ECU 52, NCCU 7  •  Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium  •  Attendance: 42,758  •  TV: ESPNN

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American Athletic Conference Scoreboard >>> ..... Thursday > ..... Tulsa 38, Tulane 31 ..... Temple 37, Vanderbilt 7 ..... ..... Friday > ..... BYU 35, UConn 10 ..... UTSA 27, Houston 7 ..... ..... Saturday > ..... Penn State 26, UCF 24 ..... USF 36, Western Carolina 31 ..... Memphis 63, Austin Peay 0 ..... ECU 52, N.C. Central 7 ..... ..... Sunday > ..... Baylor 45, SMU 0 ..... .....

Pirates check out personnel, systems

GREENVILLE — College football doesn't have scrimmages like high schools or exhibitions as NFL teams do and financial circumstances haven't always allowed East Carolina a tune-up outing as the 2014 season opener with North Carolina Central provided at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday night.

The Pirates had a chance to check out personnel and systems in a 52-7 win before venturing to South Carolina for a 7 p.m. kickoff Saturday. ... More from Al Myatt...

Ruff Post-game
ECU coach Ruffin McNeill met with the press after the Pirates won their season opener Saturday night over N.C. Central (recorded by W.A. Myatt; file photo): Select audio clip...

Game Day Pix from Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

Devaris Brunson (34) and DaShawn Benton (6) have a little fun after ECU's season-opening win over N.C. Central. Photo by W.A. Myatt. ©2014 Bonesville.net. W.A. Myatt's complete gallery...