2025 East Carolina Pirates football team

2025 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn David Baker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJosh Aldridge (1st season)
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
2025 American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Army   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Charlotte   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  0 – 0     0 – 0  
Florida Atlantic   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Memphis   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Navy   0 – 0     0 – 0  
North Texas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Rice   0 – 0     0 – 0  
South Florida   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Temple   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tulane   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tulsa   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UAB   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UTSA   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of August 17, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 East Carolina Pirates football team will represent East Carolina University as a member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Blake Harrell, the Pirates will play home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 287:00 p.m.at NC State*
ACCN
September 66:00 p.m.Campbell*
ESPN+
September 137:30 p.m.at Coastal Carolina*
ESPN+
September 20BYU*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
September 257:30 p.m.Army
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN
October 97:30 p.m./8:00 p.m.at Tulane
ESPN/ESPN2
October 167:30 p.m.Tulsa
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN
November 1at Temple
November 8Charlotte
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
November 15Memphis
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
November 22at UTSA
November 29at Florida Atlantic

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Game summaries

at NC State

See also: 2025 NC State Wolfpack football team and East Carolina–NC State rivalry § Football
East Carolina Pirates (0–0) at NC State Wolfpack (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates - - --0
Wolfpack - - --0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ECU NCST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
NC State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Campbell

See also: 2025 Campbell Fighting Camels football team
Campbell Fighting Camels (0–0) at East Carolina Pirates (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fighting Camels - - --0
Pirates - - --0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CAM ECU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Campbell Passing
Rushing
Receiving
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Coastal Carolina

See also: 2025 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
East Carolina Pirates (0–0) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates - - --0
Chanticleers - - --0

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ECU CCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Coastal Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving

BYU

See also: 2025 BYU Cougars football team
BYU Cougars (0–0) at East Carolina Pirates (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars - - --0
Pirates - - --0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: September 20
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics BYU ECU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Army

See also: 2025 Army Black Knights football team
Army Black Knights (0–0) at East Carolina Pirates (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Black Knights - - --0
Pirates - - --0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: September 25
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ARMY ECU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Army Passing
Rushing
Receiving
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Tulane

See also: 2025 Tulane Green Wave football team
East Carolina Pirates (0–0) at Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates - - --0
Green Wave - - --0

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: October 9
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ECU TULN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tulane Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Tulsa

See also: 2025 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0–0) at East Carolina Pirates (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Hurricane - - --0
Pirates - - --0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: October 16
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TLSA ECU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulsa Passing
Rushing
Receiving
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Temple

See also: 2025 Temple Owls football team
East Carolina Pirates (0–0) at Temple Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 1
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ECU TEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Charlotte

See also: 2025 Charlotte 49ers football team
Charlotte 49ers (0–0) at East Carolina Pirates (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers - - --0
Pirates - - --0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: November 8
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CLT ECU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Charlotte Passing
Rushing
Receiving
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Memphis

See also: 2025 Memphis Tigers football team
Memphis Tigers (0–0) at East Carolina Pirates (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers - - --0
Pirates - - --0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: November 15
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MEM ECU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Memphis Passing
Rushing
Receiving
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at UTSA

See also: 2025 UTSA Roadrunners football team
East Carolina Pirates (0–0) at UTSA Roadrunners (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates - - --0
Roadrunners - - --0

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

  • Date: November 22
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ECU UTSA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UTSA Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Florida Atlantic

See also: 2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
East Carolina Pirates (0–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

  • Date: November 29
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ECU FAU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Florida Atlantic Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Personnel

Roster

2025 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Yannick Smith So
QB 2 Raheim Jeter Jr
WR 3 Kelan Robinson Sr
QB 4 Katin Houser Jr
RB 5 Parker Jenkins Jr
TE 6 Desirrio Riles Jr
QB 7 Cole Hodge Fr
RB 7 London Montgomery  So
TE 8 Jayvontay "JC" Conner  So
QB 9 Chaston Ditta Fr
WR 9 Anthony Smith GS
WR 10 Brock Spalding Jr
QB 11 Mike Wright GS
WR 12 Jaquaize Pettaway Jr
WR 13 Jason Dickerson So
WR 13 Tyler Johnson So
WR 14 Dillon Lorick  Fr
WR 17 Johnny Williams Fr
WR 19 Payton Mangrum GS
RB 20 TJ Engleman Jr. So
RB 21 Marlon Gunn Jr. Sr
RB 22 Michael Beatty So
RB 23 Josh Benton Jr
WR 24 Kyler Pearson GS
RB 25 Eddie Love Jr. Fr
RB 26 DaMari Gantt So
RB 28 DeJuan Lacy So
TE 45 Mason Brown Jr
OL 52 Jonathan Stokes Fr
OL 53 Panda Askew GS
OL 54 Dru McClough  So
OL 55 Darius Bell Sr
OL 56 Leivi Semaia Jr
OL 57 Ian Hemilright So
OL 60 Zach Caulder Jr
OL 61 Jayson Tarpeh Sr
OL 62 Jimarion McCrimon Jr
OL 66 Marleo Neolien Jr
OL 67 Peyton Reeder Fr
OL 68 Trey Hardison Sr
OL 69 Emmanuel Poku Jr
OL 71 Bryce Weaver Jr
OL 72 Jeremiah Williams Jr
OL 73 Karson Jones Jr
OL 75 Kyle Long Sr
OL 76 Jacob Sacra Jr
OL 77 Cooper Trnavsky Sr
OL 78 Kendall Walton Fr
OL 79 Samuel "Sam" Riddy Jr.  Fr
WR 80 Ty Johnson So
WR 81 Mason Scott So
WR 81 Jyron Waiters  Fr
TE 82 Gage Reale Jr
TE 83 Stephen Collier Fr
WR 84 Connor Hodge Fr
TE 86 Kaleb Morrow Fr
TE 87 Cayman Reynolds Fr
WR 88 Trenton Cloud  Fr
WR 89 Malik Leverett Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 Jackson Barker Jr
DB 2 Ja'Marley Riddle So
DB 3 Teagan Wilk GS
DB 4 Kevon Merrell So
OLB 5 Ryheem Craig Sr
DB 6 DeMarius Hines So
DL 7 Samuel Dankah Sr
DL 8 Jasiyah Robinson  Sr
DL 9 J. D. Lampley Sr
LB 10 Dameon Wilson Sr
LB 11 DJ Johnson Jr.  So
DB 12 Chance Graves GS
DB 14 Key Crowell So
DB 15 Jordy Lowery Jr
DB 17 Rasheed Reason GS
DB 20 Kamaurri McKinley Jr
DB 21 Jonathan Akins So
DB 22 Jonathan Jean GS
DB 23 Tavius Horne Jr. Fr
DB 24 TyMir Brown Sr
LB 25 Noah Holmes GS
DB 26 Alex Moye So
DB 27 O'Marion Lewis  Fr
DB 28 Ladarian Paulk GS
DB 30 Timothy Patterson Jr
DB 31 Derrion Horsley Fr
DB 32 Durante Speer Fr
OLB 33 Luke Holmes So
DL 35 Kieran Davis Jr
DB 35 Ayden Duncanson  So
DB 37 Adam Cole Jr
DB 37 Bernard Lackey Jr. Fr
DB 38 Miles Gaddy So
DB 39 Angelo Ross Fr
DL 40 Kendrick DuJour Jr
LB 41 Jayden Olden So
LB 42 Julien Davis Jr
LB 43 Jordan David Miles Fr
DL 44 Preston Carr Jr
DB 45 Jurnee Lattimore So
LB 46 Reagan Printy So
LB 47 Kendric Davis Fr
LB 48 Landon Lewis Fr
DL 51 Evan Powell Fr
DL 52 Xavier McIver Sr
DL 54 Zion Wilson Sr
DL 55 Dominick Moody Fr
DL 83 Miles Parker So
DL 90 Josiah Dwyer Fr
DL 92 Dylon Worthen Fr
DL 93 Rion Roseborough So
DL 94 Javon Williams  Fr
DL 97 Jacoby Martin So
DL 98 Torin Brazell  Fr
DL 99 Justin Benton So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 30 Nick Mazzie GS
P 37 Ryan Leavy GS
LS 41 Tripp Smith Jr
K 43 Noah Perez Sr
P 48 Tomas O'Halloran  Fr
LS 85 Triston O'Brien Jr
K 93 Everett Scott So
K 95 Andrew Conrad Sr
LS 97 Cole Walker So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • John David Baker – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Josh Aldridge – Defensive coordinator/Linebackers
  • Rodney Freeman II – Running backs
  • Hunter MacKay – Tight ends
  • Damon Magazu – Safeties
  • Matt Mattox – Offensive linemen
  • Dyrell Roberts – Wide receivers
  • Roy Tesh – Defensive linemen/Defensive run game coordinator
  • Tarron Williams – Cornerbacks
  • Rico Zackery – Outside linebackers
  • Aaron Auer – Senior offensive analyst
  • Arketa Banks – Senior defensive analyst
  • Bryan Butterworth – Senior defensive analyst/Nickels
  • Ryan McManus – Senior offensive analyst
  • Nicholas Hudgens – Graduate assistant
  • Cameron Nichols – Graduate assistant
  • Jordan Williams – Graduate assistant
  • Mark Hatcher – Recruiting coordinator
  • Mason Baggett – Director, Strength and Conditioning
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 7/23/25

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Amarie Archer OL Akron
Derick Brazil DB Appalachian State
Demoris Jenkins DE Austin Peay
Javious Bond RB Austin Peay
Ethan Stumpf P Buffalo
Kameron Durant IOL Campbell
Logan Wright DL Campbell
No'Tavien Green S Carson–Newman
Melvin Jacobs WR Central Connecticut
Keyshawn Jackson CB Chattanooga
Shaikh Thompson EDGE Coastal Carolina
Javion Clark S East Tennessee State
Daylyn Diston DB Florida A&M
Kerry King WR Furman
Jordan Huff S Georgia State
McCallum Wright WR Hampden–Sydney
Ajani Farmer EDGE Harding
Chase Sowell WR Iowa State
Kenny Walz OL Maine
Jake Garcia QB Michigan
Dontavius Nash DB Michigan State
CJ Mims DL North Carolina
Gavin Gibson S North Carolina
Ryan Stephens WR North Carolina A&T
Eric Fletcher S Oklahoma State
Zakye Barker LB SMU
Greg Turner LB Tennessee Tech
Andrew Wilson-Lamp DB Toledo
Luke Larsen P Villanova
Isaiah Brown-Murray DB Virginia Tech
Bryson Harrison QB Unknown
Nick Slogik TE Unknown
Kingston McKinstry S Unknown
Jah'Cire Jones RB Unknown
Zack Boehly OT Unknown
Reagan Printy LB Unknown
Tate Smith LB Unknown
Bleu Coleman WR Unknown

Incoming

Player Position Previous school
Zach Caulder OL Averett
Ian Hemilright OL Campbell
Ryan Leavy P Duke
Teagan Wilk S Houston
Parker Jenkins RB Houston
Justin Benton DL Houston
Triston O'Brien LS Indiana State
Key Crowell DB Indianapolis
Kyle Long OL Maryland
Jonathan Akins DB Maryland
Nick Mazzie K New Hampshire
Cooper Trnavsky OL Newberry
Mike Wright QB Northwestern
Jaquaize Pettaway WR Oklahoma
Kyler Pearson WR Oklahoma State
Rasheed Reason CB Old Dominion
Tyler Johnson WR Penn State
Dru McClough IOL Presbyterian
Jonathan Jean S Rice
Kendrick DuJour DE Sam Houston
Payton Mangrum WR South Carolina
Rion Roseborough DL Towson
Xavier McIver DL UT Martin
Ladarian Paulk S West Florida
Jordy Lowery DB Western Carolina

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References

  1. ^ "2025 East Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "East Carolina Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
  3. ^ "East Carolina Pirates 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
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