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Want to watch the ECU-Tulane college football game on TV? Here’s how

East Carolina University football players enter Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium to play N.C. A & T in Greenville, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 1,2018. Moments after this photo was taken the second mandatory evacuation due to lightning delayed the game.
East Carolina University football players enter Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium to play N.C. A & T in Greenville, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 1,2018. Moments after this photo was taken the second mandatory evacuation due to lightning delayed the game. cliddy@newsobserver.com

ECU stays home at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium after a thrilling 31-28 win over Charleston Southern on home turf last weekend. The Pirates (2-2) will face Tulane in their AAC conference opener.

The Green Wave (1-3) is coming off a 28-21 home loss to UAB.

The Pirates open their conference slate with a contest against Tulane at home. ECU is 11-6 all-time against Tulane, but the Green Wave has won the past three meetings. The Pirates are 8-2 at home against Tulane.

Saturday’s game with Tulane begins at 3:30 p.m. and will be televised/streamed on ESPN+.

Are you a cord-cutter?

If your preferred method of watching games involves streaming, here are the options:

Fans can find the ECU vs. Tulane game on WatchESPN.com by using their ESPN+ subscription or cable login. Alternatively, the game can be streamed via YouTube TV or Hulu+ Live TV.

Game day details: When is the ECU game kickoff?

Teams: ECU vs. Tulane

Where: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

Date: Saturday, Oct. 2

Time: 3:30 p.m.

Watch: ESPN+

Betting line: Tulane is favored by four points.

Series history: Saturday’s contest is the 18th meeting between Tulane and ECU. The Pirates are 11-6 all time against the Green Wave, but Tulane has won the past three meetings, most recently a 38-21 victory in Greenville.

This story was originally published October 2, 2021 at 7:00 AM with the headline "Want to watch the ECU-Tulane college football game on TV? Here’s how."

Justin Pelletier
The News & Observer
Justin is a 25-year veteran sports journalist with stops in Lewiston, Maine (Sun Journal), and Boston (Boston Herald). A proud husband, and father of twin girls, Pelletier is a Boston University graduate and member of the esteemed Jack Falla sportswriting mafia. He has earned dozens of state and national sportswriting and editing awards covering preps, colleges and professional leagues.
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