The East Carolina Pirates will meet 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

• Based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (64), the Pirates have the 103rd-ranked schedule in college football.
• East Carolina is facing the 14th-easiest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• Based on their AAC opponents’ combined win total last season (38), the Pirates have the ninth-easiest conference schedule in college football.
• East Carolina will play 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 slightly better on defense, ranking 37th with 341.4 yards allowed per contest.
• While East Carolina’s defense ranked 38th with 22.4 points allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking seventh-worst (17.3 points per game).
• The Pirates ranked 12th-worst in passing offense last season (163.9 passing yards per game), but they played better on defense, ranking 58th with 219.2 passing yards allowed per contest.
• 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 game.
• The Pirates ranked 12th-worst in third-down conversion rate (30.9%) last season, but they were better on defense, ranking 81st with a 40% third-down conversion rate allowed.
• With 16 forced turnovers (86th in FBS) against 21 turnovers committed (99th in FBS), East Carolina (-5) had the 102nd-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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