Key Highlights
- This marks the fifth meeting between the programs.
- Pitt swept the Pirates in 1984 and 1987, but East Carolina got its lick back in 1991 and 1992 to even the series at 2-2. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEast Carolina (8-4, 6-2 American) set a new school record for American Conference victories in a season, earning its winningest regular season since 2014.
- The Pirates are 13-5 since promoting Blake Harrell to head coach, and Harrell guided the Pirates to a second-straight bowl game in his first full season at the helm.
- ECU has won its only two bowl games since 2015, besting Coastal Carolina in the 2022 Birmingham Bowl and downing rival NC State in a thrilling 2024 Military Bowl.
- Thus, this is ECU’s second-straight Military Bowl appearance and third all-time (also qualifying for the 2010 contest). Pitt (8-4, 6-2 ACC) is bowling for the second-consecutive season under 11th-year head coach Pat Narduzzi.