2020 East Carolina Pirates season

2020 East Carolina Pirates
Boca Raton Bowl, W 37-21
Conference	American Athletic East Division
2020 record	8-5 (4-4 AAC)
Head coach	Weeze56m (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Base defense	4-3
Captain	Liam Carver,QB Eli Tuitama, FB Jasiah Francis, CB
Home stadium	Dowdy-ficklen stadium (Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons « 2019 2021 »

2020 AAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
†xUCF		8	–	0					14	–	0
USF		7	–	1					11	–	1
Temple		5	–	3					7	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4					7	–	5
Cincinnati		2	–	6					4	–	8
Connecticut		1	–	7					3	–	9
West
xSMU		6	–	2					10	–	3
Tulsa		4	–	4					4	–	8
Navy		4	–	4					4	–	8
Houston		4	–	4					7	–	6
Memphis		2	–	6					4	–	8
Tulane		1	–	7					1	–	11
AAC Championship Game: UCF 30, SMU 21
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
1	FNF	Wake Forest*		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	W 20-27
2	TNF	at Western Kentucky*		Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	W 34-31 OT
3	FNF	at Bowling Green*		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	L 27-35
5	FNF	at Houston		Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, TX	L 20-13
6	SMF	Cincinnati		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	W 38-7
7	SMF	at Connecticut		Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • Storrs, CT	W 45-23
9	SNF	#18 USF		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	L 34-21
10	SNF	at #10 UCF		Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL	L 31-3
11	FNF	Tulane		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	W 23-27
13	FNF	at UMass*		Gillette Stadium • Amherst, MA	W 45-14
14	TNF	at Memphis		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 52-23
16	SMF	Temple		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	L 29-10
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
10/19/17	TNF	vs. Old Dominion*		Boca Raton Bowl • Boca Raton, Florida	W 37-21
*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	2nd	2nd
Liam Carver	Quarterback	4th	3rd
Eli Tuitama	Running Back	5th	3rd
Maxwell Grubbs	Wide Receiver	5th	3rd
Jasiah Francis	Cornerback	2nd	2nd
Liam Childers	Defensive Tackle	2nd	2nd
Mateo Graf-Hart	Defensive Tackle	3rd	3rd

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

2016 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Carver, LiamLiam Carver  3.5 !Jr QB Iusitino, KelvinKelvin Iusitino 57.0 !Sr RB Scruggs, DevinDevin Scruggs  4.5 !Sr RB Hawthorne, JoshuaJoshua Hawthorne 57.0 !Sr RB Stanley, XavierXavier Stanley 1.0 !Fr FB Tuitama, EliEli Tuitama  4.5 !Sr FB Rader, HunterHunter Rader 5.0 !Jr FB Lindsey, JamelJamel Lindsey 5.0 !Jr FB Kirby, EliasElias Kirby  2.5 !So FB Calderon, DamianDamian Calderon 3.0 !So WR Grubbs, MaxwellMaxwell Grubbs  4.5 !Sr WR Cornett, PatrickPatrick Cornett  4.5 !Sr WR Michaels, TimTim Michaels 1.0 !Fr WR Burris, LeonLeon Burris 1.0 !Fr WR Yancey, AboubacarAboubacar Yancey 1.0 !Fr TE Stauffer, OmarOmar Stauffer  2.5 !So TE Crawley, AaronAaron Crawley  2.5 !So OT Lyon, JonahJonah Lyon 5.0 !Jr OT Purvis, BillBill Purvis  2.5 !So OT Bernstein, TrevorTrevor Bernstein 57.0 !Sr OT Holden, AlexAlex Holden 5.0 !Jr OT Fitzgerald, TylerTyler Fitzgerald 5.0 !Jr OT Tabor, DamianDamian Tabor 5.0 !Jr OT Fuentes-Valle, YahirYahir Fuentes-Valle  1.5 !Fr OG Pace, MendyMendy Pace 5.0 !Jr OG Forsythe, MiloMilo Forsythe  4.5 !Sr OG Goodwin, JoshuaJoshua Goodwin  2.5 !So OG Stjohn, DonaldDonald Stjohn 5.0 !Jr OG Long, LeoLeo Long 5.0 !Jr OG Winslow, EliEli Winslow 57.0 !Sr OG Dolan, JohnJohn Dolan 5.0 !Jr OG Reece, LeoLeo Reece  1.5 !Fr C Layne, MateoMateo Layne 57.0 !Sr C Girard, JacksonJackson Girard  2.5 !So C Hickey, LeviLevi Hickey  2.5 !So C Douglas, RicardoRicardo Douglas 57.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Darden, KennethKenneth Darden 57.0 !Sr DE Townsend, IsiahIsiah Townsend 5.0 !Jr DE Fair, AndreAndre Fair 1.0 !Fr DT Graf-Hart, MateoMateo Graf-Hart 5.0 !Jr DT Childers, LiamLiam Childers 3.0 !So DT Nunn, TracyTracy Nunn 1.0 !Fr DT Russ, NicoNico Russ 1.0 !Fr DT Sprague, JustinJustin Sprague 1.0 !Fr ILB Richmond, KadenKaden Richmond 5.0 !Jr OLB Stephens, TristanTristan Stephens 57.0 !Sr OLB Rossi, ArthurArthur Rossi 3.0 !So OLB Brock, SamuelSamuel Brock 1.0 !Fr OLB Blake, MauriceMaurice Blake 1.0 !Fr CB Newby, MatthewMatthew Newby 3.0 !So CB Francis, JasiahJasiah Francis 57.0 !Sr CB Cox, ShaunShaun Cox 1.0 !Fr CB Fields, JonahJonah Fields CB Epps, JonahJonah Epps 1.0 !Fr CB Fountain, PaulPaul Fountain 1.0 !Fr FS Lloyd, DevinDevin Lloyd  4.5 !Sr FS McQueen, MahamadouMahamadou McQueen 57.0 !Sr FS Ivey, AustinAustin Ivey 57.0 !Sr FS Causey, DwayneDwayne Causey 57.0 !Sr FS Oliver, AndrewAndrew Oliver  2.5 !So SS Gilliam, DillonDillon Gilliam  4.5 !Sr SS Woods, JaydenJayden Woods 5.0 !Jr SS Swann, ChaseChase Swann  2.5 !So	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Gaffney, PatrickPatrick Gaffney  3.5 !Jr P Loomis, LorenzoLorenzo Loomis  3.5 !Jr P Sherwood, LeonardoLeonardo Sherwood 57.0 !Sr P McGovern, JonahJonah McGovern 57.0 !Sr P Waller, CooperCooper Waller  3.5 !Jr P Amaya, JaedenJaeden Amaya  2.5 !So	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

Final National Recruiting Ranking 36

High School

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Richard Jack OLB	Durham, NC	Durham HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Week 4
	Skill:   Potential:
Da'Quan Eason FS	Trinity, NC	Trinity HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Week 4
	Skill:   Potential:
Kenneth Mccormick WR	Goldsboro, NC	Rosewood HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Week 4
	Skill:   Potential:
Enrique Luna OLB	Asheville, NC	T.C. Roberson HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Week 4
	Skill:   Potential:
Theo Guinn DE	Tampa, FL	Jesuit HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Week 4
	Skill:   Potential:
Aiden Daniels DE	Sarasota, FL	Cardinal Mooney HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Week 4
	Skill:   Potential:
Ted Lange RB	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Week 5
	Skill:   Potential:
Quincy Caldwell DE	Concord, NC	Concord HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	Week 5
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Anthony High LS	Wilmington, NC	Hoggard HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Week 5
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Damani Wiggins TE	Durham, NC	Riverside HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Week 5
	Skill:   Potential:
Logan Bird ILB	Hillsborough, NC	Orange HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Week 9
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Nathan Rooney WR	Deerfield Beach, FL	Deerfield Beach HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Week 10
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Jared Talbert WR	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Week 10
	Skill:   Potential:
Miles Giordano RB	Jacksonville, FL	Episcopal HS	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Week 10
	Skill:   Potential:
Joshua Hollis SS	Goldsboro, NC	Rosewood HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Week 10
	Skill:   Potential:
Jonah Cameron OT	St. Thomas, FL	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	Week 11
	Skill:   Potential:
Peter Shelton ILB	Wilmington, NC	Laney HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Week 11
	Skill:   Potential:
Kyler Wilson QB	Ahoskie, NC	Hertford County HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Week 11
	Skill:   Potential:
Brian Huntley CB	Mocksville, NC	Davie County HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Week 12
	Skill:   Potential:
Javier Landry CB	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Week 12
	Skill:   Potential:
Griffin Brewer CB	Bowman, SC	Bowman HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Week 15
	Skill:   Potential:
Josh Grogan QB	China Grove, NC	South Rowan HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Week 15
	Skill:   Potential:
Ryan Fountain QB	Jacksonville, NC	Jacksonville HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Week 15
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Eli Irizarry OG	Flowood, MS	University Christian HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Week 15
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Bruce Pickens OT	Beckville, TX	Beckville HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	331 lb (150 kg)	Week 15
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Eddie Butler SS	Athens, TN	McMinn County HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Week 16
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Dontae Andrews OG	Camilla, GA	Mitchell-Baker HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Week 16
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Ethan Burns WR	Mableton, GA	Whitefield Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Steven Cunningham OT	Atlanta, GA	Grady HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	259 lb (117 kg)	Week 16
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Damian Hirsch ILB	Atlanta, GA	Druid Hills HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Week 16
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Cyrus Grady OG	Loganville, GA	Loganville HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	318 lb (144 kg)	Week 16
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Jordan Arteaga DT	Johnson City, TN	Science Hill HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	272 lb (123 kg)	Week 15
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Dylan Jeffers DT	Winter Park, FL	Lake Howell HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	306 lb (139 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
George Gauthier DT	Bluefield, VA	Graham HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	314 lb (142 kg)	Week 16
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Dion Burks OLB	Atlanta, GA	Grady HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Elijah Ward WR	Anniston, AL	Saks HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	Week 16
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Daniel Mills CB	Goldsboro, NC	Rosewood HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Week 16
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Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Junior College Transfers

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quincy Estep OT	Irving, TX	North Lake College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Week 15
	Skill:   Potential:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.