2020 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season

2020 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record3–6 (3–5 AAC)
Head coach
  • Mike Houston (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorDonnie Kirkpatrick (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBlake Harrell (1st season)
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Cincinnati y$   6 – 0     9 – 1  
Tulsa y   6 – 0     6 – 3  
Memphis   5 – 3     8 – 3  
UCF   5 – 3     6 – 4  
SMU   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Houston   3 – 3     3 – 5  
Navy   3 – 4     3 – 7  
Tulane   3 – 5     6 – 6  
East Carolina   3 – 5     3 – 6  
Temple   1 – 6     1 – 6  
South Florida   0 – 7     1 – 8  
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates, led by second-year head coach Mike Houston, played their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Schedule

East Carolina had games scheduled against Marshall, Norfolk State, and South Carolina, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2612:00 p.m. No. 13 UCFABCL 28–51305
October 312:00 p.m.at Georgia State*ESPNUL 29–493,823
October 107:00 p.m.at South FloridaESPN+W 44–246,799
October 1712:00 p.m.Navy
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN2L 23–273,500
October 308:00 p.m.at TulsaESPN2L 30–340
November 712:00 p.m.Tulane
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN+L 21–383,500
November 137:30 p.m.at No. 7 CincinnatiESPN2L 17–550
November 2112:00 p.m.at TempleESPN+W 28–30
November 2812:00 p.m.SMU
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN+W 52–383,500
Schedule Source:[4][5]

Game summaries

UCF

Central Florida at East Carolina
1 234Total
• No. 13 Knights 10 171410 51
Pirates 7 0714 28
  • Date: September 26, 2020
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greeville, NC
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 58 minutes
  • Game attendance: 350
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Mostly cloudy • Wind: 0 MPH
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Mike Golic Sr. (color) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
         
Scoring summary
111:20ECUDarius Pinnix Jr. 17-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:40)		ECU 7–0
08:22UCFGreg McCrae 1-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 2:58)		TIE 7–7
04:28UCFDaniel Obarski 26-yard field goal
(7 plays, 26 yards, 1:34)		UCF 10–7
207:55UCFDaniel Obarski 33-yard field goal
(10 plays, 50 yards, 3:07)		UCF 13–7
04:57UCFJaylon Robinson 64-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)
(4 plays, 78 yards, 0:57)		UCF 20–7
00:24UCFJake Hescock 7-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)
(9 plays, 86 yards, 2:45)		UCF 27–7
313:11UCFJacob Harris 11-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 1:49)		UCF 34–7
09:57UCFJaylon Robinson 9-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)
(6 plays, 55 yards, 1:44)		UCF 41–7
06:25ECUC. J. Johnson 37-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(8 plays, 92 yards, 3:31)		UCF 41–14
413:33UCFDaniel Obarski 31-yard field goal
(9 plays, 66 yards, 2:20)		UCF 44–14
08:09ECUDarius Phinnix Jr. 3-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:24)		UCF 44–21
03:59UCFJohnny Richardson 31-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)
(1 play, 31 yards, 0:08)		UCF 51–21
00:19ECUTyler Snead 7-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(11 plays, 77 yards, 3:40)		UCF 51–28
Pregame line Over/under
UCF –27.5 77[6]
Statistics UCF East Carolina
First downs 29 25
Total yards 632 459
Rushing yards 224 244
Passing yards 408 215
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 26:52 33:08
Team Category Player Statistics
UCF Passing Dillon Gabriel 32/47, 408 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Greg McCrae 16 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Johnny Richardson 9 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TDs
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 14/29, 215 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 8 carries, 66 yards
Receiving Audie Omotosho 3 receptions, 56 yards

At Georgia State

East Carolina at Georgia State
1 234Total
Pirates 7 6313 29
• Panthers 21 14014 49
  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Location: Center Parc Stadium
    Atlanta, GA
  • Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 28 minutes
  • Game attendance: 3,823
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 6 W MPH
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
         
Scoring summary
114:54ECUWarren Saba 28-yard interception returned (Jake Verity kick)
(1 play, 0 yards, 0:06)		ECU 7–0
13:30GSUDestin Coates 13-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:24)		TIE 7–7
11:02GSUSam Pinckney 38-yard pass from Cornelious Brown (Noel Ruiz kick)
(2 plays, 61 yards, 0:23)		GSU 14–7
07:19GSUJamari Thrash 22-yard pass from Cornelious Brown (Noel Ruiz kick)
(9 plays, 61 yards, 3:07)		GSU 21–7
212:45GSUTucker Gregg 4-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(7 plays, 77 yards, 3:03)		GSU 28–7
07:44ECUJake Verity 34-yard field goal
(11 plays, 57 yards, 5:01)		GSU 28–10
05:26GSUSam Pinckney 13-yard pass from Cornelious Brown (Noel Ruiz kick)
(5 plays, 44 yards, 1:37)		GSU 35–10
00:00ECUJake Verity 40-yard field goal
(13 plays, 54 yards, 5:26)		GSU 35–13
300:05ECUJake Verity 48-yard field goal
(7 plays, 29 yards, 3:09)		GSU 35–16
413:12GSUAntavious Lane 34-yard interception returned (Noel Ruiz kick)
(1 play, 0 yards, 0:12)		GSU 42–16
10:30ECUTyler Snead 31-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(7 plays, 65 yards, 2:42)		GSU 42–23
08:07ECUBlake Proehl 29-yard blocked punt returned (Jake Verity PAT failed)
(5 plays, 21 yards, 2:23)		GSU 42–29
00:23GSUDestin Coates 5-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(6 plays, 37 yards, 2:38)		GSU 49–29
Pregame line Over/under
ECU –1.5 70[7]
Statistics East Carolina Georgia State
First downs 19 21
Total yards 286 485
Rushing yards 50 247
Passing yards 236 238
Turnovers 3 3
Time of possession 33:05 26:55
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 29/50, 236 yards, 3 INTs
Rushing Tyler Snead 1 carry, 31 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tyler Snead 11 receptions, 105 yards
Georgia State Passing Cornelious Brown 18/28, 238 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Destin Coates 23 carries, 113 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Sam Pinckney 7 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TDs

At South Florida

East Carolina at South Florida
1 234Total
• Pirates 17 1476 44
Bulls 7 1000 17
        
Scoring summary
110:35ECUJake Verity 25-yard field goal
(11 plays, 67 yards, 4:25)		ECU 3–0
08:58USFJohnny Ford 8-yard rush (Kenny Scribner kick)
(6 plays, 65 yards, 1:37)		USF 7–3
03:50ECUDarius Pinnix 2-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(12 plays, 59 yards, 5:08)		ECU 10–7
00:16ECUC. J. Johnson 75-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(3 plays, 78 yards, 1:16)		ECU 17–7
213:18ECURahjai Harris 42-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)
(1 play, 42 yards, 0:08)		ECU 24–7
04:59USFJohnny Ford 7-yard rush (Kenny Scribner kick)
(5 plays, 80 yards, 1:55)		ECU 24–14
02:17ECURahjai Harris 10-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)
(1 play, 10 yards, 0:05)		ECU 31–14
00:32USFJared Sackett 31-yard field goal
(11 plays, 61 yards, 1:45)		ECU 31–17
300:10ECUC. J. Johnson 14-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(8 plays, 50 yards, 4:23)		ECU 38–17
413:20ECUJake Verity 42-yard field goal
(4 plays, 6 yards, 1:33)		ECU 41–17
03:14ECUJake Verity 37-yard field goal
(15 plays, 54 yards, 8:46)		ECU 44–17
00:31USFNoah Johnson 15-yard rush (Jared Sackett kick)
(7 plays, 54 yards, 2:43)		ECU 44–24
Pregame line Over/under
USF –5.5 58[8]
Statistics East Carolina South Florida
First downs 21 22
Total yards 432 398
Rushing yards 210 92
Passing yards 222 306
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 35:36 24:24
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 17/26, 222 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Rahjai Harris 19 carries, 115 yards, 1 TD
Receiving C. J. Johnson 3 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TDs
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 26/35, 298 yards
Rushing Johnny Ford 8 carries, 44 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Latrell Williams 8 receptions, 93 yards

Navy

Navy at East Carolina
1 234Total
• Midshipmen 7 6140 27
Pirates 6 7010 23
  • Date: October 17, 2020
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greeville, NC
  • Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
  • Game attendance: 3,500
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: NNE 10 MPH
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)
     
Scoring summary
108:21NAVYNelson Smith 20-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)
(6 plays, 50 yards, 3:06)		NAVY 7–0
04:44ECUJake Verity 40-yard field goal
(10 plays, 52 yards, 3:37)		NAVY 7–3
02:23ECUJake Verity 25-yard field goal
(5 plays, 17 yards, 1:47)		NAVY 7–6
207:03ECUMason Garcia 3-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)
(8 plays, 44 yards, 3:07)		ECU 13–7
03:48NAVYDalen Morris 9-yard rush (Bijan Nichols PAT failed)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:15)		TIE 13–13
308:51NAVYNelson Smith 29-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)
(3 plays, 59 yards, 1:21)		NAVY 20–13
00:00NAVYJamale Carothers 3-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)
(12 plays, 50 yards, 0:00)		NAVY 27–13
414:15ECURahjai Harris 80-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)
(2 plays, 84 yards, 0:00)		NAVY 27–20
06:33ECUJake Verity 39-yard field goal
(12 plays, 45 yards, 5:54)		NAVY 27–23
Pregame line Over/under
NAVY –3.5 55.5[9]
Statistics Navy East Carolina
First downs 17 19
Total yards 318 372
Rushing yards 288 268
Passing yards 30 104
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 31:29 28:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Dalen Morris 3/4, 30 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Nelson Smith 17 carries, 157 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Ryan Mitchell 1 reception, 14 yards
East Carolina Passing Mason Garcia 10/20, 104 yards
Rushing Rahjai Harris 22 carries, 172 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tyler Snead 4 receptions, 39 yards

At Tulsa

East Carolina at Tulsa
1 234Total
Pirates 7 10310 30
• Golden Hurricane 3 01714 34
  • Date: October 30, 2020
  • Location: Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
    Tulsa, OK
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:40
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SSW 5 MPH
  • Referee: A. Calabarese
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play–by–play) Rocky Boiman (analyst)
        
Scoring summary
111:08ECUTyler Snead 16 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity Kick)
(4 plays, 42 yards, 1:31)		ECU 7–0
03:35TULSAZack Long 35 Yd Field Goal
(9 plays, 38 yards, 4:01)		ECU 7–3
210:42ECUC.J. Johnson 25 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity Kick)
(10 plays, 90 yards, 4:18)		ECU 14–3
01:58ECUJake Verity 46 Yd Field Goal
(11 plays, 60 yards, 6:31)		ECU 17–3
313:23TULSAKeylon Stokes 25 Yd pass from Zach Smith (Zack Long Kick)
(5 plays, 78 yards, 1:37)		ECU 17–10
09:15ECUJake Verity 22 Yd Field Goal
(11 plays, 68 yards, 4:08)		ECU 20–10
06:19TULSAT.K. Wilkerson 13 Yd Run (Zack Long Kick)
(12 plays, 74 yards, 2:56)		ECU 20–17
04:15TULSAZack Long 21 Yd Field Goal
(4 plays, 0 yards, 0:47)		TIED 20–20
412:34ECUJake Verity 38 Yd Field Goal
(7 plays, 14 yards, 2:10)		ECU 23–20
09:14TULSAJuanCarlos Santana 39 Yd pass from Zach Smith (Zack Long Kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:20)		TULSA 23–27
04:24ECURahjai Harris 4 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity Kick)
(11 plays, 85 yards, 4:50)		ECU 30–27
00:29TULSAT.K. Wilkerson 1 Yd Run (Zack Long Kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 3:55)		TULSA 30–34
Pregame line Over/under
TUL –17 59.5[10]
Statistics East Carolina Tulsa
First downs 27 25
Total yards 456 428
Rushing yards 126 175
Passing yards 330 253
Turnovers 3 3
Time of possession 35:09 24:51
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 38/50, 330 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 21 carries, 118 yards
Receiving Tyler Snead 16 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
Tulsa Passing Zach Smith 19/37, 253 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing T.K. Wilkerson 18 carries, 89 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Keylon Stokes 6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD

Tulane

Tulane at East Carolina
1 234Total
• Green Wave 7 14107 38
Pirates 7 0014 21
  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Game start: 12:05 a.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
  • Game attendance: 3,500
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: E 5 MPH
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Evan Lepler (play–by–play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)
     
Scoring summary
111:09TULNDeuce Watts 35-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)
(9 plays, 78 yards, 3:51)		TULN 7–0
06:48ECUTyler Snead 10-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:21)		TIE 7–7
207:28TULNTyrick James 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)
(4 plays, 54 yards, 1:58)		TULN 14–7
00:38TULNDeuce Watts 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)
(7 plays, 65 yards, 2:58)		TULN 21–7
305:49TULNCameron Carroll 48-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)
(4 plays, 65 yards, 1:57)		TULN 28–7
00:38TULNMerek Glover 42-yard field goal
(7 plays, 37 yards, 3:15)		TULN 31–7
410:37ECUBlake Proehl 30-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Holton Ahlers two-point conversion pass to Tyler Snead)
(4 plays, 35 yards, 1:53)		TULN 31–15
05:17TULNCameron Carroll 28-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)
(1 play, 28 yards, 0:06)		TULN 38–15
05:07ECUBlake Proehl 75-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)
(1 play, 75 yards, 0:10)		TULN 38–21
Pregame line Over/under
TULN –3.5 63.5[11]
Statistics Tulane East Carolina
First downs 24 20
Total yards 493 386
Rushing yards 277 35
Passing yards 216 351
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 30:59 29:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 22/34, 216 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Cameron Carroll 6 carries, 129 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Duece Watts 5 receptions, 57 yards, 2 TDs
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 27/43, 351 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Rahjai Harris 13 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Blake Proehl 13 receptions, 182 yards, 2 TDs

At Cincinnati

East Carolina at Cincinnati
1 234Total
Pirates 0 1007 17
• No. 7 Bearcats 7 28713 55
       
Scoring summary
109:14CINMichael Young 33-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(10 plays, 79 yards, 4:34)		CIN 0–7
214:52CINJarell White 26-yard Interception (Cole Smith kick)
(6 plays, 18 yards, 2:08)		CIN 0–14
10:36ECUKeaton Mitchell 18-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)
(3 plays, 58 yards, 0:50)		CIN 7–14
08:23CINJerome Ford 24-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(6 plays, 70 yards, 2:09)		CIN 7–21
05:25ECUJake Verity 32-yard field goal
(7 plays, 44 yards, 2:04)		CIN 10–21
05:18CINTre Tucker 45-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(1 play, 45 yards, 0:07)		CIN 10–28
01:32CINDesmond Ridder 7-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(7 plays, 53 yards, 3:04)		CIN 10–35
300:29CINJayshon Jackson 12-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(11 plays, 85 yards, 4:06)		CIN 10–42
405:41CINJerome Ford 1-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:07)		CIN 10–49
00:17ECURahjai Harris 1-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)
(13 plays, 73 yards, 5:17)		CIN 17–49
00:10CINCameron Young 75-yard rush (Cole Smith kick failed)
(1 play, 75 yards, 0:07)		CIN 17–55
Pregame line Over/under
CIN –27.5 56.5[12]
Statistics East Carolina Cincinnati
First downs 23 29
Total yards 293 653
Rushing yards 206 299
Passing yards 87 354
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 29:50 30:10
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 9/20, 87 yards, 3 INTs
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 17 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Keaton Mitchell 1 reception, 26 yards
Cincinnati Passing Desmond Ridder 24/31, 327 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Desmond Ridder 8 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tre Tucker 4 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD

At Temple

East Carolina at Temple
1 234Total
• Pirates 7 1470 28
Owls 0 030 3
  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Location: Lincoln Financial Field
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Game start: 12:50 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 48 minutes
  • Game attendance: 100
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)
  
Scoring summary
100:33ECUC. J. Johnson 60-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(1 play, 60 yards, 0:10)		ECU 7–0
211:36TEMRory Bell 28-yard field goal
(4 plays, 7 yards, 1:13)		ECU 7–3
11:22ECUTyler Snead 95-yard kickoff returned (Jake Verity kick)
(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)		ECU 14–3
00:48ECUTyler Snead 46-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(2 plays, 80 yards, 0:16)		ECU 21–3
411:05ECUHolton Ahlers 1-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)
(4 plays, 90 yards, 1:12)		ECU 28–3
Pregame line Over/under
ECU –7 53[13]
Statistics East Carolina Temple
First downs 16 10
Total yards 447 235
Rushing yards 265 140
Passing yards 182 95
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 25:06 34:54
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 11/22, 182 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 13 carries, 103 yards
Receiving C. J. Johnson 3 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
Temple Passing Kamal Gray 10/21, 95 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Tayvon Ruley 14 carries, 48 yards
Receiving David Martin–Robinson 1 reception, 30 yards

SMU

Southern Methodist at East Carolina
1 234Total
Mustangs 7 01714 38
• Pirates 21 2407 52
  • Date: November 28, 2020
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greeville, NC
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes
  • Game attendance: 3,500
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
          
Scoring summary
109:08ECUKeaton Mitchell 9-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)
(10 plays, 80 yards, 3:46)		ECU 7–0
07:07ECUBlake Proehl 11-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(3 plays, 34 yards, 0:59)		ECU 14–0
03:27SMUKylen Granson 6-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40)		ECU 14–7
00:00ECUBlake Proehl 35-yard pass from Tyler Snead (Jake Verity kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 0:00)		ECU 21–7
211:01ECUC. J. Johnson 14-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(3 plays, 32 yards, 1:00)		ECU 28–7
06:16ECUKeaton Mitchell 7-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(7 plays, 60 yards, 3:05)		ECU 35–7
04:00ECUTyler Snead 16-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(4 plays, 30 yards, 0:42)		ECU 42–7
00:01ECUJake Verity 29-yard field goal
(7 plays, 47 yards, 1:30)		ECU 45–7
308:12SMUShane Buechele 1-yard rush (Shane Buechele two-point conversion pass to Rashee Rice)
(12 plays, 80 yards, 4:42)		ECU 45–15
04:56SMUUlysses Bentley IV 26-yard pass from Shane Buechele (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)
(8 plays, 65 yards, 2:13)		ECU 45–21
00:00SMUChris Naggar 36-yard field goal
(6 plays, 8 yards, 2:37)		ECU 45–24
413:15ECUDarius Pinnix Jr. 2-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:45)		ECU 52–24
07:28SMUTyler Lavine 5-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:30)		ECU 52–31
07:05SMUTyler Lavine 4-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick)
(2 plays, 14 yards, 0:23)		ECU 52–38
Pregame line Over/under
SMU –12.0 72
Statistics SMU East Carolina
First downs 26 28
Total yards 384 493
Rushing yards 70 160
Passing yards 314 333
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 29:43 30:17
Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing Shane Buechele 35/50, 314 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 12 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Austin Upshaw 8 receptions, 78 yards
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 20/29, 298 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 20 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Blake Proehl 6 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TDs

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4 139 D'Ante Smith OT Cincinnati Bengals

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