The East Carolina Pirates will play Norfolk State (FCS) on August 31, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — keep scrolling for the full slate.

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2024 East Carolina Game and TV Schedule

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East Carolina 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Pirates are playing the 103rd-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
• East Carolina will face the 14th-easiest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (53).
• The Pirates are facing the ninth-easiest conference schedule this season (based on their AAC opponents’ combined win total last year).
• East Carolina has a schedule that features five games in 2024 against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (one of those teams won nine or more games and two of them had three or fewer wins).
• The Pirates will play four teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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East Carolina Stat Insights (2023)

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

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