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| East Carolina Pirates | |
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| University | East Carolina University |
| Conference | The American |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Jon Gilbert |
| Location | Greenville, North Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 16 (7 men's, 9 women's) |
| Football stadium | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum |
| Baseball stadium | Clark-LeClair Stadium |
| Soccer field | Stewart Johnson Stadium[1] |
| Mascot | PeeDee the Pirate |
| Nickname | Pirates |
| Fight song | E.C. Victory |
| Colors | Purple and gold[2] |
| Website | ecupirates |
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The East Carolina Pirates are the athletic teams that represent East Carolina University (ECU), located in Greenville, North Carolina. All varsity-level sports teams participate at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for football) level as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The school became an NCAA member in 1961.[3]
- ^ "Facilities". East Carolina University Athletics.
- ^ ECU Athletics Style Guidelines (PDF). July 14, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ "East Carolina Among Record NCAA Members". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. September 10, 1961. p. 10.