2021_East_Carolina_Pirates_football_team

2021 East Carolina Pirates football
2021 East Carolina Pirates football
Military Bowl, vs. Boston College, Canceled
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 The American)
Head coach	Mike Houston (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Donnie Kirkpatrick (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Blake Harrell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season

The 2021 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates, led by third-year head coach Mike Houston, play their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium as members of the American Athletic Conference.

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After compiling a 7–5 regular season record, the Pirates received a bid to the Military Bowl,^[1] where they were due to face the Boston College Eagles. On December 26, the Eagles withdrew from the game, due to COVID-19 issues; the bowl was subsequently canceled.^[2]

Game summaries

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"East Carolina To Play In 2021 Military Bowl". ecupirates.com (Press release). November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.

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Adelson, Andrea (December 26, 2021). "Military, Fenway Bowls Canceled Because of COVID-19 Issues". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

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"Cincinnati Chosen as Favorite in American Preseason Media Poll". theAmerican.org. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

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"2021 East Carolina Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Cincinnati	262 (22)
2	UCF	241 (2)
3	SMU	188
4	Houston	181
5	Memphis	168
6	Tulsa	153
7	Tulane	132
т-8	East Carolina	85
т-8	Navy	85
10	Temple	46
11	South Florida	43

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 p.m.	vs. Appalachian State*	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic)	ESPNU	L 19–33	36,752
September 11	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN2	L 17–20	40,816
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Marshall*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	CBSSN Facebook	W 42–38	24,833
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	W 31–28	39,218
October 2	3:30 p.m.	Tulane	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	W 52–29	33,475
October 9	6:00 p.m.	at UCF	Bounce House Orlando, FL	ESPN+	L 16–20	41,649
October 23	9:20 p.m.	at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPNews ^α	L 24–31 ^OT	22,925
October 28	7:30 p.m.	South Florida	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN	W 29–14	32,015
November 6	3:00 p.m.	Temple	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	W 45–3	32,817
November 13	11:00 a.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN+	W 30–29 ^OT	28,431
November 20	3:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 38–35	28,001
November 26	3:30 p.m.	No. 4 Cincinnati	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ABC	L 13–35	38,014
~~December 27~~	~~2:30 p.m.~~	vs. ~~Boston College~~*	~~Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium~~ ~~Annapolis, MD~~ (~~Military Bowl~~)	~~ESPN~~	Canceled	_
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Statistics	Appalachian State	East Carolina
First downs	25	20
Total yards	485	381
Rushing yards	226	86
Passing yards	259	295
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	31:55	28:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Chase Brice	20/27, 259 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Nate Noel	15 carries, 126 yards
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	4 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	22/40, 295 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	4 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Keaton Mitchell	5 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	0	7	7	6	20
East Carolina	7	7	0	3	17

2021_East_Carolina_Pirates_football_team

2021 East Carolina Pirates football team

Preseason

American Athletic Conference preseason media poll

Schedule

Notes

Game summaries

Vs. Appalachian State

Vs. South Carolina

At Marshall

Charleston Southern

Tulane

At UCF

At Houston

South Florida

Temple

At Memphis

At Navy

No. 4 Cincinnati

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Cincinnati y$^	8	–	0	13	–	1
No. 17 Houston y	8	–	0	12	–	2
UCF	5	–	3	9	–	4
East Carolina	5	–	3	7	–	5
Tulsa	5	–	3	7	–	6
SMU	4	–	4	8	–	4
Memphis	3	–	5	6	–	6
Navy	3	–	5	4	–	8
Tulane	1	–	7	2	–	10
South Florida	1	–	7	2	–	10
Temple	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Statistics	SC	ECU
First downs	15	12
Plays–yards	63–325	63–268
Rushes–yards	100	116
Passing yards	225	152
Passing: comp–att–int	13–24–1	12–25–2
Time of possession	18:57	41:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SC	Passing	Zeb Noland	13/24, 225 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	JuJu McDowell	11 carries, 71 yards
	Receiving	Josh Vann	5 receptions, 127 yards
ECU	Passing	Holton Ahlers	11/24, 77 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Rahjai Harris	14 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Jsi Hatfield	2 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charleston Southern	Passing	Jack Chambers	38/61, 405 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	JD Moore	14 car, 58 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Garris Schwarting	8 rec, 94 yds
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	17/26, 238 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	13 car, 125 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	C.J. Johnson	3 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	22/36, 268 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Cameron Carroll	9 car, 80 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Duece Watts	4 rec, 79 yds
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	21/32, 288 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	15 car, 222 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tyler Snead	4 rec, 78 yds, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Desmond Ridder	17/28, 301 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jerome Ford	20 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Alec Pierce	8 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD
ECU	Passing	Holton Ahlers	19/38, 228 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	17 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Snead	6 receptions, 91 yards