East Carolina’s football program wrapped up spring with its annual Purple-Gold Game on Saturday.
The Purple beat the Gold, 17-10. More information can be found below. Photos and videos are also included from Pirate Radio.
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🏴☠️🏈 More action from the ECU Football spring game where Purple leads Gold 17-10 in the 4th Quarter. pic.twitter.com/SyOrvTZxA2
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 26, 2025
East Carolina officially closed out spring practice Saturday afternoon with the playing of the Annual Purple-Gold Game inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium with the Purple team taking home the victory, 17-10. The scrimmage capped off the 40th Annual Pigskin Pig-Out festivities, which was sponsored by Piggly-Wiggly.
🏴☠️📸 Game Day Pics by Michels & Gauquie https://t.co/h4axvytx1k – Pirate Nation enjoying the pigskin both on the field and off today at the 40th Annual Purple/Gold Pigskin Pig-Out. pic.twitter.com/ha9N0Xh6Vt
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 26, 2025
🏴☠️📸 Game Day Pics by Michels & Gauquie https://t.co/h4axvytx1k – Pirate Nation enjoyed the pigskin both on the field and off today at the 40th Annual Purple/Gold Pigskin Pig-Out. Check out all the pics from earlier here – https://t.co/xlZM4nQh5I pic.twitter.com/DnGsqDD0q6
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 26, 2025
Under first-year head coach Blake Harrell, the Pirates played a four-quarter game with a running clock during the second half that lasted about 75 minutes under partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the upper 70’s and wind blowing between 10-15 mph.
🏴☠️🏈 Early action from the ECU Football spring game. Purple leads Gold 7-3 in the 2nd quarter. pic.twitter.com/FTUxdLG0iB
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 26, 2025
🏴☠️📸 Game Day Pics as Pirate Nation enjoying the pigskin both on the field and off today at the 40th annual Pigskin Pig-Out with the Purple/Gold Spring game !!#piratenation #thevoiceofthepiratenation https://t.co/ruHsaCXhjU pic.twitter.com/rjGWo7bdst
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 26, 2025
Raheim Jeter and the Purple team jumped out to an early 7-0 lead during its second possession when London Montgomery broke off a 70-yard run on a fourth and one up the middle for the games first score. Noah Perez added the PAT. Katin Houser, and the Gold squad responded when Everett Scott drilled a 35-yard field goal cutting the lead to 7-3. Running back Parker Jenkins highlighted the drive with a 59-yard run and an eight-yard catch setting up Scott.
WATCH: ECU Football Safety Teagan Wilk on the things that have changed since he was last with the Pirates “Honestly, not too much. I would say the biggest change, from being back is definitely the practice and how the practices ran. There’s a lot more intent in what you’re doing,… pic.twitter.com/Ig9mI5MJoA
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 26, 2025
Gold took the lead in the third quarter, 10-7, thanks to a 49-yard touchdown run by TJ Engleman Jr. and a successful point after try by Scott. John David Black began the drive connecting with Jason Dickerson on an 18-yard strike before Jenkins’ two-yard run and another Black completion to Engleman Jr. on fourth down, setting up the score. Perez knotted the game at 10-all after connecting on a 24-yard field goal.
🏴☠️🏈 Emotions are high as the ECU Football spring game kicks off. pic.twitter.com/VHvonK4Yaa
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 26, 2025
WATCH: ECU Football QB Katin Houser on how the offense performed in the Purple/Gold spring game “I thought it was pretty good. Not trying to show too much obviously, just a couple day one, day two installs, not a lot of show. But to able to come out, trying to execute. First… pic.twitter.com/BXDSo7cjLU
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 26, 2025
Cole Hodge guided Purple to the win when he threw up a pass in the endzone with Ty Johnson hauling it for the score. Scott added point after capping the scoring at 17-10. Defensively, Noah Holmes had a pair of sacks (-8 yards), while Jasiyah Robinson added a three-yard sack. Ja’Marley Riddle and Zion Wilson were created with pass breakups, while Jurnee Lattimore and TyMir Brown both had interceptions.
🏴☠️🏈 London Montgomery 70 yards to the house as Purple jumps out to a 7-0 lead at the ECU Football spring game. pic.twitter.com/WOGTARoMFR
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 26, 2025
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— Ja’Quan (@Island2_1) April 26, 2025
The Pirates will turn their attention to exams before beginning summer conditioning, which will lead up to fall camp that is set to begin the week of July 27.