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F E AT U R E D

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

NO. 300 AT “THE FICK”
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium will host its 300th ECU game when the Pirates face off against
Tulane on Saturday. Other DFS notable milestones include Game 1 (Sept. 21, 1963 vs. Wake
Forest), Game 100 (Sept. 8, 1984 vs. Temple) and Game 200 (Nov. 29, 2003 vs. Southern
Miss). East Carolina’s all-time record at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is 191-108 (.639).

MIKE HOUSTON RADIO SHOW

The Mike Houston Radio Show takes place
each Monday at 6 p.m. during the season.
The show, hosted by Brian Bailey and aired
on 94.3 FM The Game, features in-depth
game-by-game analysis from Houston and a
question-and-answer segment for fans. The
show is also available via the Tune-In app on
www.ECUPirates.com
(Watch/Listen menu on top row).

MIKE HOUSTON TV SHOW

Mike Houston and WNCT Sports Director
Brian Bailey take a 30-minute look inside ECU
Football. The show features game highlights
and player features. Click here for a list of
network affiliates.

WATCH HERE

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RECORD-BREAKERS
ECU has the top two receivers in the
NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision
history by career receptions in
Zay Jones (399 from 2013-16)
and Justin Hardy (387 from 20112014). Of note, Hardy’s “initial”
NCAA

record-breaker

(350th

career reception) was an eightyard catch in the second quarter
against Tulane at Dowdy-Ficklen
Stadium on Nov. 22, 2014.
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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE & RESULTS

1-4, 1-3

AMERICAN

SEPT.
12

MARSHALL

SEPT.
26

UCF*

L, 28-51

OCT.
3

at Georgia State

L, 29-49

OCT.
10

at South Florida*

W, 44-24

OCT.
17

NAVY*

L, 23-27

OCT.
30

at Tulsa*

L, 30-34

NOV.
7

TULANE*

NOON

NOV.
13

at Cincinnati*

NOV.
21

at Temple*

TBA

NOV.
28

SMU*

TBA

POSTPONED

7:30 p.m.

* American Athletic Conference game; all times Eastern

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE & RESULTS

3-4, 1-4

AMERICAN

SEPT.
12

at South Alabama

W, 27-24

SEPT.
19

NAVY*

L, 24-27

SEPT.
26

at Southern Miss

W, 66-24

OCT.
8

at Houston*

L, 31-49

OCT.
16

SMU*

L, 34-37

OCT.
24

at UCF*

L, 34-51

OCT.
31

TEMPLE*

W, 38-3

NOV.
7

at East Carolina*

11 a.m.

NOV.
14

ARMY WEST POINT

11 A.M.

NOV.
19

at Tulsa*

6:30 p.m.

NOV.
28

MEMPHIS*

TBA

* American Athletic Conference game, all times Central

S TAT I S T I C S

TEAM COMPARISON
ON

ON

OFFENSE

OFFENSE

401.0
30.8

396.9
36.3

YPG

PPG

YPG

PPG

179.6

224.1

RUSHING YPG

RUSHING YPG

221.4

172.7

PASSING YPG

PASSING YPG

TULANE
GREEN
WAV E

EAST CAROLINA
P I R AT E S

ON

ON

DEFENSE

DEFENSE

452.2
37.0

439.0
30.7

YPG

PPG

YPG

PPG

205.2

140.3

RUSHING YPG

RUSHING YPG

247.0

298.7

PASSING YARDS

PASSING YPG

S TAT I S T I C S

PASSING LEADERS
HOLTON

1,003

AHLERS

PASSING YARDS

98-of-155 (63.2%), 250.8 per game

9

5

82

0

TOUCHDOWNS

INTERCEPTIONS

RUSHING YDS

RUSHING TDS

MASON

GARCIA

104 passing yards
10-of-22 (45.5%), 0 TD, 0 INT

S TAT I S T I C S

RUSHING LEADERS
RAHJAI

448

HARRIS

YARDS

78

3

5.7

89.6

ATTEMPTS

TOUCHDOWNS

YPC

YPG

KEATON

131 yards

MITCHELL

0 touchdowns

HOLTON

82 yards

AHLERS

0 touchdowns

S TAT I S T I C S

RECEIVING LEADERS
TYLER

302

SNEAD

YARDS

36

2

8.4

60.4

RECEPTIONS

TOUCHDOWNS

YPR

YPG

BLAKE

213 yards

PROEHL

0 touchdowns

C.J.

207 yards

JOHNSON

4 touchdowns

S TAT I S T I C S

DEFENSIVE LEADERS
XAVIER

48

SMITH

TACKLES

4.5

5

TFL

PASS BREAKUPS

JIREH

38 tackles

WILSON

6.0 tackles for loss

SHAWN

35 tackles

DOURSEAU

3 pass breakups

AARON

20 tackles

RAMSEUR

3.0 tackles for loss

JA’QUAN

19 tackles

McMILLIAN

1 interception

S TAT I S T I C S

TULANE LEADERS
MICHAEL

895

PRATT

PASSING YARDS

58-of-118 (49.2%), 179.0 yards per game

9

3

108

5

TD

INT

RUSHING YARDS

RUSHING TD

STEPHON

432

HUDERSON

RUSHING YARDS

61

3

7.1

61.7

ATTEMPTS

TD

YPC

YPG

DUECE

306

WATTS

RECEIVING YARDS

15

3

20.4

43.7

RECEPTIONS

TD

YPR

YPG

DORIAN

54

WILLIAMS

TACKLES

9.5

2.5

TFL

SACKS

DEPTH CHARTS

ECU OFFENSE
		
5
OR
or 8
(X)
		 85

C.J. JOHNSON
AUDI OMOTOSHO
Jonathan Johnson

6-2, 236, SO-1L
6-2, 187, GR-1L
6-3, 196, Sr-2L

		
LT
		

NISHAD STROTHER
Walter Stribling

6-3, 309, FR-RS
6-6, 252, Fr-HS

73
77

		 54 AVERY JONES
LG
		
74 Hampton Ergle

6-4, 299, SO-TR
6-6, 300, Fr-RS

		
C
		

FERNANDO FRYE
Trent Holler

6-3, 303, GR-2L
6-2, 311, Fr-RS

		 75
RG
or 65

SEAN BAILEY
TRENT HOLLER

6-6, 322, SR-2L
6-2, 311, FR-RS

		
RT
		

BAILEY MALOVIC
Justin Chase

6-6, 257, JR-RS
6-5, 311, Gr-TR

		 80 SHANE CALHOUN
TE
		 84 Zech Byrd
(Y)
		
89 Jeremy Lewis

6-2, 236, FR-HS
6-7, 276, Jr-1L
6-3, 230, So-1L

66
65

71
79

		
IR
		
(H)
		

22
88
28

TYLER SNEAD
Jsi Hatfield
Maceo Donald

5-7, 169, SO-1L
5-9, 175, So-1L
5-8, 172, So-1L

		
		
QB
		

12
10
15

HOLTON AHLERS
Mason Garcia
Alex Flinn

6-3, 228, JR-2L
6-5, 238, Fr-HS
6-1, 219, Fr-RS

		
47 RAHJAI HARRIS
or 25 KEATON MITCHELL
RB
or 40 DARIUS PINNIX
		
OR
		
(Z)
		

11
83
82

BLAKE PROEHL
Cam Burnette
Taji Hudson

5-10, 228, FR-HS
5-9, 181, FR-HS
6-0, 224, JR-2L
6-1, 186, JR-2L
6-2, 205, Jr-SQ
6-3, 206, Fr-HS

DEPTH CHARTS

TULANE DEFENSE
		
JOKER
		

7
3

PATRICK JOHNSON
Angelo Anderson

6-3, 255, SR.
6-3, 255, Fr.

DE

5 CAMERON SAMPLE
		
41 Darius Hodges

6-3, 280, SR.
6-1, 265, R-Fr.

77 JEFFERY JOHNSON
		
95 Adonis Friloux

6-3, 330, JR.
6-1, 300, Fr.

48 DE’ANDRE WILLIAMS
		
94 Eric Hicks Jr.

6-3, 290, R-SR.
6-2, 285, R-Fr.

NT
DT

28 MARVIN MOODY
		
40 Nick Anderson

6-2, 225, SR.
5-10, 230, Jr.

		 33
LB
or 24

KEVIN HENRY
DORIAN WILLIAMS

6-0, 245, GS
6-1, 210, SO.

9 JAYLON MONROE
CB
		
25 Kevaris Hall

5-9, 180, SR.
6-2, 190, Fr.

LB

WILLIE LANGHAM
KILAND HARRISON

6-1, 175, R-JR.
5-11, 185, FR.

36 CHASE KUERSCHEN
		
17 Cornelius Dyson

6-1, 195, SR.
6-2, 200, Fr.

CB

or

8
19

FS

SS
		
36 Chase Kuerschen

31

LARRY BROOKS

6-0, 200, JR.
6-1, 195, Sr.

37 MACON CLARK
NICK
		
21 Ajani Kerr

6-0, 185, JR.
6-0, 195, GS

DEPTH CHARTS

TULANE OFFENSE
		
7 MICHAEL PRATT
QB
		
9 Keon Howard

6-2, 200, FR.
6-1, 215, R-Sr.

		
5 STEPHON HUDERSON
RB
		
20 Cameron Carroll

5-9, 200, SR.
6-0, 225, Fr.

11 AMARE JONES
SB
		
27 Ygenio Booker

5-11, 200, JR.
5-11, 205, R-So.

TYRICK JAMES
WILL WALLACE

6-2, 245, SO.
6-4, 235, R-JR.

2 DUECE WATTS
WR-X
		
23 Jaetavian Toles

6-2, 195, JR.
6-0, 180, Sr.

		
WR-H

1 MYKEL JONES
		
15 Jacob Robertson Jr.

5-11, 190, GS
6-0, 170, R-Sr.

WR-Z

		
4 JHA’QUAN JACKSON
3 Phat Watts

5-9, 185, SO.
6-0, 190, Jr.

79 JOEY CLAYBROOK
		
65 Ben Knutson

6-6, 295, JR.
6-7, 305, GS

LG

64 COREY DUBLIN
		
69 Rashad Green

6-4, 300, SR.
6-4, 320, Fr.

52 SINCERE HAYNESWORTH
		
64 Corey Dublin

6-1, 310, SO.
6-4, 300, Sr.

TE

80
or 84

LT

C

		 70 TIM SHAFTER
RG
		
58 Caleb Thomas
		

RT

65
72

BEN KNUTSON
Trey Tuggle

6-4, 285, R-JR.
6-3, 280, R-Fr.
6-7, 305, GS
6-6, 295, Fr.

DEPTH CHARTS

ECU DEFENSE
		 99 CHRIS WILLIS
		
97 Immanuel Hickman
DE
		
92 Kareem Stinson
or 91 Jason Romero

6-2, 260, GR-TR
6-3, 263, Fr-RS
6-3, 259, Fr-HS
6-4, 222, Fr-HS

		 45 RICK D’ABREU
		
96 D’Angelo McKinnie
DT
		 52 D’Anta Johnson

6-2, 253, SO-1L
6-4, 281, So-1L
6-2, 295, Fr-HS

		 90 ELIJAH MORRIS
		
58 Xavier McIver
DT
		
70 Jason Shuford

6-1, 283, FR-HS
6-1, 310, Fr-HS
6-4, 324, Fr-HS

		 33 DAMIR FAISON
		
7 Chad Stephens
DE
		
55 Dre Terry

6-2, 255, SO-1L
6-0, 245, Fr-RS
6-1, 248, Jr-SQ

		
LB
		

6-0, 246, JR-2L
6-1, 221, Jr-2L

12
34

XAVIER SMITH
Myles Berry

		 38 BRUCE BIVENS
or 51 AARON RAMSEUR
LB
		
6 Teylor Jackson

6-0, 229, SR-3L
6-1, 223, SR-3L
6-0, 218, Fr-HS

		
LB
		

6-3, 201, SO-1L
5-11, 177, Fr-HS

35
24

JIREH WILSON
Teagan Wilk

		
4 MALIK FLEMING
		
2 Sean Tucker
CB
or 23 Damel Hickman

5-10, 178, SO-1L
6-0, 158, Fr-HS
6-0, 177, So-1L

		 27 SHAWN DOURSEAU
S
		
17 Warren Saba

5-11, 191, SO-TR
5-10, 188, Sr-2L

		
17 WARREN SABA
		
14 Juan Powell
S
		
26 David Laney
		
21 JA’QUAN McMILLIAN
CB
		
20 Nolan Johnson

5-10, 188, SR-2R
5-11, 176, Fr-RS
6-0, 165, Fr-HS
5-10, 161, SO-1L
6-2, 192, So-1L

DEPTH CHARTS

ECU SPECIAL TEAMS
		
9 JAKE VERITY
PK
		
41 Owen Daffer

6-1, 201, SR-3L
5-10, 169, Fr-HS

		 43 JONN YOUNG
H
		
22 Tyler Snead
		
14 Caiden Norman

6-0, 201, SR-2L
5-7, 169, So-1L
6-1, 203, Jr-SQ

		 43
P
or
1

JONN YOUNG
LUKE LARSEN

6-0, 201, SR-2L
6-3, 239, FR-HS

		 46 ROBERT HILL
SN
		
52 Liam Crowley

5-10, 207, SR-TR
6-3, 206, Fr-RS

		 22 TYLER SNEAD
		
11 Blake Proehl
PR
		
4 Malik Fleming

5-7, 169, SO-1L
6-1, 186, Jr-2L
5-10, 178, So-1L

		 22
KR
or 25
or 88

5-7, 169, SO-1L
5-9, 181, FR-HS
5-9, 175, SO-1L

TYLER SNEAD
KEATON MITCHELL
JSI HATFIELD

TULANE SPECIAL TEAMS
		 97 RYAN WRIGHT
P
		
96 Casey Glover

6-3, 245, JR.
6-3, 200, R-So.

		 62 MEREK GLOVER
KO
		
96 Casey Glover

6-0, 200, R-SR.
6-3, 200, R-So.

		 62 MEREK GLOVER
PK
		
92 Sterling Stockwell

6-0, 200, R-SR.
5-9, 200, R-So.

		 57 ETHAN HUDAK
LS
		
45 Matt Smith

6-0, 230, R-FR.
6-0, 220, R-Jr.

		97 RYAN WRIGHT
H
		
96 Casey Glover

6-3, 245, JR.
6-3, 200, R-So.

		
11 AMARE JONES
KOR
		
5 Stephon Huderson

5-11, 190, SO.
5-9, 190, Jr.

		
11 AMARE JONES
PR
		
4 Jha’Quan Jackson

5-11, 190, SO.
5-9, 185, So.

C O A C H I N G S TA F F S

ECU COACHING STAFF
HE AD COACH

MIKE HOUSTON
DONNIE
KIRKPATRICK

BLAKE
HARRELL

Offensive Coordinator/
Quarterbacks

Defensive Coordinator/
Inside Linebackers

BYRON
THWEATT

DREW
DUDZIK

Special Teams Coordinator/
Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers

Outside Receivers

STEVE
ELLIS

FONTEL
MINES

Cornerbacks

Tight Ends/Inside Receivers/
Recruiting Coordinator

STEVE
SHANKWEILER

DE’RAIL
SIMS

Offensive Line

Running Backs

ROY
TESH

TRIPP
WEAVER

Defensive Tackles

Safeties

C O A C H I N G S TA F F S

TULANE COACHING STAFF
HE AD COACH

WILLIE FRITZ
WILL
HALL

JACK
CURTIS

Offensive
Coordinator

Defensive Coordinator/
Safeties

JEFF
CONWAY

CODY
KENNEDY

Wide
Receivers

Offensive
Line

JOSH
CHRISTIAN-YOUNG

SLADE
NAGLE

Defensive
Backs

Tight
Ends

JAMAAL
FOBBS

BYRON
DAWSON

Running
Backs

Defensive
Line

MICHAEL
MUTZ

J.J.
McCLESKEY

Linebackers

Cornerbacks

S TA N D I N G S

AAC STANDINGS
AAC
RECORD

OVERALL
RECORD

Cincinnati

3-0

5-0

Tulsa

3-0

3-1

SMU

3-1

6-1

Houston

2-1

2-2

UCF

3-2

4-2

Navy

3-2

3-4

Memphis

2-2

3-2

Temple

1-3

1-3

East Carolina

1-3

1-4

Tulane

1-4

3-4

USF

0-4

1-5

SCHEDULE

AAC RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
Friday, Oct. 30
Tulsa 34, East Carolina 30
Saturday, Oct. 31
Cincinnati 49, Memphis 10
Tulane 38, Temple 3
UCF 44, Houston 21
SMU 51, Navy 37

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
Saturday, Nov. 7
Tulane at East Carolina, Noon
SMU at Temple, Noon
Tulsa at Navy, Noon
USF at Memphis, Noon
Houston at Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m.
All times Eastern

POLLS

AP TOP 25
TEAM (RECORD)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Clemson (7-0)
Alabama (6-0)
Ohio State (2-0)
Notre Dame (6-0)
Georgia (4-1)
Cincinnati (5-0)
Texas A&M (4-1)
Florida (3-1)
BYU (7-0)
Wisconsin (1-0)
Miami (Florida) (5-1)
Oregon (0-0)
Indiana (2-0)
Oklahoma State (4-1)
Coastal Carolina (6-0)
Marshall (5-0)
Iowa State (4-2)
SMU (6-1)
Oklahoma (4-2)
Southern California (0-0)
Boise State (2-0)
Texas (4-2)
Michigan (1-1)
Auburn (4-2)
Liberty (6-0)

PREVIOUS RANKING

1
2
5
3
4
7
8
10
11
9
12
14
17
6
20
19
23
22
24
21
25
NR
13
NR
NR

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Northwestern 106, Louisiana 101, North
Carolina 92, Penn State 87, Tulsa 73, Army West Point 57, Kansas State
51, Utah 44, West Virginia 44, Washington 21, Purdue 15, Virginia Tech 11,
San Diego State 8, Arizona State 7, Appalachian State 6, Wake Forest 5,
Michigan State 4, California 3.