2023 East Carolina Pirates football team

2023 East Carolina Pirates football
2023 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	2–10 (1–7 AAC)
Head coach	Mike Houston (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Donnie Kirkpatrick (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Blake Harrell (4th season)
Base defense	3–4 or 4–2–5
Home stadium	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 American Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 22 SMU y$	8	–	0	11	–	3
Tulane y	8	–	0	11	–	3
UTSA	7	–	1	9	–	4
Memphis	6	–	2	10	–	3
South Florida	4	–	4	7	–	6
Rice	4	–	4	6	–	7
Navy	4	–	4	5	–	7
North Texas	3	–	5	5	–	7
UAB	3	–	5	4	–	8
Florida Atlantic	3	–	5	4	–	8
Charlotte	2	–	6	3	–	9
Tulsa	2	–	6	4	–	8
Temple	1	–	7	3	–	9
East Carolina	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates played their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, and competed as members of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach Mike Houston, in his fifth season.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	New school
Terrance Copper Jr.	WR	Unknown
Rick D'Abreu	DL	TCU
Owen Daffer	K	NCA&T
Maceo Donald	WR	Unknown
Shawn Dourseau	S	Northern Arizona
Malik Fleming	CB	Houston
Justyn Haynesworth	DT	Maine
Damel Hickman	CB	Georgia Southern
Immanuel Hickman	DE	South Florida
Brandon Higgs	CB	Stony Brook
Taji Hudson	WR	James Madison
Avery Jones	OL	Auburn
Robert Kennedy	S	NC State
Max Lantzsch	TE	New Mexico
Grayson Lewis	OL	LIU
Fletcher Marshall	CB	Unknown
Demetrius Mauney	S	Unknown
D'Angelo McKinnie	TE	Stony Brook
Andre Pegues	WR	Unknown
Juan Powell	CB	Coastal Carolina
Elijah Robinson	DE	Hawaii
Nemo Squire	RB	Gardner-Webb
Nishad Strother	OL	Oregon
Ryan Stubblefield	QB	Incarnate Word
G'Mone Wilson	CB	Unknown
Jireh Wilson	S	UCF

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Ryan Beckman	OL	Akron
Owen Murphy	OT	Akron
Jonathan Jones	CB	Campbell
Chase Sowell	WR	Colorado
Dustyn Hall	OL	Duke
Omar Rogers	S	Elon
Gerald Green	RB	Georgia Southern
Ryan King	WR	Georgia Tech
Rance Conner	CB	Louisville
Tymir Brown	CB	North Carolina
Dontavius Nash	S	North Carolina
RaRa Dillworth	LB	North Carolina
Tyquan King	LB	North Carolina A&T
B.J. Davis	LB	South Carolina State
Keelan Marion	WR	UConn
Jerry Rice	K	VMI

^[1]^[2]

Schedule

East Carolina and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	Peacock	L 3–30	109,480
September 9	4:00 p.m.	Marshall*	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 13–31	38,211
September 16	3:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	L 28–43	40,168
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	W 44–0	40,589
September 30	7:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 17–24	19,598
October 12	7:30 p.m.	SMU	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN	L 10–31	33,444
October 21	2:00 p.m.	Charlotte	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	L 7–10	39,842
October 28	3:30 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 27–41	22,629
November 4	3:30 p.m.	No. 24 Tulane	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	L 10–13	33,765
November 11	4:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN+	W 22–7	17,532
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	ESPNews/ESPN+	L 0–10	28,708
November 25	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	L 27–29	29,567
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at No. 2 Michigan

East Carolina Pirates (0–0) vs No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	3	3
No. 2 Wolverines	7	16	7	0	30

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

Date: September 2nd
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 109,480
Referee: Greg Sujack
TV announcers (Peacock): Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Chris Simms (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(5:43) MICH – Roman Wilson 13 yard pass from J. J. McCarthy, James Turner kick (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:30; Michigan 7–0)

Second quarter

(14:13) MICH – Blake Corum 2 yard run, James Turner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 3:43; Michigan 14–0)
(5:32) MICH – Roman Wilson 10 yard pass from J. J. McCarthy, James Turner kick failed (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 4:16; Michigan 20–0)
(0:00) MICH – James Turner 50 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 0:48; Michigan 23–0)

Third quarter

(9:13) MICH – Roman Wilson 15 yard pass from J. J. McCarthy, James Turner kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; Michigan 30–0)

Fourth quarter

(0:00) ECU – Andrew Conrad 33 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 3:04; Michigan 30–3)

Statistics	East Carolina	Michigan
First downs	12	26
Plays–yards	55–235	62–402
Rushes–yards	26–103	31–122
Passing yards	132	280
Passing: comp–att–int	17–29–1	26–31–0
Time of possession	26:35	33:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Mason Garcia	11/18, 80 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Mason Garcia	8 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Javious Bond	3 receptions, 31 yards
Michigan	Passing	J. J. McCarthy	26/30, 280 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Blake Corum	11 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Roman Wilson	6 receptions, 78 yards, 3 TD

vs Marshall (rivalry)

Marshall Thundering Herd (1–0) vs East Carolina Pirates (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	10	0	21	31
Pirates	0	10	3	0	13

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

Date: September 9th
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 38,211
Referee: Marshall Lewis
TV announcers (ESPNU): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

(11:32) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 4:37; Marshall 7–0)
(6:03) MRSH – Kameron Lake 20 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:25; Marshall 10–0)
(3:53) ECU – Andrew Conrad 39 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:10; Marshall 10–3)
(2:22) ECU – Shane Calhoun 2 yard pass from Mason Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:16; Tied 10–10)

Third quarter

(6:04) ECU – Andrew Conrad 30 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:43; East Carolina 13–10)

Fourth quarter

(11:07) MRSH – Caleb McMillan 75 yard pass from Chuck Montgomery, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Marshall 17–13)
(7:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 56 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:17; Marshall 24–13)
(6:13) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 14 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:53; Marshall 31–13)

Statistics	Marshall	East Carolina
First downs	22	13
Plays–yards	68–392	69–269
Rushes–yards	38–131	38–146
Passing yards	261	123
Passing: comp–att–int	17–30–0	13–31–2
Time of possession	30:05	29:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing	Cam Fancher	15/28, 178 yards
	Rushing	Rasheen Ali	18 carries, 85 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Caleb McMillan	4 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina	Passing	Mason Garcia	10/23, 62 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Mason Garcia	16 carries, 118 yards
	Receiving	Jsi Hatfield	4 receptions, 57 yards

at Appalachian State

East Carolina Pirates (0–2) vs Appalachian State Mountaineers (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	14	7	0	28
Mountaineers	10	6	20	7	43

at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina

Date: September 16th
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
Game attendance: 40,168
Referee: Wayne Winkler
TV announcers (ESPN+): David Jackson (play-by-play), Avery Hall (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(10:14) ECU – Rahjai Harris 7 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:46; East Carolina 7–0)
(9:39) APP – Nate Noel 68 yard run, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35; Tied 7–7)
(3:49) APP – Michael Hughes 36 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 5:11; Appalachian State 10–7)

Second quarter

(9:25) ECU – Antoine Jackson 8 yard interception return, Andrew Conrad kick (East Carolina 14–10)
(2:14) ECU – Rahjai Harris 4 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:55; East Carolina 21–10)
(1:15) APP – Kanye Roberts 18 yard run, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:43; East Carolina 21–16)

Third quarter

(12:05) APP – Kaedin Robinson 34 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Appalachian State 22–21)
(10:03) ECU – Shavon Revel 57 yard fumble return, Andrew Conrad kick (East Carolina 28–22)
(8:18) APP – Milan Tucker 35 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:36; Appalachian State 29–28)
(0:09) APP – Joey Aguilar 1 yard run, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:51; Appalachian State 36–28)

Fourth quarter

(5:44) APP – David Larkins 6 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:44; Appalachian State 43–28)

Statistics	East Carolina	Appalachian State
First downs	14	23
Plays–yards	62–260	75–480
Rushes–yards	27–99	45–239
Passing yards	161	241
Passing: comp–att–int	19–33–3	17–29–1
Time of possession	28:32	31:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Alex Flinn	17/31, 158 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Rahjai Harris	12 carries, 56 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jhari Patterson	4 receptions, 44 yards
Appalachian State	Passing	Joey Aguilar	17/29, 241 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Nate Noel	25 carries, 193 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kaedin Robinson	4 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD

vs Gardner-Webb (FCS)

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (FCS) (1-2) vs East Carolina Pirates (0-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs (FCS)	0	0	0	0	0
Pirates	13	10	7	14	44

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

Date: September 23rd
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: W at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Game attendance: 40,589
Referee: Darryl DeBerry
TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Reginald Walker Jr. (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(9:18) ECU – Rahjai Harris 11 yard pass from Alex Flinn, kick failed (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:37; East Carolina 6–0)
(2:28) ECU – Rahjai Harris 2 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:06; East Carolina 13–0)

Second quarter

(14:46) ECU – Andrew Conrad 44 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -8 yards, 0:58; East Carolina 16–0)
(13:03) ECU – Mason Garcia 2 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:39; East Carolina 23–0)

Third quarter

(1:55) ECU – Kamarro Edmonds 11 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:39; East Carolina 30–0)

Fourth quarter

(7:39) ECU – Javious Bond 5 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:10; East Carolina 37–0)
(3:05) ECU – Kamarro Edmonds 1 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:36; East Carolina 44–0)

Statistics	Gardner-Webb (FCS)	East Carolina
First downs	11	23
Plays–yards	61–107	76–366
Rushes–yards	40–77	43–182
Passing yards	30	184
Passing: comp–att–int	8–21–0	18–32–0
Time of possession	27:16	32:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Gardner-Webb (FCS)	Passing	Matthew Caldwell	7/17, 30 yards
	Rushing	Narii Gaither	12 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Narii Gaither Maleek Huggins Karim Page	2 receptions, 9 yards
East Carolina	Passing	Alex Flinn	8/18, 94 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Javious Bond	9 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaylen Johnson	6 receptions, 70 yards

at Rice

East Carolina Pirates (1-3) vs Rice Owls (2-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	6	0	8	17
Owls	3	7	7	7	24

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: September 30th
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Game attendance: 19,598
Referee: Nate Black
TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), Smacker Miles (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(7:17) ECU – Andrew Conrad 35 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 6:16; East Carolina 3–0)
(2:34) RICE – Tim Horn 41 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 1:50; Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

(11:32) RICE – Rawson MacNeill 4 yard pass from JT Daniels, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:28; Rice 10–3)
(2:51) ECU – Andrew Conrad 27 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:43; Rice 10–6)
(0:13) ECU – Andrew Conrad 38 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 1:20; Rice 10–9)

Third quarter

(0:49) RICE – Chase Jenkins 4 yard run, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 4:10; Rice 17–9)

Fourth quarter

(8:24) ECU – Rahjai Harris 1 yard run, 2-point pass (Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 7:19; Tied 17–17)
(6:24) RICE – Landon Ransom-Goelz 44 yard pass from JT Daniels, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:00; Rice 24–17)

Statistics	East Carolina	Rice
First downs	25	14
Plays–yards	83–391	54–277
Rushes–yards	38–145	20–37
Passing yards	246	240
Passing: comp–att–int	21–45–1	19–34–1
Time of possession	34:58	25:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Alex Flinn	21/44, 246 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Javious Bond	7 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Chase Sowell	7 receptions, 88 yards
Rice	Passing	JT Daniels	18/32, 232 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chase Jenkins	4 carries, 27 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Landon Ransom-Goelz	2 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD

vs SMU

SMU Mustangs (3-2) vs East Carolina Pirates (1-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	0	0	17	31
Pirates	0	10	0	0	10

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

Date: October 12th
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
Game attendance: 33,444
Referee: Luke Richmond
TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst), Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(7:09) SMU – Key’Shawn Smith 21 yard pass from Preston Stone, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:16; SMU 7–0)
(5:04) SMU – Roderick Daniels Jr. 24 yard pass from Preston Stone, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:02; SMU 14–0)

Second quarter

(13:40) ECU – Andrew Conrad 49 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 44 yards, 6:24; SMU 14–3)
(2:47) ECU – Mason Garcia 6 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:36; SMU 14–10)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

(13:18) SMU – Collin Rogers 50 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 0:59; SMU 17–10)
(7:22) SMU – Jonathan McGill 34 yard interception return, Collin Rogers kick (SMU 24–10)
(2:29) SMU – RJ Maryland 43 yard pass from Preston Stone, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:44; SMU 31–10)

Statistics	SMU	East Carolina
First downs	14	15
Plays–yards	61–334	77–290
Rushes–yards	23–58	38–97
Passing yards	276	193
Passing: comp–att–int	19–38–0	18–39–1
Time of possession	25:40	34:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Preston Stone	19/38, 276 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jaylan Knighton	11 carries, 26 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Kerley	3 receptions, 69 yards
East Carolina	Passing	Mason Garcia	12/26, 155 yards
	Rushing	Mason Garcia	12 carries, 38 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chase Sowell	7 receptions, 120 yards

vs Charlotte (Homecoming)

Charlotte 49ers (1-5) vs East Carolina Pirates (1-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	3	0	7	0	10
Pirates	0	0	0	7	7

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

Date: October 21st
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: W at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
Game attendance: 39,842
Referee: Edwin Lee
TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(6:38) CLT – Jake Larson 35 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 7:28; Charlotte 3–0)

Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter

(10:12) CLT – Jalon Jones 1 yard run, Jake Larson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:48; Charlotte 10–0)

Fourth quarter

(13:14) ECU – Shane Calhoun 10 yard pass from Alex Flinn, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:08; Charlotte 10–7)

Statistics	Charlotte	East Carolina
First downs	16	9
Plays–yards	67–328	51–127
Rushes–yards	49–184	19–39
Passing yards	144	88
Passing: comp–att–int	11–18–1	15–32–0
Time of possession	41:15	18:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing	Jalon Jones	11/18, 144 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jalon Jones	26 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Colin Weber	1 reception, 40 yards
East Carolina	Passing	Alex Flinn	11/18, 69 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kamarro Edmonds	2 carries, 17 yards
	Receiving	Chase Sowell	3 receptions, 27 yards

at UTSA

East Carolina Pirates (1-6) vs UTSA Roadrunners (4-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	17	3	0	7	27
Roadrunners	14	17	3	7	41

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Date: October 28th
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 22,629
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	East Carolina	UTSA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs No. 24 Tulane

No. 24 Tulane Green Wave (7–1) vs East Carolina Pirates (1–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Green Wave	0	10	0	3	13
Pirates	10	0	0	0	10

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

Date: November 4th
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S 7 mph
Game attendance: 33,765
Referee: Tim Rich
TV announcers (ESPNU): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (color)

Game information

First Quarter

(8:37) ECU – Andrew Conrad 27-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:17; East Carolina 3–0)
(1:47) ECU – Gerald Green 1-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:41; East Carolina 10–0)

Second Quarter

(4:08) TUL – Lawrence Keys III 9-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 8:37; East Carolina 10–7)
(0:00) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 21-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:05; Tied 10–10)

Third Quarter

No scoring

Fourth Quarter

(14:14) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 26-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:48; Tulane 13–10)

Statistics	Tulane	East Carolina
First downs	20	10
Plays–yards	69–368	41–190
Rushes–yards	44–155	23–70
Passing yards	213	120
Passing: comp–att–int	16–25–0	10–18–0
Time of possession	38:12	21:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	16/25, 213 yards, TD
	Rushing	Makhi Hughes	25 carries, 105 yards
	Receiving	Lawrence Keys III	3 receptions, 77 yards, TD
East Carolina	Passing	Alex Flinn	10/18, 120 yards
	Rushing	Rahjai Harris	13 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Jaylen Johnson	3 receptions, 40 yards

at Florida Atlantic

East Carolina Pirates (1-8) vs Florida Atlantic Owls (4-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0
Owls	0	0	0	0	0

at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

Date: November 11th
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	East Carolina	Florida Atlantic
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Navy

East Carolina Pirates (1–9) vs Navy Midshipmen (4–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0
Midshipmen	7	0	0	3	10

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: November 18th
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NW at 18 miles per hour (29 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 28,708
Referee: Steven Anderson
TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(2:47) NAVY – Alex Tecza 19-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:51; Navy 7-0)

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

(8:49) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 27-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:50; Navy 10-0)

Statistics	East Carolina	Navy
First downs	9	13
Plays–yards	60–189	61–276
Rushes–yards	22–34	50–174
Passing yards	155	102
Passing: comp–att–int	24–38–2	10–11–0
Time of possession	25:56	34:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Alex Flinn	24/38, 155 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Alex Flinn	12 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Chase Sowell	6 receptions, 62 yards
Navy	Passing	Xavier Arline	10/11, 102 yards
	Rushing	Alex Tecza	24 carries, 94 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eli Heidenreich	2 receptions, 53 yards

vs Tulsa

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3–8) vs East Carolina Pirates (2–9) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	13	7	6	3	29
Pirates	14	10	0	3	27

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

Date: November 25th
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 29,567
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Tulsa	East Carolina
First downs	23	17
Plays–yards	–446	–409
Rushes–yards	33–149	37–225
Passing yards	297	184
Passing: comp–att–int	23–37–1	12–18–2
Time of possession	30:50	29:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing	Kirk Francis	23–37, 297 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Anthony Watkins	18 carries, 106 yards
	Receiving	Kamdyn Benjamin	6 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina	Passing	Alex Flinn	12–18, 184 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Rahjai Harris	21 carries, 145 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chase Sowell	5 receptions, 108 yards

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP	Not released															Not released

Statistics

Team

	East Carolina	Opp
Points per Game
Total
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Rushing yards
Avg per play
Avg per game
Rushing touchdowns
Passing yards
Att-Comp-Int
Avg per pass
Avg per catch
Avg per game
Passing touchdowns
Total Offense
Avg per Play
Avg per Game
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Avg per Game
Punts-Yards
Avg per Punt
Time of Possession/Game
3rd Down Conversions
4th Down Conversions
Touchdowns Scored
Field Goals-Attempts
PAT-Attempts
Attendance
Games/Avg per Game
Neutral Site

Individual Leaders

Offense

Passing statistics
#	NAME	POS	RAT	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG/G	CMP%	TD	INT	LONG
		QB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		QB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		QB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		QB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	TOTALS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Rushing statistics
#	NAME	POS	ATT	GAIN	AVG	TD	LONG	AVG/G
		RB	–	–	–	–	–	–
		RB	–	–	–	–	–	–
		RB	–	–	–	–	–	–
		RB	–	–	–	–	–	–
		RB	–	–	–	–	–	–
		RB	–	–	–	–	–	–
	TOTALS		–	–	–	–	–	–

Receiving statistics
#	NAME	POS	CTH	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	AVG/G
		WR	–	–	–	–	–	–
		WR	–	–	–	–	–	–
		WR	–	–	–	–	–	–
		WR	–	–	–	–	–	–
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		TE	–	–	–	–	–	–
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		TE	–	–	–	–	–	–
		TE	–	–	–	–	–	–
		TE	–	–	–	–	–	–
	TOTALS		–	–	–	–	–	–

Defense

Defense statistics
#	NAME	POS	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL-YDS	SACK-YDS	INT-YDS	BU	QBH	FR	FF	BLK	SAF	TD
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	Team		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	TOTAL		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Special teams

Kicking statistics
#	NAME	POS	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	1–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	50+	LNG
		K	–	–	–	–	–	–	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	–
		K	–	–	–	–	–	–	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	–
	TOTALS		–	–	–	–	–	–	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	–

Kickoff statistics
#	NAME	POS	KICKS	YDS	AVG	TB	OB
–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	TOTALS		–	–	–	–	–

Punting statistics
#	NAME	POS	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	LONG	TB	I–20	50+	BLK
		P	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		P	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	TOTALS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Kick return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
			–	–	–	–	–
	TOTALS		–	–	–	–	–

Punt return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
			–	–	–	–	–
	TOTALS		–	–	–	–	–

Scoring

East Carolina vs non-conference opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
East Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
Opponents	0	0	0	0	0

East Carolina vs AAC opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
East Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
Opponents	0	0	0	0	0

East Carolina vs all opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
East Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
Opponents	0	0	0	0	0

References

^ "2023 East Carolina Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
^ "East Carolina Pirates 2023 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
^ "2023 East Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[1] "2023 East Carolina Football Transfer Portal". ON3.

[2] "East Carolina Pirates 2023 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.

[3] "2023 East Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

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Roster

Rankings

Statistics

Team

Individual Leaders

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Scoring

East Carolina vs non-conference opponents

East Carolina vs AAC opponents

East Carolina vs all opponents

References

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