GREENVILLE, N.C. — ECU will square off with new conference member Navy on Saturday in Annapolis, marking the teams' first conference contest of the season.
Saturday’s matchup between East Carolina and Navy marks the first American Athletic Conference contest for both teams this season. The Pirates (1-1) and Midshipmen (1-0) have met three times in the Ruffin McNeill ear, the last game ending in a 56-28 win for Navy in 2012. In that 2012 matchup in Greenville, Navy picked apart ECU’s defense and rushed for 512 yards — the second highest total in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium history.