The East Carolina University (commonly referred to as ECU) Pirates and the North Carolina State University (commonly referred to as NC State) Wolf Pack have a storied college football rivalry that dates back decades. The first time that these two neighboring football programs squared off was on October 10, 1970. The game was held in Raleigh, North Carolina and the home team North Carolina State University squad was victorious by a final score of 23-6.
Since the inaugural contest between these nearby schools was played in 1970 the location of the rivalry game has predominately shifted from the ECU home field in Greenville, North Carolina to the NC State home football stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. When the game is played at the ECU campus the players compete in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium which can hold a capacity crowd of 50,000 screaming fans. Conversely, when the football game between these two institutions of higher learning is played around the North Carolina State campus in Raleigh the game is held at the Carter-Finley Stadium which seats 57,583 comfortably.