Last year the Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the East Carolina Pirates, 54-17, at Lane Stadium. This year VT invades Greenville to take on the 0-2 Pirates! Last time VT found themselves in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium they left with 28-35 loss. The Fighting Gobblers seek to continue the dominance they established against ECU last year.
ECU received the starting kick-off and immediately got to work. The Pirates converted a first down when Gardner Minshew, starting in place of Duke transfer QB Thomas Sirk, hit Stephen Baggett for a huge 41-yard pass play.