2026 Game Times, TV Picks Set For Seven ECU Football Games
May 27, 2026 | Football
GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina's 2026 home opener against Appalachian State, scheduled for Sept. 12 inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, has been set for 12 noon (ET) and will be televised on ESPNU according to an announcement by the American Conference Wednesday afternoon.
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The American and its primary television partners have also assigned six other ECU contests that were among its early broadcast selections: at Old Dominion (Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+), N.C. Central (4 p.m. ET on ESPN+), at UAB (Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN2), at Memphis (Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2), South Florida (Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2) and at Army (Nov. 21 at 12 noon ET on CBSN).
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Season ticket orders are currently on sale, with packages starting at just $75 for the six-game home slate at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium this fall. To purchase new season tickets, visit ECUPirates.com or contact the ECU Athletics Ticket Office at (252) 737-4500 during normal business hours (Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
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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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2026 ECU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 5 – at Alabama (12 noon on ABC)
Sept. 12 – APPALACHIAN STATE (12 noon on ESPNU)
Sept. 19 – at Old Dominion (6 p.m. on ESPN+)
Sept. 26 – N.C. CENTRAL (4 p.m. on ESPN+)
Oct. 3 – OPEN
Oct. 10 – RICE*
Oct. 15 – at UAB* (7:30 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2)
Oct. 22 – at Memphis* (7:30 p.m. on ESPN2)
Oct. 31 – TEMPLE*
Nov. 6 – SOUTH FLORIDA* (7:30 p.m. on ESPN2)
Nov. 14 – at Charlotte*
Nov. 21 – at Army* (12 noon on CBSN)
Nov. 27/28 – FLORIDA ATLANTIC*
Dec. 5 – American Championship Game^ (8 p.m. on ABC / highest-seed campus site)
All times are Eastern; Home games in ALL CAPS; *American Conference game; Dates are subject to change pending finalization of television scheduling.
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The American and its primary television partners have also assigned six other ECU contests that were among its early broadcast selections: at Old Dominion (Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+), N.C. Central (4 p.m. ET on ESPN+), at UAB (Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN2), at Memphis (Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2), South Florida (Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2) and at Army (Nov. 21 at 12 noon ET on CBSN).
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Season ticket orders are currently on sale, with packages starting at just $75 for the six-game home slate at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium this fall. To purchase new season tickets, visit ECUPirates.com or contact the ECU Athletics Ticket Office at (252) 737-4500 during normal business hours (Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
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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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2026 ECU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 5 – at Alabama (12 noon on ABC)
Sept. 12 – APPALACHIAN STATE (12 noon on ESPNU)
Sept. 19 – at Old Dominion (6 p.m. on ESPN+)
Sept. 26 – N.C. CENTRAL (4 p.m. on ESPN+)
Oct. 3 – OPEN
Oct. 10 – RICE*
Oct. 15 – at UAB* (7:30 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2)
Oct. 22 – at Memphis* (7:30 p.m. on ESPN2)
Oct. 31 – TEMPLE*
Nov. 6 – SOUTH FLORIDA* (7:30 p.m. on ESPN2)
Nov. 14 – at Charlotte*
Nov. 21 – at Army* (12 noon on CBSN)
Nov. 27/28 – FLORIDA ATLANTIC*
Dec. 5 – American Championship Game^ (8 p.m. on ABC / highest-seed campus site)
All times are Eastern; Home games in ALL CAPS; *American Conference game; Dates are subject to change pending finalization of television scheduling.
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