American college football season
2021 East Carolina Pirates football |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
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Record | 7–5 (5–3 The American) |
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Head coach | - Mike Houston (3rd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Donnie Kirkpatrick (3rd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Blake Harrell (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 3–4 or 4–2–5 |
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Home stadium | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium |
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The 2021 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates, led by third-year head coach Mike Houston, play their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium as members of the American Athletic Conference.
After compiling a 7–5 regular season record, the Pirates received a bid to the Military Bowl,[1] where they were due to face the Boston College Eagles. On December 26, the Eagles withdrew from the game, due to COVID-19 issues; the bowl was subsequently canceled.[2]
Preseason
The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.[3] Cincinnati, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.
Media poll |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Cincinnati | 262 (22) |
2 | UCF | 241 (2) |
3 | SMU | 188 |
4 | Houston | 181 |
5 | Memphis | 168 |
6 | Tulsa | 153 |
7 | Tulane | 132 |
т-8 | East Carolina | 85 |
т-8 | Navy | 85 |
10 | Temple | 46 |
11 | South Florida | 43 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Appalachian State* | | ESPNU | L 19–33 | 36,752 |
September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | South Carolina* | | ESPN2 | L 17–20 | 40,816 |
September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Marshall* | | CBSSN Facebook | W 42–38 | 24,833 |
September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern* | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 39,218 |
October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| ESPN+ | W 52–29 | 33,475 |
October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at UCF | | ESPN+ | L 16–20 | 41,649 |
October 23 | 9:20 p.m. | at Houston | | ESPNews α | L 24–31 OT | 22,925 |
October 28 | 7:30 p.m. | South Florida | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| ESPN | W 29–14 | 32,015 |
November 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Temple | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| ESPN+ | W 45–3 | 32,817 |
November 13 | 11:00 a.m. | at Memphis | | ESPN+ | W 30–29 OT | 28,431 |
November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy | | CBSSN | W 38–35 | 28,001 |
November 26 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 4 Cincinnati | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| ABC | L 13–35 | 38,014 |
December 27 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Boston College* | | ESPN | Canceled | _ |
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Notes
- ^α This game was initially scheduled for ESPNU at 4PM ET, but moved to 9:20PM ET on ESPNews because of a rain delay.
Game summaries
Vs. Appalachian State
Appalachian State vs. East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Mountaineers | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 33 | Pirates | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 | - Date: September 2, 2021
- Location: Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, NC - Game start: 7:33 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
- Game attendance: 36,752
- Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: S 8 MPH
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 09:26 | ECU | Keaton Mitchell 63-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick failed) (5 plays, 80 yards, 3:02) | ECU 0–6 | 06:24 | APP | Thomas Hennigan 34-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick) (7 plays, 66 yards, 3:02) | APP 7–6 | 00:50 | APP | Camerun Peoples 21-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (9 plays, 78 yards, 4:27) | APP 14–6 | | 2 | 09:13 | APP | Chandler Staton 21-yard field goal (11 plays, 80 yards, 4:11) | APP 17–6 | 02:29 | APP | Chandler Staton 43-yard field goal (11 plays, 51 yards, 5:06) | APP 20–6 | | 3 | 08:53 | ECU | Owen Daffer 38-yard field goal (10 plays, 66 yards, 4:03) | APP 20–9 | 08:19 | APP | Corey Sutton 18-yard pass from Chase Brice (Chandler Staton kick) (2 plays, 86 yards, 0:34) | APP 27–9 | | 4 | 12:19 | APP | Camerun Peoples 12-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (3 plays, 60 yards, 1:29) | APP 33–9 | 06:25 | ECU | Owen Daffer 39-yard field goal (11 plays, 59 yards, 4:50) | APP 33–12 | 02:10 | ECU | Ryan Jones 38-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (6 plays, 76 yards, 1:54) | APP 33–19 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
APP –9.0 | 56 |
Statistics | Appalachian State | East Carolina |
First downs | 25 | 20 |
Total yards | 485 | 381 |
Rushing yards | 226 | 86 |
Passing yards | 259 | 295 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 31:55 | 28:05 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Appalachian State | Passing | Chase Brice | 20/27, 259 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Nate Noel | 15 carries, 126 yards |
Receiving | Thomas Hennigan | 4 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD |
East Carolina | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 22/40, 295 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Keaton Mitchell | 4 carries, 50 yards |
Receiving | Keaton Mitchell | 5 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD |
Vs. South Carolina
Game Two – South Carolina Gamecocks (1–0) at East Carolina Pirates (0-1)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
South Carolina | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
East Carolina | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature - 78 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 40,816
- Referee: Alex Moore
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (color) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
- Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- (14:49) ECU – Jsi Hatfield 75-yard pass from Tyler Snead (Owen Daffer Kick). East Carolina 7-0. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11.
- Second quarter
- (11:53) ECU – Holton Ahlers 3-yard run (Owen Daffer Kick). East Carolina 14-0. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:45.
- (1:00) SC – Damani Staley 63-yard interception return (Parker White Kick). East Carolina 14-7.
- Third quarter
- (0:46) SC – Dakereon Joyner 13-yard pass from Zeb Noland (Parker White Kick). Tied 14-14. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:14.
- Fourth quarter
- (8:46) ECU – Owen Daffer 26-yard field goal. East Carolina 17-14. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 7:00.
- (6:46) SC – Parker White 39-yard field goal. Tied 17-17. Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:00.
- (0:00) SC – Parker White 36-yard field goal. South Carolina 20-17. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:54.
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Statistics | SC | ECU |
First downs | 15 | 12 |
Plays–yards | 63–325 | 63–268 |
Rushes–yards | 100 | 116 |
Passing yards | 225 | 152 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–24–1 | 12–25–2 |
Time of possession | 18:57 | 41:03 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
SC | Passing | Zeb Noland | 13/24, 225 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | JuJu McDowell | 11 carries, 71 yards |
Receiving | Josh Vann | 5 receptions, 127 yards |
ECU | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 11/24, 77 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rahjai Harris | 14 carries, 70 yards |
Receiving | Jsi Hatfield | 2 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD |
At Marshall
East Carolina at Marshall | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Pirates | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 | Thundering Herd | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 | |
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| 1 | 12:20 | MRSH | Andrew Sanders 29-yard field goal (9 plays, 63 yards, 2:40) | MRSH 3–0 | 09:13 | ECU | Tyler Snead 24-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07) | ECU 7–3 | 05:20 | MRSH | Willie Johnson 19-yard pass from Grant Wells (Andrew Sanders kick) (6 plays, 37 yards, 1:42) | MRSH 10–7 | | 2 | 12:23 | ECU | Keaton Mitchell 88-yard rush (Owen Daffer kick) (3 plays, 96 yards, 1:24) | ECU 14–10 | 10:28 | MRSH | Rasheen Ali 26-yard rush (Andrew Sanders kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:05) | MRSH 17–14 | 07:31 | MRSH | Rasheen Ali 1-yard rush (Andrew Sanders kick) (4 plays, 65 yards, 1:21) | MRSH 24–14 | 00:08 | ECU | Shane Calhoun 5-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (13 plays, 53 yards, 3:25) | MRSH 24–21 | | 3 | 10:23 | MRSH | Rasheen Ali 49-yard rush (Andrew Sanders kick) (4 plays, 63 yards, 1:34) | MRSH 31–21 | 01:03 | MRSH | Grant Wells 6-yard rush (Andrew Sanders kick) (6 plays, 90 yards, 2:00) | MRSH 38–21 | | 4 | 07:31 | ECU | Holton Ahlers 5-yard rush (Owen Daffer kick) (12 plays, 78 yards, 4:33) | MRSH 38–28 | 02:31 | ECU | Holton Ahlers 27-yard pass from Tyler Snead (Owen Daffer kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:16) | MRSH 38–35 | 00:55 | ECU | Rahjai Harris 1-yard rush (Owen Daffer kick) (6 plays, 53 yards, 1:36) | ECU 42–38 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
MRSH –10.0 | 58 |
Statistics | East Carolina | Marshall |
First downs | 27 | 24 |
Total yards | 563 | 648 |
Rushing yards | 168 | 215 |
Passing yards | 395 | 433 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 30:19 | 29:41 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
East Carolina | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 30/48, 368 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Keaton Mitchell | 14 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Shane Calhoun | 8 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 24/39, 433 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 24 carries, 189 yards, 3 TDs |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 8 receptions, 180 yards |
Charleston Southern
Charleston Southern at East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Buccaneers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 | • Pirates | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 31 | - Date: September 25, 2021
- Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Greenville, NC - Game start: 6:05 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time: 4 hours and 33 minutes
- Game attendance: 39,218
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny
- Referee: Edwin Lee
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Connor Onion (play–by–play) and Stanford Routt (analyst)
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| 1 | 10:29 | CHSO | JD Moore 6-yard rush (Sam Babbush kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 4:31) | CHSO 7–0 | 06:18 | CHSO | Kale Anderson 38-yard pass from Jack Chambers (Sam Babbush kick) (8 plays, 98 yards, 2:17) | CHSO 14–0 | | 2 | 13:10 | ECU | Keaton Mitchell 74-yard rush (Owen Daffer kick) (2 plays, 80 yards, 0:33) | CHSO 14–7 | 07:38 | ECU | Owen Daffer 33-yard field goal (11 plays, 39 yards, 3:59) | CHSO 14–10 | 05:00 | ECU | Mason Garcia 3-yard rush (Owen Daffer kick) (5 plays, 55 yards, 1:56) | ECU 17–14 | 02:31 | ECU | C. J. Johnson 60-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (3 plays, 66 yards, 0:39) | ECU 24–14 | | 3 | 11:09 | ECU | Ja'Quan McMillian 23-yard interception returned (Owen Daffer kick) (3 plays, 12 yards, 0:49) | ECU 31–14 | | 4 | 13:58 | CHSO | Jack Chambers 8-yard rush (Sam Babbush kick) (10 plays, 81 yards, 1:59) | ECU 31–21 | 01:50 | CHSO | Geoffrey Wall 2-yard pass from Jack Chambers (Sam Babbush kick) (8 plays, 86 yards, 1:21) | ECU 31–28 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
ECU –24.5 | 59 |
Statistics | Charleston Southern | East Carolina |
First downs | 34 | 14 |
Total yards | 536 | 388 |
Rushing yards | 131 | 150 |
Passing yards | 405 | 238 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 31:27 | 28:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Charleston Southern | Passing | Jack Chambers | 38/61, 405 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | JD Moore | 14 car, 58 yds, 1 TD |
Receiving | Garris Schwarting | 8 rec, 94 yds |
East Carolina | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 17/26, 238 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Keaton Mitchell | 13 car, 125 yds, 1 TD |
Receiving | C. J. Johnson | 3 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD |
Tulane
Tulane at East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Green Wave | 0 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 29 | • Pirates | 17 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 52 | - Date: October 2, 2021
- Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Greenville, NC - Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time:
- Game attendance: 33,475
- Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
- Referee:
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely and Barrett Brooks
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| 1 | 10:49 | ECU | Owen Daffer 23-yard field goal (10 plays, 70 yards, 4:11) | ECU 3–0 | 5:03 | ECU | Holton Ahlers 17-yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (7 plays, 55 yards, 3:55) | ECU 10–0 | 1:21 | ECU | Keaton Mitchell 68-yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (2 plays, 80 yards, 0:40) | ECU 17–0 | | 2 | 13:18 | ECU | Tyler Snead 53-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (4 plays, 61 yards, 1:28) | ECU 24–0 | 9:38 | TUL | Ygenio Booker 16-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40) | ECU 24–7 | 0:36 | ECU | Rahjai Harris 3-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 3:27) | ECU 31–7 | | 3 | 10:43 | TUL | Michael Pratt 7-yard run (Michael Pratt pass to Tyrick James for two-point conversion) (7 plays, 75 yards, 4:17) | ECU 31–15 | 3:39 | TUL | Cameron Carroll 1-yard run (Michael Pratt run for two-point conversion) (10 plays, 91 yards, 3:22) | ECU 31–23 | | 4 | 13:33 | ECU | Rahjai Harris 1-yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:06) | ECU 38–23 | 8:15 | ECU | Ryan Jones 14-yards pass from Mason Garcia (Owen Daffer kick) (7 plays, 30 yards, 3:51) | ECU 45–23 | 6:53 | TUL | Michael Pratt 2-yard run (two-point run conversion failed) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:22) | ECU 45–29 | 1:06 | ECU | Keaton Mitchell 30-yard run 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:34) | ECU 52–29 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
TULN –3.0 | 64.5 |
Statistics | Tulane | East Carolina |
First downs | 19 | 25 |
Total yards | 404 | 612 |
Rushing yards | 124 | 310 |
Passing yards | 280 | 302 |
Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Time of possession | 25:41 | 34:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 22/36, 268 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Cameron Carroll | 9 car, 80 yds, 1 TD |
Receiving | Duece Watts | 4 rec, 79 yds |
East Carolina | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 21/32, 288 yds, 2 TD |
Rushing | Keaton Mitchell | 15 car, 222 yds, 2 TD |
Receiving | Tyler Snead | 4 rec, 78 yds, 1 TD |
At UCF
East Carolina at Central Florida | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Pirates | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 | • Knights | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | - Date: October 9, 2021
- Location: Bounce House
Orlando, FL - Game start: 6:04 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
- Game attendance: 41,649
- Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 9 MPH
- Referee: Nate Black
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle and Brandon Weeden
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| 2 | 14:57 | UCF | Daniel Obarski 35-yard field goal (12 plays, 62 yards, 5:09) | UCF 3–0 | 10:25 | ECU | Owen Daffer 29-yard field goal (10 plays, 64 yards, 4:32) | TIED 3–3 | | 3 | 10:34 | ECU | Owen Daffer 23-yard field goal (6 plays, 23 yards, 2:57) | ECU 6–3 | 7:59 | UCF | Johnny Richardson 4-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:35) | UCF 10–6 | 2:43 | ECU | Audie Omotosho 27-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (5 plays, 53 yards, 2:43) | ECU 13–10 | | 4 | 7:01 | ECU | Owen Daffer 34-yard field goal (16 plays, 66 yards, 8:16) | ECU 16–10 | 5:06 | UCF | Daniel Obarski 40-yard field goal (6 plays, 53 yards, 1:55) | ECU 16–13 | 0:23 | UCF | Mark-Antony Richards 1-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick) (11 plays, 64 yards, 3:16) | UCF 20–16 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
UCF –10 | 64.5[5] |
Statistics | East Carolina | UCF |
First downs | 21 | 16 |
Total yards | 360 | 359 |
Rushing yards | 141 | 165 |
Passing yards | 219 | 194 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 32:42 | 27:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
East Carolina | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 20/32, 219 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Rahjai Harris | 13 carries, 73 yards |
Receiving | Tyler Snead | 6 receptions, 82 yards |
UCF | Passing | Mikey Keene | 23/35, 194 yards, INT |
Rushing | Johnny Richardson | 16 carries, 104 yards, TD |
Receiving | Ryan O'Keefe | 10 receptions, 73 yards |
At Houston
East Carolina at Houston | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | Pirates | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 | • Cougars | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | - Date: October 23, 2021
- Location: TDECU Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 4:00 p.m. EDT (Kicked at 9:20 p.m. – delayed 5 hours and 20 minutes to kickoff due to lightning)
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
- Game attendance: 22,925
- Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 9 MPH
- Referee: Edwin Lee
- TV announcers (ESPNews): Kevin Brown (play-by-play) and Hutson Mason (analyst)
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| 1 | 11:39 | ECU | Owen Daffer 33-yard field goal (9 plays, 60 yards, 3:21) | ECU 3–0 | 6:56 | HOU | Dalton Witherspoon 21-yard field goal (11 plays, 70 yards, 4:43) | TIE 3–3 | 5:46 | ECU | Jsi Hatfield 40-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (3 plays, 78 yards, 1:10) | ECU 10–3 | 5:34 | HOU | Marcus Jones 98-yard kickoff return (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:12) | TIE 10–10 | 1:38 | HOU | Christian Trahan 2-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (5 plays, 32 yards, 2:47) | HOU 17–10 | | 2 | 3:12 | HOU | Nathaniel Dell 14-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (2 plays, 13 yards, 0:22) | HOU 24–10 | | 4 | 6:59 | ECU | Holton Ahlers 1-yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (6 plays, 71 yards, 2:40) | HOU 24–17 | 5:43 | ECU | Audie Omotosho 13-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (2 plays, 16 yards, 1:01) | TIE 24–24 | | OT | | HOU | Alton McCaskill 25-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (1 play, 25 yards) | HOU 31–24 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
HOU –13.5 | 57 |
Statistics | East Carolina | Houston |
First downs | 20 | 16 |
Total yards | 360 | 256 |
Rushing yards | 82 | 87 |
Passing yards | 278 | 169 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 29:13 | 30:47 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
East Carolina | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 23/37, 278 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Keaton Mitchell | 11 rushes, 38 yards |
Receiving | Tyler Snead | 7 receptions, 114 yards |
Houston | Passing | Clayton Tune | 19/29, 169 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Alton McCaskill | 12 rushes, 60 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Christian Trahan | 6 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD |
South Florida
South Florida at East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Bulls | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | • Pirates | 0 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 29 | |
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| 2 | 14:55 | ECU | Rahjai Harris 13-yard run (14 plays, 83 yards, 6:45) | ECU 6–0 | 8:43 | USF | Jaren Mangham 24-yard (Spencer Shrader kick) (6 plays, 87 yards, 2:45) | USF 7–6 | 8:12 | USF | Xavier Weaver 13-yard pass from Katravis Marsh (Spencer Shrader kick) (3 plays, 25 yards, 0:25) | USF 14–6 | | 3 | 10:30 | ECU | Audie Omotosho 17-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (11 plays, 57 yards, 4:22) | USF 14–13 | 2:38 | ECU | Malik Fleming 31-yard interception | ECU 19–14 | | 4 | 10:26 | ECU | Keaton Mitchell 25-yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (10 plays, 80 yards, 4:34) | ECU 26–14 | 5:23 | ECU | Owen Daffer 37-yard field goal (6 plays, 13 yards, 2:20) | ECU 29–14 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
ECU –9.5 | 55.5[6] |
Statistics | South Florida | East Carolina |
First downs | 19 | 30 |
Total yards | 391 | 471 |
Rushing yards | 199 | 251 |
Passing yards | 192 | 220 |
Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
Time of possession | 21:38 | 38:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
South Florida | Passing | Katravis Marsh | 15/30, 192 yards, TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Kelley Joiner | 12 carries, 103 yards |
Receiving | Xavier Weaver | 5 receptions, 91 yards, TD |
East Carolina | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 21/35, 220 yards, TD |
Rushing | Rahjai Harris | 22 carries, 100 yards, TD |
Receiving | C. J. Johnson | 5 receptions, 84 yards |
Temple
Temple at East Carolina | 1 | 2 | Total | Owls | | | 0 | Pirates | | | 0 | - Date: November 6, 2021
- Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Greenville, NC - Game start: TBD EDT
- Elapsed time:
- Game attendance:
- Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
- Referee:
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle, Brandon Weeden
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At Memphis
East Carolina at Memphis | 1 | 2 | Total | Pirates | | | 0 | Tigers | | | 0 | - Date: November 13, 2021
- Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN - Game start: TBD EST
- Elapsed time:
- Game attendance:
- Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
- Referee:
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross, Brandon Weeden
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At Navy
East Carolina at Navy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Pirates | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 | Midshipmen | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 | - Date: November 20, 2021
- Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD - Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 3 hours, 10 minutes
- Game attendance: 28,001
- Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Chilly, clear skies • Wind: S 10–25 MPH
- Referee: Luke Richmond
- TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)
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| 1 | 12:14 | ECU | Keaton Mitchell 10–yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:46) | ECU 7–0 | 2:46 | NAVY | Mychal Copper 4–yard pass from Tai Lavatai (Bijan Nichols kick) (10 plays, 78 yards, 5:13) | TIE 7–7 | 2:58 | ECU | Tyler Snead 40–yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (7 plays, 78 yards, 4:03) | ECU 14–7 | | 2 | 11:13 | NAVY | Chance Warren 4–yard pass from Tai Lavatai (Bijan Nichols kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 6:45) | TIE 14–14 | 5:29 | ECU | Owen Daffer 37–yard field goal (12 plays, 58 yards, 4:44) | ECU 17–14 | 2:11 | NAVY | Isaac Ruoss 19–yard run (Bijan Nichols kick) (7 plays, 70 yards, 3:18) | NAVY 21–17 | 0:18 | ECU | Ryan Jones 5–yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (7 plays, 85 yards, 1:53) | ECU 24–22 | | 3 | | | No scoring plays. | | | 4 | 14:03 | NAVY | Carlinos Acie 90-yard run (Bijan Nichols kick) (1 plays, 90 yards, 0:13) | NAVY 28–24 | 8:47 | ECU | Owen Daffer 25–yard field goal (11 plays, 58 yards, 5:16) | NAVY 28–27 | 8:33 | NAVY | Maquel Haywood 98–yard kickoff return (Bijan Nichols kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) | NAVY 35–27 | 5:01 | ECU | Tyler Snead 28–yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Holton Ahlers pass to C.J. Johnson for Two-Point Conversion) (7 plays, 70 yards, 3:32) | TIE 35–35 | 0:00 | ECU | Owen Daffer 54–yard field goal (4 plays, 44 yards, 1:11) | ECU 38–35 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
ECU –3.5 | 46.5 |
Statistics | East Carolina | Navy |
First downs | 24 | 17 |
Total yards | 563 | 382 |
Rushing yards | 158 | 345 |
Passing yards | 405 | 37 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 32:40 | 27:20 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
East Carolina | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 27/32, 405 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Keaton Mitchell | 18 carries, 94 yards, TD |
Receiving | Tyler Snead | 5 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD |
Navy | Passing | Tai Lavatai | 4/4, 37 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Carlinos Acie | 6 carries, 155 yards, TD |
Receiving | Mychal Copper | 2 receptions, 31 yards, TD |
No. 4 Cincinnati
Cincinnati at East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 4 Bearcats | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 35 | Pirates | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | - Date: November 26, 2021
- Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Greenville, NC - Game start: 3:50 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
- Game attendance: 38,014
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 20 MPH
- Referee: Hank Johns
- TV announcers (ABC): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
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| 1 | 5:29 | ECU | Owen Daffer 35-yard field goal (12 plays, 56 yards, 4:37) | ECU 0–3 | | 2 | 13:48 | CIN | Leonard Taylor 44-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick) (5 plays, 76 yards, 1:31) | CIN 7–3 | 10:32 | CIN | Jerome Ford 2-yard run (Christian Lowery kick) (3 plays, 58 yards, 1:09) | CIN 14–3 | 4:40 | CIN | Alec Pierce 28-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick) (7 plays, 88 yards, 3:19) | CIN 21–3 | | 3 | 2:18 | ECU | Owen Daffer 44-yard field goal (11 plays, 51 yards, 5:58) | CIN 21–6 | | 4 | 11:17 | CIN | Sauce Gardner 60-yard return of blocked field goal (Christian Lowery kick) (9 plays, 30 yards, 4:04) | CIN 28–6 | 9:38 | ECU | Jai Hatfield 12-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:39) | CIN 28–13 | 1:44 | CIN | Ryan Montgomery 2-yard run (Christian Lowery kick) (5 plays, 39 yards, 1:35) | CIN 35–13 | |
Pregame line | Over/under |
−14.5 | 56.5 |
Statistics | Cincinnati | East Carolina |
First downs | 20 | 19 |
Total yards | 444 | 282 |
Rushing yards | 143 | 54 |
Passing yards | 301 | 228 |
Time of possession | 27:42 | 32:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Cincinnati | Passing | Desmond Ridder | 17/28, 301 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jerome Ford | 20 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Alec Pierce | 8 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD |
ECU | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 19/38, 228 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Keaton Mitchell | 17 carries, 55 yards |
Receiving | Tyler Snead | 6 receptions, 91 yards |
References
- ^ "East Carolina To Play In 2021 Military Bowl". ecupirates.com (Press release). November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ Adelson, Andrea (December 26, 2021). "Military, Fenway Bowls Canceled Because of COVID-19 Issues". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Cincinnati Chosen as Favorite in American Preseason Media Poll". theAmerican.org. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "2021 East Carolina Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "East Carolina Pirates vs UCF Knights". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "USF Bulls vs East Carolina Pirates". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
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