2019 East Carolina Pirates season

2019 East Carolina Pirates
Military Bowl vs. NC State, W 38-28
Conference	AAC East Division
2019 record	9-4 (5-2 AAC)
Head coach	Weeze56m (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Base defense	4-3
Captain	Liam Carver,QB Eli Tuitama, FB Ashton Best, SS
Home stadium	Dowdy-ficklen stadium (Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons « 2018 2020 »

2019 AAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
x-Temple		6	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		5	–	2					9	–	4
UCF		5	–	2					8	–	5
USF		4	–	3					8	–	5
Connecticut		3	–	4					5	–	7
Cincinnati		1	–	6					2	–	10
West
†x-#24 SMU		7	–	0					12	–	2
Navy		5	–	2					6	–	7
Tulane		3	–	4					4	–	8
Houston		2	–	5					5	–	7
Tulsa		1	–	6					2	–	10
Memphis		0	–	7					1	–	11
AAC Championship Game: SMU 35, Temple 16
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
1	3:00pm	at #19 Michigan State*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 14-45
2	3:00pm	at #17 Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln • Lincoln, NE	L 14-52
3	7:30pm	Navy		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	W 10-16
5	12:00pm	Temple		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	L 24-17
6	3:00pm	at #15 Kansas*		Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO	W 38-35
8	12:00pm	at USF		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fl	W 24-14
9	TBD	at Boise State*		Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID	W 27-17
10	TBD	at Connecticut		Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • Storrs, CT	L 21-27
11	TBD	Memphis		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	W 13-37
13	TBD	UCF		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	W 10-28
14	TBD	UNLV		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	W 14-51
16	TBD	Cincinnati		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	W 27-37
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
Military Bowl	2:00	vs. NC State*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	W 38-28
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Personnel

Key Personnel

Name	Position	Season at East Carolina	Season in current role
weeze56m	Head Coach	1st	1st
Liam Carver	Quarterback	3rd	2nd
Eli Tuitama	Running Back	4th	2nd
Patrick Cornett	Wide Receiver	4th	1st
Jasiah Francis	Cornerback	1st	1st
Devin Lloyd	Free Safety	4th	3rd
Mateo Graf-Hart	Defensive Tackle	2nd	2nd

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Pre-Season Roster

2019 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Carver, LiamLiam Carver  2.5 !So QB Iusitino, KelvinKelvin Iusitino 5.0 !Jr QB Cowan, WillyWilly Cowan 57.0 !Sr RB Scruggs, DevinDevin Scruggs  3.5 !Jr RB Hawthorne, JoshuaJoshua Hawthorne 3.0 !So FB Tuitama, EliEli Tuitama  3.5 !Jr FB Rader, HunterHunter Rader 3.0 !So FB Lindsey, JamelJamel Lindsey 3.0 !So FB Kirby, EliasElias Kirby  1.5 !Fr FB Calderon, DamianDamian Calderon 1.0 !Fr WR Grubbs, MaxwellMaxwell Grubbs  3.5 !Jr WR Cornett, PatrickPatrick Cornett  3.5 !Jr WR Washburn, MaximusMaximus Washburn 57.0 !Sr WR Driver, JoshuaJoshua Driver 57.0 !Sr WR Davis, DanielDaniel Davis  4.5 !Sr WR Kemp, JoseJose Kemp  4.5 !Sr TE Bouchard, WilliamWilliam Bouchard  4.5 !Sr TE Crenshaw, KennethKenneth Crenshaw 57.0 !Sr TE Suarez, HaroldHarold Suarez  4.5 !Sr TE Richards, DennisDennis Richards  4.5 !Sr TE Gray, TroyTroy Gray 57.0 !Sr TE Stauffer, OmarOmar Stauffer  1.5 !Fr TE Crawley, AaronAaron Crawley 1.0 !Fr OT Hein, GiuseppeGiuseppe Hein 57.0 !Sr OT Lyon, JonahJonah Lyon 3.0 !So OT Bernstein, TrevorTrevor Bernstein 5.0 !Jr OT Chatman, NathanielNathaniel Chatman  4.5 !Sr OT Holden, AlexAlex Holden 3.0 !So OT Gamez, JacobJacob Gamez 57.0 !Sr OT Fitzgerald, TylerTyler Fitzgerald 3.0 !So OT Tabor, DamianDamian Tabor 3.0 !So OT Purvis, BillBill Purvis 1.0 !Fr OG Pace, MendyMendy Pace 3.0 !So OG Forsythe, MiloMilo Forsythe  2.5 !So OG Goodwin, JoshuaJoshua Goodwin  2.5 !So OG Stjohn, DonaldDonald Stjohn 3.0 !So OG Long, LeoLeo Long 3.0 !So OG Winslow, EliEli Winslow 5.0 !Jr OG Dolan, JohnJohn Dolan 3.0 !So OG Spann, TylerTyler Spann 57.0 !Sr OG Grady, RichardRichard Grady 57.0 !Sr OG Goodwin, JoshuaJoshua Goodwin 3.0 !So C Layne, MateoMateo Layne 5.0 !Jr C Girard, JacksonJackson Girard 1.0 !Fr C Hickey, LeviLevi Hickey 1.0 !Fr C Douglas, RicardoRicardo Douglas 5.0 !Jr C Garrett, MaxwellMaxwell Garrett 57.0 !Sr C Petersen, ShawnShawn Petersen 57.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Darden, KennethKenneth Darden 5.0 !Jr DE Townsend, IsiahIsiah Townsend 3.0 !So DE Stewart, ChristopherChristopher Stewart 57.0 !Sr DT Graf-Hart, MateoMateo Graf-Hart 3.0 !So DT Childers, LiamLiam Childers 1.0 !Fr DT Diaz, JamesJames Diaz  4.5 !Sr ILB Richmond, KadenKaden Richmond 3.0 !So ILB Chaney, SebastianSebastian Chaney 57.0 !Sr ILB Jones, RaymondRaymond Jones  4.5 !Sr OLB Stephens, TristanTristan Stephens 5.0 !Jr OLB Rossi, ArthurArthur Rossi 1.0 !Fr OLB Hogue, AlexAlex Hogue 57.0 !Sr OLB McLaughlin, FredrickFredrick McLaughlin  4.5 !Sr CB Newby, MatthewMatthew Newby 1.0 !Fr CB Francis, JasiahJasiah Francis 5.0 !Jr CB Easter, ShaneShane Easter 57.0 !Sr FS Lloyd, DevinDevin Lloyd  3.5 !Jr FS McQueen, MahamadouMahamadou McQueen 5.0 !Jr FS Ivey, AustinAustin Ivey 5.0 !Jr FS Causey, DwayneDwayne Causey 5.0 !Jr FS Oliver, AndrewAndrew Oliver  1.5 !Fr SS Gilliam, DillonDillon Gilliam  3.5 !Jr SS Woods, JaydenJayden Woods 3.0 !So SS Swann, ChaseChase Swann  1.5 !Fr SS Best, AshtonAshton Best 57.0 !Sr SS Lawrence, NasirNasir Lawrence 57.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Gaffney, PatrickPatrick Gaffney  2.5 !So K McKay, JustinJustin McKay 57.0 !Sr P Loomis, LorenzoLorenzo Loomis  2.5 !So P Sherwood, LeonardoLeonardo Sherwood 5.0 !Jr P McGovern, JonahJonah McGovern 5.0 !Jr P Waller, CooperCooper Waller  2.5 !So P Amaya, JaedenJaeden Amaya  1.5 !Fr	Head coach Weeze56m Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1/11/2016

2020 2-Deep Depth Chart

Defense FS Devin Lloyd Mahamadou McQueen WLB MLB SLB Tristan Stephens Kaden Richmond Arthur Rossi Maurice Blake ⋅ Samuel Brock SS Dillon Gilliam Jayden Woods CB Jasiah Francis Paul Fountain DE DT DT DE Kenneth Darden Liam Childers Mateo Graf-Hart Isiah Townsend Andre Fair Nico Russ Nico Russ Andre Fair CB Mahamadou McQueen Jonah Epps Offense WR Maxwell Grubbs Tim Michaels WR Leon Burris N/A LT LG C RG RT Jonah Lyon Mendy Pace Ricardo Douglas Donald St. John Tyler Fitzgerald Bill Purvis Milo Forsythe Levi Hickey Joshua Goodwin Alex Holden TE Omar Stauffer Aaron Crawley WR Patrick Cornett Aboubacar Yancey QB Liam Carver Kelvin Iusitino Special Teams PK Patrick Gaffney P Cooper Waller KR Devin Scruggs PR Devin Scruggs RB Eli Tuitama Devin Scruggs

Recruiting

High School

CB Jonah Fields 5-10 176 Fr Trinity (Trinity NC) 1.0 of 1.0 [Zone Coverage]

DE Andre Fair 6-4 245 Fr South Heart (South Heart ND) 1.0 of 2.0 [Blitz]

WR Aboubacar Yancey 5-9 152 Fr T.C. Roberson (Asheville NC) 1.0 of 2.0 [Speed]

OG Tim Brink 6-2 256 Fr New Hanover (Wilmington NC) 1.5 of 2.0 [Run Blocking]

WR Tim Michaels 6-1 203 Fr Southern Guilford (Greensboro NC) 1.0 of 2.5 [Target]

DT Tracy Nunn 6-6 278 Fr Southern Guilford (Greensboro NC) 1.0 of 2.5 [1-Gap]

OLB Samuel Brock 6-0 215 Fr Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville NC) 1.5 of 2.5 [Coverage]

CB Shaun Cox 5-9 188 Fr Southern Guilford (Greensboro NC) 1.5 of 2.5 [Zone Coverage]

WR Leon Burris 6-2 193 Fr Cummings (Burlington NC) 1.0 of 3.0 [Speed]

DT Nico Russ 6-0 297 Fr Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh NC) 1.0 of 3.0 [1-Gap]

RB Xavier Stanley 5-9 210 Fr Laney (Wilmington NC) 1.0 of 3.0 [Power]

OG Leo Reece 6-5 268 Fr Western Alamance (Elon College NC) 1.0 of 3.0 [Run Blocking]

CB Jonah Epps 5-11 170 Fr Northside (Jacksonville NC) 1.0 of 3.0 [Man Coverage]

DT Justin Sprague 6-6 299 Fr Richlands (Richlands NC) 1.0 of 3.0 [2-Gap]

CB Paul Fountain 6-1 177 Fr Crest (Shelby NC) 1.0 of 3.0 [Man Coverage]

OT Yahir Fuentes-Valle 6-6 293 Fr Cary (Cary NC) 1.5 of 3.0 [Run Blocking]

OLB Maurice Blake 6-1 243 Fr Swain County (Bryson City NC) 2.5 of 3.0 [Blitz]

Junior College Transfers

East Carolina had no Juco Transfers after the 2019 Season.