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East Carolina-NC State
East Carolina and NC State have met 34 times since 1970. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 14-20
- Current streak
- NC State 1 game
- Longest streak
- NC State 5 games (1978-1982)
- Avg. margin / points
- 15.9 / 50.2
Series overview
East Carolina 14-20 NC State. Current streak: NC State 1 game.
Last five meetings
East Carolina 1 | NC State 4
Largest margin
55 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1970 through 2025.
- 34 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Aug 28, 2025.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
East Carolina and NC State have a tracked series that starts in 1970 and spans 34 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Victory Barrel gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1970-2025
- Busiest era
- 1970s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 4 years (1991-1996)
- 1970s10 games
- 1980s8 games
- 2010s5 games
- 1990s4 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
2025 - Aug 28, 2025
East Carolina 17, NC State 24. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
2022 - Sep 3, 2022
East Carolina 20, NC State 21. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
1996 - Nov 30, 1996
East Carolina 50, NC State 29. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
2018 - Dec 1, 2018
East Carolina 3, NC State 58. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- East Carolina 1, NC State 4 across 5 games
- Last ten
- East Carolina 4, NC State 6 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 50.2, average margin 15.9.
- Current streak
- NC State 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.
Anthony Smith
East Carolina, 2025
Receiving Yards: 1053
Katin Houser
East Carolina, 2025
Passing Yards: 3300
London Montgomery
East Carolina, 2025
Rushing Yards: 742
CJ Bailey
NC State, 2025
Passing Yards: 3105
Daylan Smothers
NC State, 2025
Rushing Yards: 939
Terrell Anderson
NC State, 2025
Receiving Yards: 629
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Dave Doeren
NC State - 2018-2025 - 27-24
Mike Houston
East Carolina - 2019-2024 - 15-17
Blake Harrell
East Carolina - 2024-2025 - 5-1
David Blackwell
East Carolina - 2018 - 0-1
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 70F, 1 with precipitation.
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.
NC State team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
East Carolina season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
NC State season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
East Carolina weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
NC State 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
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2025 | East Carolina at NC State | East Carolina 17, NC State 24 | Carter-Finley Stadium | NC State |
| Dec 28, 2024 | East Carolina at NC State | East Carolina 26, NC State 21 | Neutral site | East Carolina |
| Sep 3, 2022 | NC State at East Carolina | East Carolina 20, NC State 21 | Venue unavailable | NC State |
| Aug 31, 2019 | East Carolina at NC State | East Carolina 6, NC State 34 | Venue unavailable | NC State |
| Dec 1, 2018 | East Carolina at NC State | East Carolina 3, NC State 58 | Venue unavailable | NC State |
| Sep 10, 2016 | NC State at East Carolina | East Carolina 33, NC State 30 | Venue unavailable | East Carolina |
| Nov 23, 2013 | East Carolina at NC State | East Carolina 42, NC State 28 | Venue unavailable | East Carolina |
| Oct 16, 2010 | NC State at East Carolina | East Carolina 33, NC State 27 | Venue unavailable | East Carolina |
| Sep 20, 2008 | East Carolina at NC State | East Carolina 24, NC State 30 | Venue unavailable | NC State |
| Oct 20, 2007 | NC State at East Carolina | East Carolina 20, NC State 34 | Venue unavailable | NC State |
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