2022 East Carolina Pirates football team

2022 East Carolina Pirates football
Birmingham Bowl champion
Birmingham Bowl, W 53–29 vs. Coastal Carolina
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	8–5 (4–4 AAC)
Head coach	Mike Houston (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Donnie Kirkpatrick (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Blake Harrell (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4 or 4–2–5
Home stadium	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Tulane y$		7	–	1					12	–	2
UCF y		6	–	2					9	–	5
Cincinnati		6	–	2					9	–	4
SMU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Houston		5	–	3					8	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4					8	–	5
Navy		4	–	4					4	–	8
Memphis		3	–	5					7	–	6
Tulsa		3	–	5					5	–	7
Temple		1	–	7					3	–	9
South Florida		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Tulane 45, UCF 28
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 2022 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 fourth season.

Offseason

Transfers

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous Team
Chance Bates	LB	Kennesaw State
Kamarro Edmonds	RB	North Carolina
Michael Edwards	LB	Georgia Southern
Aapri Washington	CB	Buffalo
Isaiah Winstead	WR	Toledo
Jarett Garner	WR	Duke
Justin Redd	IOL	Norfolk State
Ben Johnson	OT	Marist
Jaylen Johnson	WR	Georgia
Jack Powers	EDGE	Nevada
Alex Harper	LS	North Carolina Central
Shaundre Mims	DL	Charleston Southern
David Chapeau	P	Air Force
Parker Moorer	OT	West Virginia
Shavon Revel	CB	Louisburg College

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Tyree Saunders	WR	Alabama State
Ray Rose	WR	Tennessee State
Walter Simmons	QB	Bethune-Cookman
J'Vian McCray	DL	Austin Peay
Cruz Temple	S	Arkansas State
Jacob Coleman	TE	Middle Tennessee State
Troy Lewis	WR	James Madison
Jayden Chalmers	CB	Campbell
TJ Lockley	WR	Jacksonville State
David Laney	S	North Carolina A&T
Nolan Johnson	CB	Miami (OH)
Dre Terry	EDGE	Alabama A&M
Traveon Freshwater	DL	Elizabeth City State
Slade Roy	LS	LSU
Nasir Clerk	CB	Delaware State
Trent Holler	OL	Marshall
Jaquaez Powell	OL	None
Asa Barnes	RB	None
Henry Garrison	DL	None
Bryan Gragg	TE	None
Wistar Allen	LB	None

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2022 recruiting class

Main article: 2022 college football recruiting class

East Carolina signed 18 players in the class of 2022. The Pirates' recruiting class ranks 86th by 247Sports, 91st by On3.com, and 79th by Rivals.

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marlon Gunn Jr. RB	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Scotlandville Magnet High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 23, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Jacob Sacra OT	Baltimore, Maryland	St. Frances Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	Jul 6, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Schedule

The Pirates will host the three of their non-conference opponents, NC State from the ACC, Old Dominion from Conference USA and Campbell from Division I FCS. They will visit BYU from the FBS Independents ^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 NC State *	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 20–21	51,711
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Old Dominion *	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	W 39–21	36,853
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Campbell *	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	W 49–10	43,036
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Navy	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	L 20–23 2OT	39,227
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at South Florida	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL [a]	ESPN+	W 48–28	3,708
October 8	3:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	L 9–24	14,193
October 15	7:30 p.m.	Memphis	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	W 47–45 4OT	38,059
October 22	7:30 p.m.	UCF	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	W 34–13	38,245
October 28	8:00 p.m.	at BYU *	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 27–24	55,525
November 11	8:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	L 25–27	38,199
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Houston	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	L 3–42	42,475
November 26	1:00 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 49–46	13,037
December 27	6:45 p.m.	vs. Coastal Carolina *	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL (Birmingham Bowl)	ESPN	W 53–29	15,901
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2022 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Jhari Patterson So WR 1 Jaylen Johnson Jr RB 2 Keaton Mitchell So TE 4 Ryan Jones GS WR 5 C. J. Johnson Jr QB 6 Ryan Stubblefield Fr WR 7 Terrance Copper Jr. Fr WR 8 Taji Hudson So TE 9 Tyler Savage So QB 10 Mason Garcia So WR 11 Isaiah Winstead GS QB 12 Holton Ahlers Sr QB 13 Grantt Logan Fr WR 14 Maceo Donald Jr QB 15 Alex Flinn So WR 17 Kerry King Fr WR 19 Josh Murphy  Fr WR 20 Andrew Doss Fr RB 21 Marlon Gunn Jr. Fr RB 22 Nemo Squire Fr RB 23 Joseph McKay  Fr WR 25 Melvin Jacobs So WR 28 Khaheim Bragg So RB 30 Cameron Moore So WR 33 Brock Spalding Fr RB 37 Kamarro Edmonds So RB 40 C. J. Armstrong Fr RB 47 Rahjai Harris So RB 48 Grayson Klue Fr OL 52 Parker Moorer So OL 54 Avery Jones Jr OL 56 Ethan Lang Fr OL 60 Emmanuel Poku Fr OL 61 Keziah Everett So OL 63 Grayson Lewis So OL 64 Grant Copeland Fr OL 65 Zion Wilson  Fr OL 66 Isaiah Foote So OL 68 Trey Hardison Fr OL 69 Noah Henderson Jr OL 70 Justin Redd Sr OL 71 Bailey Malovic Sr OL 72 Ben Johnson Sr OL 73 Nishad Strother So OL 74 Hampton Ergle So OL 75 Omari Allen Fr OL 76 Jacob Sacra Fr OL 77 Walter Stribling So OL 76 Richard Pearce  Fr OL 79 Elisha Samples Fr TE 80 Shane Calhoun So TE 81 Andre Pegues Jr WR 82 Jarett Garner Sr WR 83 Blue Coleman Fr TE 84 D'Angelo McKinnie Jr TE 85 Aaron Jarman GS WR 86 Brandon Still Fr TE 87 Joseph Samson So WR 88 Jsi Hatfield Jr TE 98 Max Lantzsch Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 0 Juan Powell So CB 1 Malik Fleming Jr S 3 Demetrius Mauney Jr S 5 Jireh Wilson Jr ILB 6 Teylor Jackson So S 7 Gerard Stringer Sr DL 8 Immanuel Hickman So S 9 Teagan Wilk So ILB 10 Xavier Smith Sr OLB 11 Jeremy Lewis Jr CB 12 Dru Dotter Fr DL 13 Chad Stephens So DL 15 Rick D'Abreu Jr ILB 19 Jacoby Simpson Jr S 20 Ty Moss Fr S 21 Jordan Huff So CB 22 Aapri Washington GS CB 23 Damel Hickman Jr OLB 24 Jack Powers Jr S 25 Kingston McKinstry Jr CB 26 Isaiah Brown-Murray Fr S 27 Shawn Dourseau Jr CB 28 Shavon Revel So OLB 30 Samuel Dankah Fr CB 31 Fletcher Marshall Jr. So S 32 Julius Wood Jr ILB 33 Zakye Barker Fr ILB 34 Myles Berry Sr S 35 Brandon Higgs So S 37 Jonathan Coleman II So ILB 38 Mike Edwards III So S 39 Daren Perry Jr.  Fr ILB 40 Chance Bates GS CB 42 G'Mone Wilson So OLB 44 Eric Doctor Jr. So S 45 Devon King So OLB 47 Trevon Hayes Fr S 49 Josh Benton Fr ILB 51 Jamari Young Fr DL 52 Xavier McIver So DL 53 Suirad Ware So DL 55 Jasiyah Robinson Fr DL 56 D'Anta Johnson So ILB 58 Jackson Barker Fr DL 90 Elijah Morris So DL 91 Zakkai Wilson Fr DL 92 C. J. Mims Fr DL 93 Preston Carr Fr DL 94 Elijah Robinson Jr DL 95 Jason Shuford So DL 96 Shaundre Mims GS DL 97 Justyn Haynesworth So DL 99 J. D. Lampley Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 38 David Chapeau So K 41 Owen Daffer So LS 43 Colby Garfield So K 46 Carson Smith  Fr LS 49 Alex Harper So K 95 Andrew Conrad Fr K 99 Laith Marjan  Fr	Head coach Mike Houston Coordinators/assistant coaches Donnie Kirkpatrick – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Blake Harrell – Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers Tim Daoust – Special teams coordinator/Outside linebackers/Defensive ends Latrell Scott – Passing game coordinator/Tight ends Chris Foster – Running backs Re'quan Boyette – Wide receivers Allen Mogridge – Offensive linemen Jules Montinar – Cornerbacks Roy Tesh – Defensive tackles Tripp Weaver – Safeties John Williams Jr. – Director, Strength and Conditioning Aaron Auer – Offensive analyst Matthew Symmes – Defensive analyst Jack Nudo – Special teams analyst Takoby Cofield – Offensive assistant Chris Canada – Graduate assistant Mark Hatcher – Graduate assistant Michael Mosah – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 8/15/23

Game summaries

vs No. 13 NC State (rivalry)

See also: 2022 NC State Wolfpack football team and East Carolina–NC State rivalry

No. 13 NC State Wolfpack (0–0) vs East Carolina Pirates (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Wolfpack	14	7	0	0	21
Pirates	7	0	7	6	20

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

• Date: September 3
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
• Game attendance: 51,711
• Referee: Riley Johnson
• TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter (10:03) ECU – C. J. Johnson 39-yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:15; East Carolina 7–0) (2:40) NCST – Thayer Thomas 12-yard pass from Devin Leary, Christopher Dunn kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:11; Tied 7–7) (1:34) NCST – Sean Brown 0-yard blocked punt return, Christopher Dunn kick (NC State 14–7) Second quarter (1:09) NCST – Demie Sumo-Karngbaye 24-yard run, Christopher Dunn kick (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 3:48; NC State 21–7) Third quarter (5:17) ECU – Shane Calhoun 1-yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:28; NC State 21–14) Fourth quarter (2:58) ECU – Rahjai Harris 3-yard run, Owen Daffer kick failed (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 2:19; NC State 21–20)

Statistics	NCSU	ECU
First downs	18	18
Plays–yards	65–344	68–383
Rushes–yards	32–133	27–116
Passing yards	211	267
Passing: comp–att–int	17–33–1	25–41–2
Time of possession	27:42	32:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	Devin Leary	17/33, 211 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Demie Sumo-Karngbaye	14 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thayer Thomas	4 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	25/41, 267 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Holton Ahlers	5 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	C. J. Johnson	6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD

vs Old Dominion

See also: 2022 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Old Dominion Monarchs (1-0) vs East Carolina Pirates (0-1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	7	0	7	7	21
Pirates	9	7	6	17	39

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Rain •
• Game attendance: 36,853
• Referee: Marshall Lewis
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)

Statistics	Old Dominion	East Carolina
First downs	12	30
Plays–yards	44–290	86–531
Rushes–yards	14–15	47–261
Passing yards	275	270
Passing: comp–att–int	18–29–1	25–39–0
Time of possession	19:08	40:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Old Dominion	Passing	Hayden Wolff	18–30, 275 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Blake Watson	5 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Ali Jennings III	8 receptions, 200 yards, 3 TD
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	25–39, 270 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	18 carries, 160 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jaylen Johnson	9 receptions, 93 yards

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Old Dominion East Carolina 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

vs Campbell

See also: 2022 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Campbell Fighting Camels (1-1) vs East Carolina Pirates (1-1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	10	0	0	0	10
Pirates	7	14	21	7	49

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny •
• Game attendance: 43,036
• Referee: Steve Anderson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)

Statistics	Campbell	East Carolina
First downs	21	28
Plays–yards	71–403	65–572
Rushes–yards	33–103	38–270
Passing yards	300	302
Passing: comp–att–int	23–38–1	22–27–0
Time of possession	30:52	29:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Campbell	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	23−38, 300 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	NaQuari Rogers	13 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Kelsey	3 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	17−20, 263 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	13 carries, 185 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Isaiah Winstead	6 receptions, 112 yards

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Campbell East Carolina 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

vs Navy

See also: 2022 Navy Midshipmen football team

Navy Midshipmen (0-2) vs East Carolina Pirates (2-1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Midshipmen	0	3	0	14	3	3	23
Pirates	3	0	0	14	3	0	20

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • W 6 MPH
• Game attendance: 39,227
• Referee: Tim Rich
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)

Statistics	Navy	East Carolina
First downs	22	16
Plays–yards	77–343	62–370
Rushes–yards	66–191	28–103
Passing yards	152	267
Passing: comp–att–int	7–11–0	22–34–1
Time of possession	37:02	22:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Tai Lavatai	7−10, 152 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Maquel Haywood	13 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Vincent Terrell Jr.	3 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	22−34, 267 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Rahjai Harris	15 carries, 75 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Winstead	11 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Navy East Carolina 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

At South Florida

See also: 2022 South Florida Bulls football team

East Carolina Pirates (2-2) vs South Florida Bulls (1-3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	27	7	0	48
Bulls	0	7	14	7	28

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • NE 6 MPH
• Game attendance: 3,708
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)

Statistics	East Carolina	South Florida
First downs	26	21
Plays–yards	71–575	64–455
Rushes–yards	30–110	36–202
Passing yards	465	253
Passing: comp–att–int	31–41–0	18–28–0
Time of possession	30:46	29:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	31−41, 465 yards, 6 TD
	Rushing	Marlon Gunn Jr.	15 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	C.J. Johnson	7 receptions, 197 yards, 4 TD
South Florida	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	18−28, 253 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Brian Battie	15 carries, 96 yards
	Receiving	Jimmy Horn Jr.	8 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP East Carolina South Florida 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

At Tulane

See also: 2022 Tulane Green Wave football team

East Carolina Pirates (3-2) vs Tulane Green Wave (4-1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	6	0	0	9
Green Wave	0	14	7	3	24

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • NE 9 MPH
• Game attendance: 14,193
• Referee: Luke Richmond
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)

Statistics	East Carolina	Tulane
First downs	24	22
Plays–yards	75–419	67–391
Rushes–yards	23–131	32–41
Passing yards	288	350
Passing: comp–att–int	32–52–2	28–35–0
Time of possession	27:25	32:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	32–51, 288 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Marlon Gunn Jr.	7 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Winstead	9 receptions, 90 yards
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	27–34, 326 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tyjae Spears	16 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Duece Watts	4 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP East Carolina Tulane 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

vs Memphis

See also: 2022 Memphis Tigers football team and Homecoming

Memphis Tigers (4-2) vs East Carolina Pirates (3-3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	Total
Tigers	7	10	3	10	7	6	2	0	45
Pirates	0	13	7	10	7	6	2	2	47

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • W 9 MPH
• Game attendance: 38,059
• Referee: Nate Black
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)

Statistics	Memphis	East Carolina
First downs	24	25
Plays–yards	72–491	77–473
Rushes–yards	35–84	42–169
Passing yards	407	304
Passing: comp–att–int	27–37–2	26–35–0
Time of possession	24:27	32:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	27–37, 407 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Asa Martin	12 carries, 59 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Joe Scates	5 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	26–34, 304 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	29 carries, 149 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Isaiah Winstead	9 receptions, 154 yards, 1 TD

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Memphis East Carolina 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

vs UCF

See also: 2022 UCF Knights football team

UCF Knights (5-1) vs East Carolina Pirates (4-2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	0	3	7	3	13
Pirates	3	14	7	10	34

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: October 22
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • E 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 38,245
• Referee: Henry Johns
• TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
• -

Statistics	UCF	East Carolina
First downs	23	24
Plays–yards	69–426	69–458
Rushes–yards	32–130	33–147
Passing yards	296	311
Passing: comp–att–int	25–37–3	30–36–0
Time of possession	24:49	35:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCF	Passing	John Rhys Plumlee	25–37, 296 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Bowser	11 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kobe Hudson	5 receptions, 85 yards
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	30–36, 311 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	16 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	C.J. Johnson	11 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UCF East Carolina 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

At BYU

See also: 2022 BYU Cougars football team

East Carolina Pirates (5-3) vs BYU Cougars (4-4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	10	7	3	27
Cougars	3	14	7	0	24

at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Sunny • SW 6 MPH
• Game attendance: 55,525
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter)

Statistics	East Carolina	BYU
First downs	20	22
Plays–yards	58–424	67–388
Rushes–yards	36–227	42–244
Passing yards	197	144
Passing: comp–att–int	15–22–0	18–25–0
Time of possession	26:04	33:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	15–22, 197 yards
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	21 carries, 176 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Isaiah Winstead	5 receptions, 63 yards
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	18–25, 144 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Lopini Katoa	20 carries, 116 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Puka Nacua	7 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP East Carolina BYU 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

At Cincinnati

See also: 2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

East Carolina Pirates (6-3) vs Cincinnati Bearcats (7-2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	5	7	13	0	25
Bearcats	7	17	0	3	27

at Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • SE 12 MPH
• Game attendance: 38,199
• Referee: Henry Johns
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Statistics	East Carolina	Cincinnati
First downs	22	13
Plays–yards	79–450	57–310
Rushes–yards	33–174	26–66
Passing yards	276	244
Passing: comp–att–int	25–45–0	14–31–1
Time of possession	36:20	23:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	26–46, 280 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	16 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	C.J. Johnson	7 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD
Cincinnati	Passing	Ben Bryant	14–30, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Charles McClelland	10 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Scott	7 receptions, 140 yards

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP East Carolina Cincinnati 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

vs Houston

See also: 2022 Houston Cougars football team

Houston Cougars (6-4) vs East Carolina Pirates (6-4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	14	14	7	42
Pirates	0	0	3	0	3

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • N 2 MPH
• Game attendance: 42,475
• Referee: Kevin Randall
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)

Statistics	Houston	East Carolina
First downs	27	13
Plays–yards	68–515	57–315
Rushes–yards	24–80	22–118
Passing yards	435	197
Passing: comp–att–int	32–44–1	17–35–0
Time of possession	30:42	29:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing	Clayton Tune	32–44, 435 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Clayton Tune	6 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Tank Dell	9 receptions, 176 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	15–30, 182 yards
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	14 carries, 129 yards
	Receiving	Jsi Hatfield	2 receptions, 68 yards

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Houston East Carolina 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

At Temple

See also: 2022 Temple Owls football team

East Carolina Pirates (6-5) vs Temple Owls (3-8)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	21	14	7	49
Owls	3	21	15	7	46

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

• Date: November 26
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • E 11 MPH
• Game attendance: 13,037
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)

Statistics	East Carolina	Temple
First downs	23	30
Plays–yards	–534	–575
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards	314	527
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession	31:00	29:00

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

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP East Carolina Temple 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

vs Coastal Carolina (Birmingham Bowl)

See also: 2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team and 2022 Birmingham Bowl

Birmingham Bowl - East Carolina Pirates (7-5) vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9-3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	10	14	14	15	53
Chanticleers	0	14	7	8	29

at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL

• Date: December 27
• Game time: 6:45 p.m. EST
• Game weather: -
• Game attendance: -
• Referee: Tuta Salaam
• TV announcers (ESPN/Bowl Season Radio): Tiffany Greene (play-by-play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Jalyn Johnson (sideline reporter)/Travis Jones (play-by-play), John Denton (analyst), and Chad Pilcher (sideline reporter)

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

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

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP East Carolina Coastal Carolina 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

Notes

1. The South Florida game was moved to Boca Raton, Florida due to Hurricane Ian impact on the west coast of Florida. ^[3]

References

1. "2022 East Carolina Pirates Football Transfers". On3. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
2. "2022 East Carolina Football Schedule" . Retrieved February 5, 2022.
3. Gray, Malcolm (September 27, 2022). "ECU-South Florida game moved to Boca Raton, Fla. due to Hurricane Ian". WNCT-TV (Press release).
4. "2022 Cincinnati Football Schedule". ecupirates.com.