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Rivalry History

East Carolina-Marshall

East Carolina and Marshall have met 17 times since 1967. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
11-6
Current streak
Marshall 1 game
Longest streak
East Carolina 3 games (2008-2010)
Avg. margin / points
15.5 / 60.1

Series overview

East Carolina 11-6 Marshall. Current streak: Marshall 1 game.

Last five meetings

East Carolina 2 | Marshall 3

Largest margin

45 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1967 through 2023.
  • 17 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 9, 2023.

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What this rivalry is

East Carolina and Marshall have a tracked series that starts in 1967 and spans 17 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1967-2023
Busiest era
2000s, 6 games
Longest pause
22 years (1978-2001)
  • 2000s6 games
  • 2010s4 games
  • 1960s3 games
  • 1970s2 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2023 - Sep 9, 2023

East Carolina 13, Marshall 31. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

2008 - Nov 8, 2008

East Carolina 19, Marshall 16. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2001 - Dec 20, 2001

East Carolina 61, Marshall 64. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1978 - Nov 18, 1978

East Carolina 45, Marshall 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
East Carolina 2, Marshall 3 across 5 games
Last ten
East Carolina 6, Marshall 4 across 10 games
Scoring profile
High-scoring recent history; average total 60.1, average margin 15.5.
Current streak
Marshall 1 game

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Alex Flinn

    East Carolina, 2023

    Passing Yards: 1558

  • Chase Sowell

    East Carolina, 2023

    Receiving Yards: 622

  • Rahjai Harris

    East Carolina, 2023

    Rushing Yards: 485

  • Cam Fancher

    Marshall, 2023

    Passing Yards: 2162

  • Jayden Harrison

    Marshall, 2023

    Receiving Yards: 410

  • Rasheen Ali

    Marshall, 2023

    Rushing Yards: 1140

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Ruffin McNeill

    East Carolina - 2011-2013 - 23-15

  • Doc Holliday

    Marshall - 2011-2013 - 22-17

  • Mike Houston

    East Carolina - 2021-2023 - 9-15

  • Charles Huff

    Marshall - 2021-2023 - 13-13

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 64F.

Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.

East Carolina team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Marshall team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

East Carolina season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Marshall season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

East Carolina weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Marshall weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Sep 9, 2023Marshall at East CarolinaEast Carolina 13, Marshall 31Venue unavailableMarshall
Sep 18, 2021East Carolina at MarshallEast Carolina 42, Marshall 38Venue unavailableEast Carolina
Nov 29, 2013East Carolina at MarshallEast Carolina 28, Marshall 59Venue unavailableMarshall
Nov 23, 2012Marshall at East CarolinaEast Carolina 65, Marshall 59Venue unavailableEast Carolina
Nov 26, 2011East Carolina at MarshallEast Carolina 27, Marshall 34Venue unavailableMarshall
Oct 23, 2010Marshall at East CarolinaEast Carolina 37, Marshall 10Venue unavailableEast Carolina
Oct 3, 2009East Carolina at MarshallEast Carolina 21, Marshall 17Venue unavailableEast Carolina
Nov 8, 2008Marshall at East CarolinaEast Carolina 19, Marshall 16Venue unavailableEast Carolina
Nov 10, 2007East Carolina at MarshallEast Carolina 7, Marshall 26Venue unavailableMarshall
Nov 11, 2006Marshall at East CarolinaEast Carolina 33, Marshall 20Venue unavailableEast Carolina

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