East Carolina University football team announced its 2018 schedule on today, which will include seven home games for the second season in a row. The Pirates will face a tough schedule again in 2018, taking on seven teams who qualified for bowl games in the 2017 season.
The Pirates open the 2018 season hosting two in-state opponents in North Carolina A&T
(Sept. 1) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Sept. 8), who the Pirates will face for the first time since 2014 when they dominated the Tar Heels 70-41 at home. The team will then take to the road to seek revenge as it faces Virginia Tech (Sept.