East Carolina PiratesHead coach Blake Harrell
82 Overall rating steady
Blake Harrell has led East Carolina since 2025, going 11-6 across 2 seasons with 1 bowl trip.
- Record since 2025
- 11-6
- Seasons
- 2
- Bowl trips
- 1
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme12
Defensive scheme15
Game planning15
Situational management10
Leadership & results
Comeback factor20
Underdog edge10
Recent form14
Win rate15
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Blake Harrell's most recent 17 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
East Carolina record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2-2 | In progress |
| 2025 | 9-4 | Won Go Bowling Military Bowl |
Records with East Carolina since 2025, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
East Carolina games under Blake Harrell
Status
Result
Season
9
27
17
27
34
3
34
3No games match these filters.
Blake Harrell: East Carolina head coach profile
Blake Harrell is the East Carolina head coach. This profile covers Blake Harrell's record and season-by-season results with East Carolina, and connects to East Carolina team hub, the American Conference teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the American Conference Championship Game on the American Conference title race page.
Blake Harrell in the news
All newsPreviewRice at East Carolina: how to watch, Week 6 2026Week 6: Rice visits East Carolina at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Kickoff is 4:00 PM ET, on ESPN+.2026-10-07RecapEast Carolina beat North Carolina Central 42-9 (Week 4, 2026)East Carolina beat North Carolina Central 42-9 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Now East Carolina is 2-2, and North Carolina Central is 0-2.2026-09-26RecapEast Carolina edged Old Dominion 20-17 (Week 3, 2026)East Carolina edged Old Dominion 20-17 at S.B. Ballard Stadium. Now East Carolina is 1-2, and Old Dominion is 1-2.2026-09-19
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Blake Harrell is the East Carolina head coach, in the job since 2025.