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I need to be careful just what I say about East Carolina football. Two years ago after the Pirates beat North Carolina 34-31 in Greenville, I wrote what I thought was a fairly complementary column about the ECU football program, only to have the Dispatch sports department inundated with angry e-mailers telling me how stupid I was.

Patrick Pinkney threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns, as the East Carolina Pirate defeated the UAB Blazers, 37-21, in a Conference USA battle at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

No crowd: Tulsa's attendance was officially announced at 17,453 during Sunday's 44-17 loss to East Carolina.

Dominique Lindsay ran for a career-high 172 yards, Darryl Freeney had a career-best 152 yards receiving and East Carolina maintained its lead in Conference USA's East Division with a 44-17 victory over Tulsa on Sunday night.

Third time was not the charm for ECU as the Pirates dropped their third and final non-conference bout 16-3 to Virginia Tech on Thursday night.

Senior defensive back Received first-team all-conference honors as a junior. Rated C-USA's "hardest hitter" by The Sporting News.

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Tyrod Taylor ran for a touchdown and Matt Waldron kicked three field goals Thursday, carrying No.

Losing three games in a row is not something No. 23 Virginia Tech is use to and thanks to their 16-3 win over East Carolina, the Hokies will never know how it would have felt.

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Tyrod Taylor rushed for a touchdown and threw for 137 yards, as the 22nd-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies beat the East Carolina Pirates, 16-3, in a non-conference matchup at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

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Pat Pinkney rushed for a pair of touchdowns and threw for another score, as East Carolina handled Memphis, 38-19, in Conference-USA action at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

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On one hand, East Carolina scored just two offensive touchdowns during its 28-21 loss at SMU on Saturday.

East Carolina at Marshall Noon, Joan C. Edwards Stadium , Huntington TV: CBS College Sports.

Published: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 11:33 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 11:33 p.m. North Davidson's Andy Vogler snapped the football to holder Josh Moser, who placed it flawlessly as kicker Shawn Williams blasted it through the uprights Monday night.

Even if the reason for it can't be summed up on a bumper sticker. When the Pirates visit Marshall on Saturday for a Conference USA East Division battle, the teams will churn out the latest installment in a series built less upon animus than common bonds and mutual respect.

East Carolina finally jump-started its offense during Saturday's 19-14 win over UCF.

Coming off a comeback victory over Buffalo Saturday, the UCF football team will face many challenges when they hit the road this weekend to take on East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C at 3:30 p.m. The matchup After a 23-17 win over the Bulls, the Knights now head north to take on East Carolina .