Teams / East Carolina Pirates
NCAAF · American
Team information
- Abbr
- ECU
- Sport
- Football
- League
- NCAAF
- Conference
- American
- Founded
- 1932
- Mascot
- PeeDee
- Fan nickname
- Pirate Nation
- City nickname
- East Carolina
- Home market
- NC, Greenville
- Championships
- 0
- Followers
- 0
ECU football fanbase famous for passionate tailgates
Official website
Home venue
Bagwell Field at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium · Greenville
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Franchise stats
- All-time record
- 0 W · 0 L · 0 T
- Winning %
- 0.000
- Playoff appearances
- 7
- 2026 season
- 0 W · 0 L · 0 T (0.000)
Retired numbers
16
Robert Farris
Retired 1965
18
Norman Swindell
Retired 1963
29
James Speight
Retired 1955
36
Roger Thrift
Retired 1949
Signature songs
Purple Gold
Purple and Gold!
Go Pirates!
ECU!
Signature chants
Go Pirates!
(Clap pattern)
Let's go Pirates!
(clap clap clap-clap-clap)
Let's go Pirates!
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