The East Carolina Pirates will begin their 2024 college football schedule against Norfolk State, an FCS opponent, on August 31 — see below for more.

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2024 East Carolina Game and TV Schedule

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East Carolina 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Pirates will have the 103rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (64).
• Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this year (53), East Carolina has the 14th-easiest schedule in college football.
• Based on their AAC opponents’ combined win total last season (38), the Pirates have the ninth-easiest conference schedule in college football.
• In 2024, East Carolina will face five teams that had winning records last season, including one that won nine or more games, while facing two squads that had three or fewer wins a year ago.
• The Pirates will have four games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.

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East Carolina Stat Insights (2023)

• While the Pirates ranked 37th in total defense with 341.4 yards allowed per game last season, they were a little worse on offense, ranking fourth-worst (277.3 yards per game).
• East Carolina ranked seventh-worst in scoring offense last season (17.3 points per game), but it played a little better on defense, ranking 38th with 22.4 points allowed per contest.
• The Pirates were a bottom-25 pass offense last year, ranking 12th-worst with 163.9 passing yards per contest. Defensively, they ranked 58th in FBS (219.2 passing yards allowed per game).
• While East Carolina’s run defense ranked 30th with 122.3 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking 21st-worst (113.3 rushing yards per game).
• While the Pirates’ third-down defense ranked 81st with a 40% third-down conversion rate allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking 12th-worst with a 30.9% third-down conversion rate.
• East Carolina ranked 102nd in college football with a -5 turnover margin last season after forcing 16 turnovers (86th in FBS) while committing 21 (99th in FBS).

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