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East Carolina Pirates

0–1 · 0–0 AMERICAN ATHLETIC
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WEEK 2 · 2026
Week 2 pregame guide

East Carolina needs ordinary offense against App State

ECU gets a favored home shot to repair its rushing, third-down and situational football before watching Navy’s trip to Florida Atlantic.

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East Carolina wide receiver Anthony Smith carries the ball against Army in 2024.
East Carolina wide receiver Anthony Smith faces Army in 2024.
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Your game

App State at East Carolina
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App State
Final · App State 27–24 East CarolinaWent the other way ✗
East Carolina

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result East Carolina wanted
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Impact 1
Navy
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Florida Atlantic
Final · Navy 30–38 Florida AtlanticWish granted ✓
Projected 2.0-point title-game boost

Navy lost, improving East Carolina's place in the American Athletic standings.

Entering-week projection11% if Florida Atlantic won9% with the other result2-point differenceEast Carolina American title-game chance
47 other games had little impact
Rutgers at Boston College · ESPN2
Missouri at Kansas · FOX
Oklahoma at Michigan · FOX
Arizona State at Texas A&M · ABC
Washington State at Kansas State · TNT
Oregon at Oklahoma State · ESPN
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech · The CW Network
Wake Forest at Purdue · FS1
Penn State at Temple · ESPN2
South Florida at Army · CBSSN
Western Kentucky at Georgia · SEC Network
Alabama at Kentucky · ABC
Mississippi State at Minnesota · CBS
UCF at Pittsburgh · ESPN2
Arizona at BYU · FOX
California at Syracuse · ACC Network
Duke at Illinois · FS1
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State · BTN
Maryland at UConn · CBSSN
Utah State at Washington · BTN
Rice at Notre Dame · NBC
UTSA at Texas State · The CW Network
UL Monroe at UAB · ESPN+
UNLV at North Texas · ESPNU
Delaware at Vanderbilt · SEC Network
Memphis at Boise State · USA Network
Buffalo at Florida International · ESPN+
Jacksonville State at Ohio · ESPN+
Tennessee at Georgia Tech · ESPN
Bowling Green at Nebraska · FS1
Tulsa at Sam Houston · ESPN+
South Alabama at Tulane · ESPN+
Georgia State at Kennesaw State · ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Marshall · ESPN+
San Diego State at UCLA · BTN
Ohio State at Texas · ABC
Texas Tech at Oregon State · CBS
Iowa State at Iowa · NBC
Georgia Southern at Clemson · ACC Network
Louisiana Tech at LSU · SECN+
Southern Miss at Auburn · SEC Network
Charlotte at Ole Miss · ESPN2
North Dakota State at Air Force · FS1
Arkansas at Utah · ESPN
Sacramento State at Fresno State · CBSSN
Louisiana at USC · BTN
New Mexico State at Hawai'i · MW+
The rooting list was:East Carolina, then Florida Atlantic.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 2). How the model works.