East Carolina Football
East Carolina is an NCAA Division I FBS football program in the American Athletic, based in Greenville, NC. The 2026 record stands at 4-4. The Cooper Predictor rates East Carolina at -4.6, No. 89 of 138 FBS teams and No. 8 of 14 in the American Athletic. The model projects a 6-6 finish, with CFP Odds of 0.2%. The model's pre-game picks are 6-2 in East Carolina games this season. Most recent result: beat Temple 17-9 on Oct 31. Next up: vs South Florida on Nov 6 — the model projects South Florida 24-21, giving East Carolina a 43% chance to win.
Open East Carolina in Cooper Predictor U →Updated Nov 2, 2026 · power ratings compare teams within NCAA Division I FBS.
2026 schedule, predictions & results
| Date | Opponent | Projection | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | @ Alabama | L 17-34 14% ✓ | L 10-48 |
| Sep 12 | vs App State | W 34-20 81% ✗ | L 24-27 |
| Sep 19 | @ Old Dominion | W 24-21 50% ✓ | W 20-17 |
| Sep 26 | vs North Carolina Central | W 49-6 100% ✓ | W 42-9 |
| Oct 10 | vs Rice | W 28-14 82% ✓ | W 28-12 |
| Oct 15 | @ UAB | W 28-20 70% ✗ | L 17-30 |
| Oct 22 | @ Memphis | L 24-34 24% ✓ | L 34-41 |
| Oct 31 | vs Temple | W 31-21 69% ✓ | W 17-9 |
| Nov 6 | vs South Florida | L 21-24 43% | — |
| Nov 13 | @ Charlotte | W 34-20 79% | — |
| Nov 21 | @ Army | L 24-28 33% | — |
| Nov 26 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 38-27 71% | — |
Projection = the model's pick, projected score and East Carolina's win probability. For games already played it is the pick frozen before kickoff, with ✓ or ✗ beside it — every pick stays public.
American Athletic by power rating
| # | Team | 2026 | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North Texas | 6-2 | +4.2 |
| 2 |  Memphis | 7-2 | +3.8 |
| 3 |  UTSA | 7-1 | +2 |
| 4 |  South Florida | 6-2 | +0.8 |
| 5 |  Army | 5-3 | -1 |
| 6 |  Tulane | 4-4 | -3.3 |
| 7 |  Navy | 2-6 | -3.4 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 4-4 | -4.6 |
| 9 |  Tulsa | 4-4 | -6.2 |
| 10 |  Temple | 2-6 | -9.8 |
| 11 |  Florida Atlantic | 5-3 | -10.5 |
| 12 |  UAB | 4-4 | -11.2 |
| 13 |  Rice | 1-7 | -14.9 |
| 14 |  Charlotte | 1-7 | -20.3 |
High schools on the East Carolina roster
From publicly published rosters, for the high school states the Cooper Predictor covers. Some rosters do not list a high school, so a player may be missing.
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