N.C. State head coach Mike O’Cain is carried off the field after being East Carolina in 1997, left, and ECU coach Steve Logan celebrates as he is carried off the field after defeating the Wolfpack in 1999.
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Ninety miles separate Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh and Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville. Since 1970, N.C. State and East Carolina University have played each other 31 times. The Wolfpack leads the series 18-13. Here is a look back at the games played since 1992. The Wolfpack will face the Pirates in the season opener for both teams Saturday in Greenville.
East Carolina’s Luke Fisher scores what would be the winning touch during the Pirates’ 37-34 victory over N.C. State in the 1992 Peach Bowl. ECU rallied to win after being down 34-17 with 8:41 left in the game. Chris Seward News & Observer file photo
In their game in Raleigh in 1997, N.C. State defeated East Carolina 37-24. Chris Seward News & Observer file photo
N.C.State head coach Mike O’Cain is carried off the field, after the Wolfpack’s 37-24 over ECU in 1997. KARL DEBLAKER KARL DEBLAKER
ECU fans tear down the goalposts after the Pirates defeated N.C. State 23-6 in Greenville in 1999. Chris Seward News & Observer file photo
-ECU coach Steve Logan celebrates as he is carried off the field by his players after they defeated N.C. State 23-6 in Greenville in 1999. Chris Seward Chris Seward
NC State’s Darrell Blackman (2) runs by ECU’s Wes Hofacker (49) during the Wolfpack’s 52-14 victory over the Pirates at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte in 2004. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
East Carolina’s Steven Rogers pulls in a 44-yard reception as N.C. State’s Garland Heath defends during East Carolina University’s 21-16 victory over the Wolfpack at Carter-Finley Stadium in 2006. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Jamelle Eugene (29) catches a touchdown pass as ECU’s Fred Wilson (51) defends during the Wolfpack’s 34-20 victory over ECU at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in 2007. Ted Richardson News & Observer file photo
N.C. State’s DaJuan Morgan celebrates after the Wolfpack defeated ECU 34-20 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville in 2007 Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
NC State’s Andre Brown (24) score the game winning touchdown in overtime to give the Wolfpack 30-24 overtime victory over East Carolina at Carter-Finley Stadium in 2008. Chris Seward News & Observer file photo
N.C. State’s Russell Wilson celebrates as he leaves the field after the Wolfpack’s 30-24 overtime victory over East Carolina in Raleigh in 2008. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
East Carolina’s Melvin Patterson (9) brings down N.C. State’s Russell Wilson during the Pirates’ 33-27 overtime victory over the Wolfpack in Greenville in 2010. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
East Carolina’s Ruffin McNeill celebrates with Giavanni Ruffin (1), right, and Michael Bowman (22) after the Pirates’ 33-27 overtime victory over N.C. State in Greenville in 2010. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
East Carolina wide receiver Lance Ray (3) pulls in a 25-yard touchdown pass as N.C. State cornerback Juston Burris (11) defends during ECU’s 42-28 victory over the Wolfpack at Carter-Finley Stadium in 2013. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
ECU fans celebrate during the Pirates’ 42-28 victory over N.C. State at Carter-Finley Stadium in 2013. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
East Carolina head coach Ruffin McNeill, left, celebrates with ECU Director of Athletics Jeff Compher and the fans after East Carolina’s 42-28 victory over N.C. State at Carter-Finley Stadium in 2013. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
East Carolina players celebrate as time runs out in the game during ECU’s 33-30 victory over N.C. State at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville in 2016. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
East Carolina head coach Scottie Montgomery celebrates with defensive lineman Demetri McGill (56) after ECU’s 33-30 victory over the Wolfpack in Greenville in 2016. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State center Garrett Bradbury (65) scores on a one-yard touchdown run during the Wolfpack’s 58-3 victory over East Carolina at Carter-Finley Stadium in 2018. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Nick McCloud (4), left, and Drake Thomas (32) break up a pass intended for East Carolina wide receiver Leroy Henley (10) during the Wolfpack’s 34-6 victory over the Pirates in Raleigh in 2019. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
