East Carolina is selling football season tickets at a record pace.

The Pirates have surpassed the 20,000 mark in season ticket sales for the upcoming campaign. This marks the fifth straight season that ECU has reached 20,000, but this is the first time it has reached this mark by May 1.

After selling a then-record 16,258 season tickets in 2006, ECU reached 22,000 the following season. The Pirates sold 21,293 season tickets in 2009 before setting a new record with 23,436 in Ruffin McNeill's first year as coach in 2010.

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