Feb 12, 2009
Greenville, N.C. — East Carolina and Virginia Tech will play Thursday, Nov. 5 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on ESPN, the Pirates announced Thursday in announcing their nonconference football schedule.
The Pirates and Hokies, who are currently engaged in a nine-game series which began at Blacksburg in 2007 and continued with a meeting at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium last fall, will square off against each other in Greenville for the first time since 2000.
East Carolina will also face ACC rival North Carolina at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill Sept. 19.
The Pirates will open their season against Appalachian State in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Sept. 5. ESPN is currently working to televise a visit to Big East member West Virginia a week later Sept. 12.
East Carolina's complete schedule, which also features league home games with Southern Miss, Rice, UAB and UCF, will be released by Conference USA later this month.
2009 ECU NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Sept. 5 - Appalachian State
Sept. 12 - at West Virginia
Sept. 19 - at North Carolina
Nov. 5 (Thurs.) - Virginia Tech