Dell 9 receptions, 176 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 15–30, 182 yards
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 14 carries, 129 yards
Receiving Jsi Hatfield 2 receptions, 68 yards

At Temple

See also: 2022 Temple Owls football team
East Carolina Pirates (6-5) vs Temple Owls (3-8)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 7 21 14749
Owls 3 21 15746

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • E 11 MPH
  • Game attendance: 13,037
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross, Taylor McHargue
Statistics East Carolina Temple
First downs 23 30
Plays–yards –534 –575
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards 314 527
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Time of possession 31:00 29:00
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Coastal Carolina (Birmingham Bowl)

See also: 2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team and 2022 Birmingham Bowl
Birmingham Bowl - East Carolina Pirates (7-5) vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9-3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 10 14 141553
Chanticleers 0 14 7829

at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL

  • Date: December 27
  • Game time: 6:45 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: -
  • Game attendance: -
  • Referee: Tuta Salaam
  • TV: ESPN
Statistics East Carolina Coastal Carolina
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Coastal Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes

  1. ^ The South Florida game was moved to Boca Raton, Florida due to Hurricane Ian impact on the west coast of Florida.[3]

References

  1. ^ "2022 East Carolina Pirates Football Transfers". On3. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2022 East Carolina Football Schedule". Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Gray, Malcolm (September 27, 2022). "ECU-South Florida game moved to Boca Raton, Fla. due to Hurricane Ian". WNCT-TV (Press release).
  4. ^ "2022 Cincinnati Football Schedule". ecupirates.com.