Start Times, TV Picks Set For Five ECU Games
May 27, 2021 | Football
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The kickoff time for East Carolina's 2021 home opener against South Carolina, scheduled for September 11 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, has been set for 12 noon (ET) and will be televised on ESPN2 according to an announcement by the American Athletic Conference on Thursday afternoon.
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The American and its primary television partners also assigned start times for four other ECU games that were among its early broadcast selections, which includes a pair of mid-week matchups that each feature a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. The Pirates will face Appalachian State in the 2021 Duke's Mayo Classic on ESPNU at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Thursday, Sept. 2 to open the season before hosting South Florida on Thursday, Oct. 28 in an AAC contest that will air on ESPN.
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Additionally, ECU's final home non-conference tilt against Charleston Southern on Sept. 25 will be streamed on ESPN+ beginning at 6 p.m., while the Pirates' visit to Navy on Nov. 20 will include a 3:30 p.m. kickoff and a CBS Sports Network audience.
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East Carolina, which will play its eighth campaign in the AAC this fall under third-year head coach Mike Houston, closed the 2020 season with successive wins against Temple and SMU before finishing with a 3-6 overall record.
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Season tickets are on sale with packages starting as low as $99 (depending on location) each and purchases may be made via ECU's Online Ticket Center or by calling the Athletics Ticket Office at (252) 737-4500.
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The remainder of East Carolina's kickoff times will be announced once other television broadcast schedules have been finalized.
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The American and its primary television partners also assigned start times for four other ECU games that were among its early broadcast selections, which includes a pair of mid-week matchups that each feature a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. The Pirates will face Appalachian State in the 2021 Duke's Mayo Classic on ESPNU at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Thursday, Sept. 2 to open the season before hosting South Florida on Thursday, Oct. 28 in an AAC contest that will air on ESPN.
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Additionally, ECU's final home non-conference tilt against Charleston Southern on Sept. 25 will be streamed on ESPN+ beginning at 6 p.m., while the Pirates' visit to Navy on Nov. 20 will include a 3:30 p.m. kickoff and a CBS Sports Network audience.
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East Carolina, which will play its eighth campaign in the AAC this fall under third-year head coach Mike Houston, closed the 2020 season with successive wins against Temple and SMU before finishing with a 3-6 overall record.
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Season tickets are on sale with packages starting as low as $99 (depending on location) each and purchases may be made via ECU's Online Ticket Center or by calling the Athletics Ticket Office at (252) 737-4500.
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The remainder of East Carolina's kickoff times will be announced once other television broadcast schedules have been finalized.
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