Game Times, TV Picks Set For Four ECU Games
May 31, 2023 | Football
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The kickoff time for East Carolina's 2023 season opener at Michigan, scheduled for September 2 at Michigan Stadium, has been set for 12 noon (ET) and will be televised on Peacock according to an announcement by the American Athletic Conference Wednesday afternoon.
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The American and its primary television partners also assigned start times for two other ECU games that were among its early broadcast selections: at Appalachian State (Sept. 16 at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+) and against SMU (Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN). ECU's conference road contest at Navy, which is set for November 18, will be televised on an ESPN Network with a kickoff time to be determined at a later date.
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Additionally, ECU's final home non-conference game against Gardner-Webb on Sept. 23 will be streamed on ESPN+ beginning at 6 p.m. (ET).
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East Carolina, which will play its 10th campaign in the AAC this fall under fifth-year head coach Mike Houston, posted an 8-5 overall mark, 4-4 in The American, and captured its first bowl win since 2014 with a 53-29 win over Coastal Carolina in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl. The Pirates, who reached postseason eligibility in consecutive years under Houston's leadership, also reached the eight-win plateau for the first time since 2014.
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Season tickets are on sale with packages starting as low as $115 (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 following the finalization of television broadcast schedules.
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East Carolina 2023 Schedule
Sept. 2 – at Michigan (12 noon on Peacock)
Sept. 9 – MARSHALL (TBA)
Sept. 16 – at Appalachian State (3:30 p.m. on ESPN+)
Sept. 23 – GARDNER-WEBB (6 p.m. on ESPN+)
Sept. 30 – at Rice (TBA)
Oct. 12 – SMU (7:30 p.m. on ESPN)
Oct. 21 – CHARLOTTE (TBA)
Oct. 28 – at UTSA (TBA)
Nov. 4 – TULANE (TBA)
Nov. 11 – at FAU (TBA)
Nov. 18 – at Navy (TBA; on an ESPN Network)
Nov. 24/25 – TULSA (TBA)
Dec. 2 – American Football Championship (4 p.m. on ABC or ESPN)
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The American and its primary television partners also assigned start times for two other ECU games that were among its early broadcast selections: at Appalachian State (Sept. 16 at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+) and against SMU (Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN). ECU's conference road contest at Navy, which is set for November 18, will be televised on an ESPN Network with a kickoff time to be determined at a later date.
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Additionally, ECU's final home non-conference game against Gardner-Webb on Sept. 23 will be streamed on ESPN+ beginning at 6 p.m. (ET).
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East Carolina, which will play its 10th campaign in the AAC this fall under fifth-year head coach Mike Houston, posted an 8-5 overall mark, 4-4 in The American, and captured its first bowl win since 2014 with a 53-29 win over Coastal Carolina in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl. The Pirates, who reached postseason eligibility in consecutive years under Houston's leadership, also reached the eight-win plateau for the first time since 2014.
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Season tickets are on sale with packages starting as low as $115 (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 following the finalization of television broadcast schedules.
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East Carolina 2023 Schedule
Sept. 2 – at Michigan (12 noon on Peacock)
Sept. 9 – MARSHALL (TBA)
Sept. 16 – at Appalachian State (3:30 p.m. on ESPN+)
Sept. 23 – GARDNER-WEBB (6 p.m. on ESPN+)
Sept. 30 – at Rice (TBA)
Oct. 12 – SMU (7:30 p.m. on ESPN)
Oct. 21 – CHARLOTTE (TBA)
Oct. 28 – at UTSA (TBA)
Nov. 4 – TULANE (TBA)
Nov. 11 – at FAU (TBA)
Nov. 18 – at Navy (TBA; on an ESPN Network)
Nov. 24/25 – TULSA (TBA)
Dec. 2 – American Football Championship (4 p.m. on ABC or ESPN)
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