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2021 East Carolina Pirates football team
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.
2021 East Carolina Pirates football
American Athletic Conference 7–5 (5–3 The American) Mike Houston (3rd season) Donnie Kirkpatrick (3rd season) Spread Blake Harrell (2nd season) 3–4 or 4–2–5 Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
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 , 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.
The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021. Cincinnati , who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Media poll 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
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}September 2 7:30 p.m. vs. Appalachian State* Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic) ESPNU L 19–33 36,752 September 11 12:00 p.m. South Carolina* Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC ESPN2 L 17–20 40,816 September 18 6:00 p.m. at Marshall* Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV (rivalry) CBSSN Facebook W 42–38 24,833 September 25 6:00 p.m. Charleston Southern* Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC ESPN+ W 31–28 39,218 October 2 3:30 p.m. Tulane Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC ESPN+ W 52–29 33,475 October 9 6:00 p.m. at UCF Bounce HouseOrlando, FL ESPN+ L 16–20 41,649 October 23 9:20 p.m. at Houston TDECU StadiumHouston, TX ESPNews α L 24–31 OT 22,925 October 28 7:30 p.m. South Florida Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC ESPN W 29–14 32,015 November 6 3:00 p.m. Temple Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC ESPN+ W 45–3 32,817 November 13 11:00 a.m. at Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN ESPN+ W 30–29 OT 28,431 November 20 3:30 p.m. at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD CBSSN W 38–35 28,001 November 26 3:30 p.m. No. 4 Cincinnati Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC ABC L 13–35 38,014 December 27 2:30 p.m. vs. Boston College* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Military Bowl) ESPN Canceled _ *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Statistics Temple East Carolina
First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Rushing Receiving East Carolina Passing Rushing Receiving
Statistics East Carolina Memphis
First downs 32 16 Total yards 502 341 Rushing yards 185 108 Passing yards 317 233 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 42:47 32:13
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 29/46, 317 yards, 2 INT Rushing Keaton Mitchell 17 carries, 81 yards, TD Receiving Tyler Snead 13 receptions, 113 yards Memphis Passing Seth Henigan 15/26, 233 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Seth Henigan 12 carries, 61 yards Receiving Eddie Lewis 3 receptions, 93 yards, TD
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
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
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