2021 East Carolina Pirates season

2021 East Carolina Pirates
Gasparilla Bowl, L 38-10
Conference	American Athletic East Division
2021 record	7-5 (5-3 AAC)
Head coach	Weeze56m (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Base defense	4-3
Captain	Liam Carver,QB Isiah Townsend, DE Patrick Gaffney, K
Home stadium	Dowdy-ficklen stadium (Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons « 2020 2022 »

2021 AAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
#25 Temple x		7	–	2					9	–	4
East Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	5
UCF		5	–	3					7	–	5
USF		3	–	5					5	–	7
Cincinnati		2	–	6					4	–	8
Connecticut		0	–	8					2	–	10
West
#21 Navy x†		8	–	1					10	–	3
SMU		7	–	1					10	–	2
Houston		5	–	3					5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4					7	–	5
Tulsa		3	–	5					3	–	9
Tulane		0	–	8					1	–	11
AAC Championship Game: Temple 17, Navy 31
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
1	TBA	Duke*		Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC	L 6-45
3	TBA	NC State*		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	L 24-13
4	TBA	at Temple		Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 20-27
5	TBA	Houston		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	L 45-14
7	TBA	at Tulane		Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 23-10
8	TBA	Memphis		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	L 62-41
10	TBA	UCF		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	W 17-35
11	TBA	Appalachian State*			W 10-27
12	TBA	at USF		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa Bay, FL	W 31-20
13	TBA	at Cincinnati		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 30-20
14	TBA	at Texas State*			W 35-9
15	TBA	Connecticut		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	W 17-20
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
BG3	6	vs. Southern Miss*		Gasparilla Bowl • St. Petersburg	L 38-10
*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	3rd	3rd
Liam Carver	Quarterback	5th	4th
Xavier Stanley	Running Back	2nd	1st
Leon Burris	Wide Receiver	2nd	2nd
Liam Childers	Defensive Tackle	3rd	2nd
Isiah Townsend	Defensive End	4th	2nd
Patrick Gaffney	Kicker	5th	4th

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

Recruiting

Final National Recruiting Ranking 26

High School

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Samuel Amos CB	Orlando, FL	Lake Highland Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Week 4
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Rory McLaughlin DT	Belmont, NC	South Point HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	302 lb (137 kg)	Week 4
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Will Sorensen TE	Mockville, NC	Davie County HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Week 5
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Tyus Lindsay KR	Largo, FL	Largo HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	Week 5
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Samuel Rapp WR	Raleigh, NC	Southeast Raleigh HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	Week 5
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Samuel Baldwin 3rd WR	Ahoskie, NC	Hertford County HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Week 6
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Robert Archer OG	Loganville, GA	Loganville HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	326 lb (148 kg)	Week 8
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Reshad Lipscomb CB	Orange Park, FL	Fleming Island HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Week 8
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Oliver Hood OLB	Asheboro, NC	Asheboro HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	Week 8
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Maximilian Eddy P	Concord, NC	Concord HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	Week 9
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Mario Redd ILB	Greensboro, NC	Southern Guildford HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Week 9
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Lucas Aragon OG	Raleigh, NC	Southeast Raleigh HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	284 lb (129 kg)	Week 10
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Joshua Cornelius FB	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Fort Lauderdale HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	Week 10
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Javorius Clarke PR	Nampa, ID	Skyview HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Week 10
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Bryan Munnerlyn TE	Gibsonville, NC	Eastern Guilford HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Week 12
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Brian McLane K	Raleigh, NC	Southeast Raleigh HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Week 13
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Booker Richmond FS	Greensboro, NC	Southern Guildford HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Week 13
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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
Amir Turner Jr. RB	Louisburg, NC	Louisburg College	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Week 14
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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.