The East Carolina Pirates (1-0) will face off with their hated rival North Carolina State (1-0) in an intra-conference rivalry match between two bitter Carolinian foes. North Carolina State dismantled FCS William and Mary 48-14 at home last Saturday, while East Carolina knocked off cross-state antagonist Western Carolina 52-7 at home as well in the previous week. Kick-off is scheduled for 12:00 PM. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN3.
North Carolina State Wolf Pack at East Carolina Pirates Game Overview
North Carolina State and East Carolina are two teams that love to hate each other. A feud that has been as evenly matched as any rivalry across America, both North Carolina State and East Carolina come in off dominant wins in what many would call tune-up matches in Week One. For North Carolina State and East Carolina this game often has implications that affect the outcome of either team’s campaign despite having no impact on conference aspirations.
The game is a momentum builder for either program and in many cases, the winner of this contest has gone on to prominence. North Carolina State finished 7-6 in 2015, while ECU missed a bowl outright at 5-7. Both teams have pieced together several 10 win seasons in previous history and are looking to get back to the forefront of their respective conferences. While the game has little national relevance, it is nonetheless an intimate rivalry.
- Both ECU and NC State are 3-3 SU in the last 6 meetings.
- Wolf Pack are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 contests.
- Pirates are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
- ECU has won the last 2 collisions in this rivalry series.