2022 East Carolina Pirates season

2022 East Carolina Pirates
Conference	American Athletic East Division
2022 record	3-9 (3-5 AAC)
Head coach	Weeze56m (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Base defense	4-3
Captain	Levi Hickey,C Liam Childers, DT Anthony High, LS
Home stadium	Dowdy-ficklen stadium (Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons « 2021 2023 »

2022 AAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
Temple †		6	–	2					10	–	4
UCF		5	–	3					8	–	5
Cincinnati		4	–	4					5	–	7
East Carolina		3	–	5					3	–	9
USF		2	–	6					5	–	7
Connecticut		0	–	8					1	–	11
West
Tulsa x		7	–	1					10	–	4
SMU		7	–	1					8	–	5
Navy		6	–	2					10	–	3
Memphis		5	–	3					7	–	6
Houston		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulane		1	–	7					3	–	9
AAC Championship Game: 2022 AAC Championship Game
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
2	TNF	at Northwestern*		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	L 31-45
3	FNF	at NC State*		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 24-29
4	FNF	Central Michigan*		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	L 31-26
5	FNF	Cincinatti		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	L 23-16
6	FNF	Tulsa		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	W 41-10
7	SMF	at Navy		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	L 34-20
9	SAF	#6 Nebraska*		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	L 27-17
10	FNF	Temple		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	L 31-29
12	TNF	at SMU		Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	L 17-38
13	TBA	USF		Dowdy-ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	W 17-31
14	TBA	at Connecticut		Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	W 27-14
15	TBA	at UCF		Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL	L 16-27
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
		vs. 22*
*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	4th	4th
Kyler Wilson	Quarterback	2nd	1st
Amir Turner Jr.	Running Back	1st	1st
Leon Burris	Wide Receiver	3rd	3rd
Liam Childers	Defensive Tackle	4th	3rd
Aiden Daniels	Defensive End	2nd	2nd
Richard Jack	OLB	2nd	1st

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 36

High School

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Thomas Cowart DT	Wilmington, NC	Hoggard HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	286 lb (130 kg)	Week 4
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Julius Thurman PR	Wilmington, NC	Laney HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	152 lb (69 kg)	Week 4
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James Stone DE	Raleigh, NC	Southeast Raleigh HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	271 lb (123 kg)	Week 4
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Zaire Boston CB	Elon College, NC	Western Alamance HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Week 4
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Jared Patterson CB	Raleigh, NC	Southeast Raleigh HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Week 4
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Carlos Brumfield SS	Elon College, NC	Western Alamance HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Week 4
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Orlando Sterling WR	Gibsonville, NC	Eastern Guilford HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Week 4
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Mamadou Clay CB	Orange Park, FL	Fleming Island HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	Week 4
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DeAndre Barber FS	Wilmington, NC	Laney HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Week 5
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Rory Mace C	Tampa, FL	Alonso HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	304 lb (138 kg)	Week 5
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Jonah Sheets C	Belmont, NC	South Point HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	Week 5
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Antonio Wolfe OT	Enka, NC	Enka HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Week 5
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Mark McLaughlin OG	Durham, NC	Riverside HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	328 lb (149 kg)	Week 7
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Paul Cronin OG	Vernon, FL	Vernon HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	307 lb (139 kg)	Week 7
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Otto Connor OT	Coconut Creek, FL	Coconut Creek HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Week 8
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Griffin Winn OG	DeLand, FL	DeLand HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	287 lb (130 kg)	Week 8
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Andrew Allen OT	Boca Raton, FL	Olympic Heights HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Week 9
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Isiah Maddox QB	Thomas County, GA	Thomas County Central HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Week 9
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Chris Aguilar KR	Ocilla, GA	Irwin County HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Week 10
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Leonard Hamilton WR	LaFayette, GA	LaFayette HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Week 11
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Taylor Rouse LS	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Week 11
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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
Jacob Benson WR	Jamestown, NC	Guilford Technical Community College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Week 14
	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.