The meeting will mark ECU’s initial visit to Clemson and the Pirates’ first road contest against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent since facing NC State to open the 2019 campaign. The announcement marks the third non-conference game for ECU in 2029 as the Pirates are scheduled to host Old Dominion (Sept. 15) and Liberty (Sept. 22) inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

“We are extremely excited to add Clemson to our schedule,” East Carolina Director of Athletics Jon Gilbert said. “East Carolina is committed to facing high quality non-conference opponents as we continue to showcase our brand across the country.

“This is another great opportunity to take our program to one of the country’s best college football atmospheres in Memorial Stadium (Death Valley). We continue to try and find the delicate balance between playing guarantee games while also providing a competitive schedule for our program and fans.”

The contest against Clemson will maintain the continuity of Power Conference opponents on East Carolina’s future schedules that includes games against NC State (2025/away, 2028/home), BYU (2025/home), West Virginia (2026/home), Wake Forest (2027/home, 2028/away) and South Carolina (2030/away).