East Carolina Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
- Overall record
- 15-66-1
- Win percentage
- 18.9%
- Current streak
- 2W
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
15-66-1
82 games · 18.9%
Against Top 10
2-29
31 games · 6.5%
Against Top 5
0-13
13 games · 0%
Streaks
2W
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 3
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6-22-1 | 29 | 22.4% |
| Road | 4-43 | 47 | 8.5% |
| Neutral | 5-1 | 6 | 83.3% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 3-6 | 9 | 33.3% |
| 2010s | 1-11 | 12 | 8.3% |
| 2000s | 4-9 | 13 | 30.8% |
| 1990s | 7-9 | 16 | 43.8% |
| 1980s | 0-26 | 26 | 0% |
| 1970s | 0-5-1 | 6 | 8.3% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2024 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2023 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2022 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2021 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2020 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2019 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2018 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2017 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2015 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2012 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2011 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2008 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2007 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2006 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2004 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2003 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2002 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2001 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2000 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1999 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1996 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1995 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1994 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1993 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1992 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1991 | 3-0 | 3 | 100% |
| 1990 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1989 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1988 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1987 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1985 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1984 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1983 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1982 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0-1-1 | 2 | 25% |
| 1975 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1974 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1973 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1972 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 8
West Virginia, 2008
24-3 · Home · East Carolina was unranked
Win over No. 9
Miami, 1999
27-23 · Home · East Carolina was unranked
Win over No. 12
Miami, 1996
31-6 · Road · East Carolina was unranked
Win over No. 15
Syracuse, 1991
23-20 · Road · East Carolina was unranked
Win over No. 17
Virginia Tech, 2014
28-21 · Road · East Carolina was unranked
Win over No. 18
Houston, 2009
38-32 · Home · East Carolina was unranked
Win over No. 21
NC State, 1991
37-34 · Neutral · East Carolina was No. 12
Win over No. 22
TCU, 2002
31-28 · Home · East Carolina was unranked
Win over No. 22
Syracuse, 1995
27-24 · Road · East Carolina was unranked
Win over No. 23
Coastal Carolina, 2022
53-29 · Neutral · East Carolina was unranked
All 82 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | W 23-17 | No. 24 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2024 | W 26-21 | No. 24 NC State | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2024 | L 28-45 | No. 23 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | L 10-13 | No. 21 Tulane | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | W 53-29 | No. 23 Coastal Carolina | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2022 | L 20-21 | No. 13 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 13-35 | No. 4 Cincinnati | Unranked | Home |
| 2020 | L 17-55 | No. 7 Cincinnati | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 28-51 | No. 13 UCF | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 51-59 | No. 23 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | L 43-46 | No. 17 Cincinnati | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 10-37 | No. 10 UCF | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 13-70 | No. 17 Memphis | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 21-63 | No. 22 UCF | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 31-61 | No. 18 South Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 17-64 | No. 16 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 14-24 | No. 22 Temple | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | W 28-21 | No. 17 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 23-33 | No. 21 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | L 10-48 | No. 9 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 10-17 | No. 11 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | W 38-32 | No. 18 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 3-16 | No. 22 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 17-31 | No. 24 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | W 24-3 | No. 8 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | W 41-38 | No. 24 Boise State | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 7-48 | No. 5 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 10-27 | No. 4 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2004 | L 7-59 | No. 22 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 3-38 | No. 2 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | W 31-28 | No. 22 TCU | Unranked | Home |
| 2001 | L 61-64 | No. 20 Marshall | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | L 34-39 | No. 19 Louisville | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 28-45 | No. 10 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | W 27-23 | No. 9 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 14-35 | No. 25 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | W 31-6 | No. 12 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | W 19-13 | No. 23 Stanford | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1995 | W 27-24 | No. 22 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 7-27 | No. 8 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 0-30 | No. 25 Illinois | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1994 | L 21-38 | No. 3 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 20-27 | No. 19 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | L 0-35 | No. 16 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 22-41 | No. 6 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 21-42 | No. 10 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | W 37-34 | No. 21 NC State | No. 12 | Neutral |
| 1991 | W 24-23 | No. 23 Pittsburgh | No. 20 | Home |
| 1991 | W 23-20 | No. 15 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 24-45 | No. 3 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 42-47 | No. 19 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 10-40 | No. 7 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 7-31 | No. 4 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 14-38 | No. 19 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 21-45 | No. 5 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 10-30 | No. 7 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 0-17 | No. 14 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 3-41 | No. 3 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 12-34 | No. 19 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 3-44 | No. 7 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1986 | L 10-36 | No. 1 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 17-42 | No. 5 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 0-45 | No. 8 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 15-35 | No. 12 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 10-35 | No. 13 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 10-17 | No. 10 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 20-42 | No. 5 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 17-48 | No. 20 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 7-12 | No. 6 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 17-24 | No. 5 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 46-47 | No. 12 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 3-30 | No. 18 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 17-56 | No. 19 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 0-56 | No. 13 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 3-31 | No. 6 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 7-63 | No. 9 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | T 24-24 | No. 18 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1979 | L 20-34 | No. 19 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | L 3-26 | No. 13 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 20-24 | No. 8 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 8-57 | No. 17 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 19-42 | No. 15 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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