NC State vs. ECU: The History

NC State and East Carolina will kickoff down in Greenville this Saturday at Noon, marking the 29th time these two instate rivals will have faced off. Throughout this storied rivalry, the Wolfpack have only traveled to Greenville 3 times, losing twice.

Overall: 16-12
Home : 14-8
Away: 1-2
Neutral:1-2

NC State might hold a 16-12 lead over the Pirates in this series that dates back to 1970, but ECU has won the last 2, and 3 of the last 5 contests.

The two teams played 18 straight seasons after the inaugural game in 1970, but then things came to a screeching halt. In 1987, ECU came to Raleigh and defeated the Wolfpack 14-32, and then proceeded to tear down our goal posts. Afterwards, Jimmy Valvano terminated further scheduling of match ups against the Pirates. The two saw each other again in the Peach Bowl in 1992, and the Pirates kept the bitter blood flowing, defeating the Wolfpack 34-37. Four years later the two would meet again, but once again on neutral territory at Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, not sure if the emotions at either home stadium could handle it.

Also, in 2007 the Student Governement Associations of both schools began awarding the Victory Barrell to the winner of the game.