East Carolina 34, Memphis 41 · Box Score

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Final · Week 8 · Thu, Oct 22, 2026

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	1	2	3	4	OT	T
ECU	10	6	8	10	0	34
MEM	0	3	17	14	7	41

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Team stats

ECU		MEM
22	First downs	24
421	Total yards	484
260	Passing yards	320
19-39	Comp-Att	29-43
6.7	Yards per pass	7.4
161	Rushing yards	164
38	Rushes	37
4.2	Yards per rush	4.4
5-17	3rd down	4-15
2-2	4th down	2-2
3-23	Penalties-yards	9-76
3	Turnovers	1
1	Fumbles lost	1
2	Interceptions thrown	0
29:01	Time of possession	30:59
1	Sacks	4
5	Tackles for loss	7
0	QB hurries	8
2	Passes defended	7
0	Defensive TDs	0
—	Kick return yards	16
12	Punt return yards	26
1	Passing TDs	3
2	Rushing TDs	2
14	Kicking points	11

Advanced stats

ECU		MEM
+0.17	EPA per play	+0.30
34%	Success rate	48%
1.49	Explosiveness	1.25
+0.17	Rushing EPA per play	+0.13
36%	Rushing success rate	50%
+0.15	Passing EPA per play	+0.43
32%	Passing success rate	46%
39%	Standard downs success	51%
26%	Passing downs success	41%
3.24	Line yards per rush	3.19
0.97	Second-level yards	1.19
0.76	Open-field yards	0.64
9%	Stuff rate	19%
67%	Power success	71%
10%	Havoc caused	22%
8	Scoring chances	8
4.25	Points per chance	6.00
Own 30	Avg. starting field position	Own 35
10	Explosive plays	5
5%	Postgame win expectancy	95%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q110:22
East CarolinaFG
(10:24) #43 N.Perez field goal attempt from 22 yards GOOD (H: #83 E.Huether, LS: #53 B.Shirley), clock 10:22
Drive: 8 plays, 42 yds
3-0
Q12:55
East CarolinaTD
Ashton Gray 1 Yd Run (Noah Perez Kick)
Drive: 12 plays, 80 yds
10-0
Q211:27
MemphisFG
(11:30) #80 P.Laforge field goal attempt from 31 yards GOOD (H: #30 H.Tuck, LS: #54 W.Simmons), clock 11:27
Drive: 8 plays, 38 yds
10-3
Q26:52
East CarolinaFG
(06:52) #43 N.Perez field goal attempt from 30 yards GOOD (H: #83 E.Huether, LS: #53 B.Shirley), clock 06:52
Drive: 7 plays, 55 yds
13-3
Q20:00
East CarolinaFG
Noah Perez 49 Yd Field Goal
Drive: 4 plays, 15 yds
16-3
Q313:37
MemphisTD
(13:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 M.Stokes pass complete deep right to #11 J.Hayes caught at ECU10, for 59 yards to the ECU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:37, 1ST DOWN #80 P.Laforge kick attempt good (H: #30 H.Tuck, LS: #54 W.Simmons)
Drive: 4 plays, 75 yds
16-10
Q310:20
East CarolinaTD
(10:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Engleman Jr. rush right for 4 yards gain to the MEM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:20 #7 L.Sides pass attempt Successful
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds
24-10
Q36:31
MemphisTD
(06:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 M.Stokes pass complete short right to #13 J.Davis caught at ECU20, for 20 yards to the ECU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:31, 1ST DOWN #80 P.Laforge kick attempt good (H: #30 H.Tuck, LS: #54 W.Simmons)
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yds
24-17
Q31:28
MemphisFG
(01:30) #80 P.Laforge field goal attempt from 34 yards GOOD (H: #30 H.Tuck, LS: #54 W.Simmons), clock 01:28
Drive: 9 plays, 52 yds
24-20
Q412:26
East CarolinaFG
(12:28) #43 N.Perez field goal attempt from 40 yards GOOD (H: #83 E.Huether, LS: #53 B.Shirley), clock 12:26
Drive: 8 plays, 53 yds
27-20
Q411:19
MemphisPUNT
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yds
27-27
Q43:31
MemphisTD
(03:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 M.Stokes rush right for 2 yards gain to the ECU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:31, 1ST DOWN #80 P.Laforge kick attempt good (H: #30 H.Tuck, LS: #54 W.Simmons)
Drive: 13 plays, 80 yds
27-34
Q41:30
East CarolinaTD
(01:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Griffis pass complete deep middle to #7 L.Sides caught at MEM00, for 20 yards to the MEM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:30, 1ST DOWN #43 N.Perez kick attempt good (H: #83 E.Huether, LS: #53 B.Shirley)
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds
34-34
OT0:00
MemphisTD
(00:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 M.Stokes rush middle for 5 yards gain to the ECU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00 #80 P.Laforge kick attempt good (H: #30 H.Tuck, LS: #54 W.Simmons)
Drive: 2 plays, 25 yds
34-41

Score shown ECU-MEM.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Mitch Griffis	14/26	199	7.7	1	2	63.0
Emory Williams	5/13	61	4.7	0	0	47.1

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
TJ Engleman	18	92	5.1	1	27
Ashton Gray	9	25	2.8	1	10
Nathaniel Joseph	1	23	23.0	0	23
Emory Williams	4	19	4.8	0	16
Mitch Griffis	6	2	0.3	0	13

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Landon Sides	7	130	18.6	1	27
Ashton Gray	3	39	13.0	0	29
Tyler Johnson	1	35	35.0	0	35
Jason Dickerson	2	30	15.0	0	20
Nathaniel Joseph	2	13	6.5	0	8
Kanen Hamlett	1	7	7.0	0	7
TJ Engleman	1	3	3.0	0	3
Ismael Smith Flores	2	3	1.5	0	5

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD
Crews Law	12	7	0	0	0
DJ Johnson Jr.	9	5	0	0	0
Zyeir Gamble	7	7	0	0	0
Kevon Merrell	6	4	0	0	0
Kamaurri McKinley	5	4	0	0	0
J.D. Lampley	5	3	0	1	0
Ashton Levells-Mitchell	4	4	0	0	0
Julien Davis	3	3	0	0	1
Angelo Ross	3	3	0	0	0
Durante Speer	3	1	0	0	0
Preston Carr	2	2	1	2	0
Kieran Davis	2	1	0	0	0
Kendrick DuJour	2	1	0	1	0
Raemon Mosby	2	1	0	0	1
LJ Porter	2	1	0	1	0
Cade Law	2	0	0	0	0
Kyler Pearson	1	1	0	0	0
Myles Pollard	1	1	0	0	0
Josh Benton	1	1	0	0	0
Rion Roseborough	1	1	0	0	0
Jason Dickerson	1	1	0	0	0
Ayden Duncanson	1	0	0	0	0
Ethan Wilson	1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Kyler Pearson	1	1	0
Mitch Griffis	1	0	0
Blake Shirley	0	0	1
Team	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Noah Perez	4/4	100.0	49	2/2	14

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Elliot Huether	6	282	47.0	1	0	58

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kyler Pearson	3	12	4.0	7	0