| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Team: | East Carolina Pirates |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | The American |
| Record: | 4–8 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Houston |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Donnie Kirkpatrick |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Coach: | Bob Trott |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium |
The 2019 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates, led by first-year head coach Mike Houston, played their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, and were members of the East Division in the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in AAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.
The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Pirates predicted to finish fifth in the AAC East Division.[1]
| Media poll (East) | |||
| 1 | UCF | 169 (19) | |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 157 (11) | |
| 3 | USF | 107 | |
| 4 | Temple | 101 | |
| 5 | East Carolina | 66 | |
| 6 | UConn | 30 | |
Schedule Source:[2]
| Position | Name | Years at ECU | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | 1st | Mars Hill '94 | |
| Defensive coordinator Safeties coach: | 1st | UNC '76 | |
| Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks coach: | Donnie Kirkpatrick | 1st | Lenoir-Rhyne '82 |
| Special Teams Coordinator | Roy Tesh | 1st | Greensboro College '04 |
| offensive line coach: | Steve Shankweiler | 1st | Davidson '74 |
| Wide Receivers coach: | Drew Dudzik | 1st | JMU '10 |
| Running backs coach: | De'Rail Sims | 1st | Pikesville '10 |
| Cornerbacks coach: | Brandon Lynch | 3rd | Middle Tennessee '06 |
| Defensive line coach | Jeff Hanson | 1st | Richmond '71 |
| Special Teams Assistant: | Fontel Mines | 1st | Virginia '07 |
See also: 2019 NC State Wolfpack football team and East Carolina–NC State rivalry.
See also: 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team.
See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.
See also: 2019 Temple Owls football team.
See also: 2019 UCF Knights football team.
See also: 2019 South Florida Bulls football team.
See also: 2019 Cincinnati Bearcats football team.
See also: 2019 SMU Mustangs football team.
See also: 2019 UConn Huskies football team.
See also: 2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.