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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

Mascot: PeeDee

Home venue

Bagwell Field at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium · Greenville

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Franchise stats

All-time record: 479 W · 464 L · 12 T
Winning %: 0.502
Playoff appearances: 7
2026 season: 2 W · 0 L · 0 T (1.000)

Venue timeline

None

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!

Former names

0

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