East Carolina University announced its 2025 football schedule on Friday. On Monday, a couple of tweaks were announced.
The Pirates could have up to five games not on Saturday this season. ECU opens up on Thursday, Aug. 29 at NC State.
In addition, the BYU game has been finalized along with a new date for the Army game to open up AAC play.
UPDATE – The ECU Football schedule has been finalized for 2025 with the BYU and Army dates set in stone for the end of September. What is your grade on the 2025 Pirates schedule? pic.twitter.com/hLWSuE4djU
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Below is a full report on the schedule from ECU Sports Information.
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Seven games against 2024 bowl qualifiers and three programs that were ranked in the final Top 25 polls a year ago highlight East Carolina’s 2025 football schedule according to a release of the league composite slate Friday by the American Athletic Conference.
For the second time in three years, East Carolina will open the season at a power conference program when it travels to NC State (Aug. 28). The two programs squared off last year in the Go Bowling Military Bowl in Annapolis with the Pirates claiming their 11th bowl championship after an exciting 26-21 win. The Pirates home opener is slated for Sept. 6 when they welcome in Campbell.
ECU will travel to Coastal Carolina (Sept. 13) for the first ever regular season meeting between the schools. The two programs did face off against one another in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl with ECU coming out on top, 53-29. The Pirates will close out the non-conference portion of their schedule at home against BYU (Sept. 19 or 20). It will be the fourth meeting all-time with the Pirates holding a 2-1 advantage in the series.
The Pirates 12th campaign in The American will officially begin when they host 2024 league champion Army (Sept. 25 or 27). ECU leads the all-time series 8-1 dating back to 1995. Following the first of two open weeks, the Pirates will play consecutive Thursday contests at Tulane (Oct. 9) and in Greenville against Tulsa (Oct. 16). After another bye week, ECU opens the month of November at Temple (Nov. 1) before playing two straight weeks at home versus Charlotte (Nov. 8) and Memphis (Nov. 15). Consecutive road games at UTSA (Nov. 22) and at Florida Atlantic (Nov. 29) close out the regular season schedule.
ECU game day designations and color games will be announced once finalized, while broadcast determinations will be made once completed by the league office and the networks.
New season ticket orders are on sale now with packages starting as low as $115 each. The priority deadline to order is April 1. Purchases may be made via ECU’s Online Ticket Center or by calling the Athletics Ticket Office at (252) 737-4500.
The Pirates will open spring drills March 25 and conclude work with the annual Purple-Gold Spring Game inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on April 26.