Rice 12-28 East Carolina (Oct 10, 2026)

Scoring Plays All Drives

RICE

ECU

1

0

7

2

3

0

3

6

7

4

3

14

12

28

1Q 09:25

0 - 7

R. Ray Joseph Jr. 22-yard TD catch from E. Williams.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 7

2Q 02:47

3 - 7

T. Bauchiero 45-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 17

3Q 12:55

9 - 7

T. Byars 23-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Missed XP

2nd & 7

3Q 04:44

9 - 14

R. Ray Joseph Jr. 6-yard TD catch from E. Williams.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 5

4Q 14:24

9 - 21

TJ Engleman Jr. 43-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

4Q 12:54

9 - 28

E. Williams 12-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 2

4Q 00:33

12 - 28

T. Bauchiero 44-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 23

Top Performers

Pass Yds

143

Williams

ECU

Rush Yds

136

Engleman Jr.

ECU

Rec Yds

69

Clark

RICE

Scrim TD

2

Ray Joseph Jr.

ECU

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Gael Ochoa

RICE QB #4

Emory Williams

ECU QB #9

48

Pass Yds

143

0

Pass TD

2

0

Int

0

RICE

Team Stats

ECU

205

Total Yds

359

29:45

Possession

30:15

13

1st Downs

19

3/15

3rd Down

5/16

2

Turnovers

0

2026 American Athletic

	Team	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	6	1	.857
2	North Texas	4	2	.667
3	Memphis	6	2	.750
4	Army	4	2	.667
5	UAB	4	3	.571
6	Florida Atlantic	4	2	.667
7	Tulane	3	3	.500
8	Charlotte	1	6	.143
9	Temple	2	5	.286
10	South Florida	5	2	.714
11	Tulsa	4	3	.571
12	East Carolina	3	4	.429
13	Navy	2	4	.333
14	Rice	1	6	.143

Game Summary

The East Carolina Pirates emerged victorious over the Rice Owls, 28 to 12, on October 10.

Game Info

October 10, 2026

ESPN+

Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

Greenville, North Carolina

67°

11 mph ENE

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Gael Ochoa G. Ochoa #4	2/4	48	12.0	0	0	1-13	150.8
Jacurri Brown J. Brown #11	2/10	21	2.1	0	1	2-15	17.6

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Emory Williams E. Williams #9	19/31	143	4.6	2	0	2-17	121.3
Mitch Griffis M. Griffis #12	2/3	-1	-0.3	0	0	0-0	63.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Tyvonn Byars T. Byars #26	14	111	7.9	1	44
Colin Leahey C. Leahey #8	7	19	2.7	0	5
Jacurri Brown J. Brown #11	19	19	1.0	0	11
Max Mosey M. Mosey #13	3	16	5.3	0	17
Carson Morgan C. Morgan #30	5	6	1.2	0	3
Jordan Clark J. Clark #19	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Gael Ochoa G. Ochoa #4	2	-6	-3.0	0	7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
TJ Engleman Jr. TJ Engleman Jr. #4	14	136	9.7	1	43
Michael Allen M. Allen #21	10	35	3.5	0	11
Emory Williams E. Williams #9	6	23	3.8	1	25
Ashton Gray A. Gray #3	5	18	3.6	0	8
Michael Beatty M. Beatty #22	2	11	5.5	0	7
Mitch Griffis M. Griffis #12	2	9	4.5	0	9
DeJuan Lacy D. Lacy #5	1	2	2.0	0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Jordan Clark J. Clark #19	4/9	69	17.3	33
Max Mosey M. Mosey #13	0/1	0	0	0
Braylen Walker B. Walker #81	0/1	0	0	0
Barry Jackson Jr. B. Jackson Jr. #7	0/1	0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ray Ray Joseph Jr. R. Ray Joseph Jr. #1	6/9	68	11.3	2	22
Jason Dickerson J. Dickerson #24	2/3	20	10.0	0	14
Ismael Smith Flores I. Smith Flores #8	2/2	13	6.5	0	8
Jeremiah Melvin J. Melvin #11	1/6	13	13.0	0	13
TJ Engleman Jr. TJ Engleman Jr. #4	2/3	10	5.0	0	7
Landon Sides L. Sides #7	1/2	10	10.0	0	10
Michael Beatty M. Beatty #22	1/1	5	5.0	0	5
Dawson Quarterman D. Quarterman #88	1/2	5	5.0	0	5
Ashton Gray A. Gray #3	3/3	4	1.3	0	12
Ja'Keith Hamilton J. Hamilton #15	0/1	0	0	0	0
Michael Allen M. Allen #21	1/1	0	0.0	0	0
DeJuan Lacy D. Lacy #5	1/1	-6	-6.0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Gael Ochoa G. Ochoa #4	1	1	0
Jacurri Brown J. Brown #11	1	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Kyler Pearson K. Pearson #0	2	0	0
Josh Benton J. Benton #23	0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks
AJ Brown AJ Brown #7	8-8	1	0.0
Koa Akui K. Akui #3	7-7	2	0.0
Dillan Botts D. Botts #96	4-4	2	2.0
Robert Rooks R. Rooks #98	4-4	0	0.0
Stone Combs S. Combs #33	4-4	0	0.0
Austin Harnetiaux A. Harnetiaux #54	4-4	0	0.0
Daveon Hook D. Hook #0	3-3	1	0.0
Joseph Mutombo J. Mutombo #8	3-3	1	0.0
Jamir Benjamin J. Benjamin #12	2-2	0	0.0
Bailey Fletcher B. Fletcher #20	2-2	0	0.0
Caden VerMaas C. VerMaas #25	2-2	0	0.0
Jayden Cupitt J. Cupitt #40	2-2	0	0.0
Aquantis Clemmons A. Clemmons #57	2-2	0	0.0
Kyren Condoll K. Condoll #10	1-1	0	0.0
Jo Chavez J. Chavez #2	1-1	0	0.0
Payton Matthews P. Matthews #0	1-1	0	0.0
Luca Akirtava L. Akirtava #92	1-1	0	0.0
Ahran Ogbor A. Ogbor #18	1-1	0	0.0
Matthew Aribisala M. Aribisala #15	1-1	0	0.0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF
Crews Law C. Law #10	7-7	2	0.0	0	0
DJ Johnson Jr. DJ Johnson Jr. #11	6-6	1	0.0	0	0
Kevon Merrell K. Merrell #4	4-4	1	1.0	0	0
Kamaurri McKinley K. McKinley #8	4-4	2	0.0	0	0
Cade Law C. Law #20	4-4	0	0.0	0	0
Kendrick DuJour K. DuJour #9	3-3	0	1.0	0	1
DeMarius Hines D. Hines #6	3-3	0	0.0	0	0
Zyeir Gamble Z. Gamble #3	3-3	0	0.0	0	0
J.D. Lampley J.D. Lampley #99	2-2	0	0.0	0	1
Kieran Davis K. Davis #5	2-2	0	0.0	0	0
Julien Davis J. Davis #42	2-2	0	0.0	1	0
Jonathan Akins J. Akins #21	2-2	0	0.0	0	0
Alex Moye A. Moye #26	1-1	1	1.0	0	0
Torin Brazell T. Brazell #98	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Preston Carr P. Carr #44	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Rion Roseborough R. Roseborough #88	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Jordan Miles J. Miles #43	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Evan Powell E. Powell #50	1-1	1	0.0	0	0
Angelo Ross A. Ross #22	1-1	1	0.0	0	0
Jasiyah Robinson J. Robinson #0	1-1	1	0.0	0	0
Josh Benton J. Benton #23	1-1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Tommy Bauchiero T. Bauchiero #49	2/2	0/1	6	45

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Noah Perez N. Perez #43	0/1	4/4	4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Charlie Durkin C. Durkin #29	8	332	41.5	53

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tomas O'Halloran T. O'Halloran #48	5	223	44.6	50

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kyler Pearson K. Pearson #0	1	3	3.0	0	0
Michael Allen M. Allen #21	1	22	22.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Max Mosey M. Mosey #13	1	25	25.0	25	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kyler Pearson K. Pearson #0	3	5	1.7	6	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Gael Ochoa G. Ochoa #4	2/4	48	12.0	0	0	1-13	150.8
Jacurri Brown J. Brown #11	2/10	21	2.1	0	1	2-15	17.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Tyvonn Byars T. Byars #26	14	111	7.9	1	44
Colin Leahey C. Leahey #8	7	19	2.7	0	5
Jacurri Brown J. Brown #11	19	19	1.0	0	11
Max Mosey M. Mosey #13	3	16	5.3	0	17
Carson Morgan C. Morgan #30	5	6	1.2	0	3
Jordan Clark J. Clark #19	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Gael Ochoa G. Ochoa #4	2	-6	-3.0	0	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Jordan Clark J. Clark #19	4/9	69	17.3	33
Max Mosey M. Mosey #13	0/1	0	0	0
Braylen Walker B. Walker #81	0/1	0	0	0
Barry Jackson Jr. B. Jackson Jr. #7	0/1	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Gael Ochoa G. Ochoa #4	1	1	0
Jacurri Brown J. Brown #11	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks
AJ Brown AJ Brown #7	8-8	1	0.0
Koa Akui K. Akui #3	7-7	2	0.0
Dillan Botts D. Botts #96	4-4	2	2.0
Robert Rooks R. Rooks #98	4-4	0	0.0
Stone Combs S. Combs #33	4-4	0	0.0
Austin Harnetiaux A. Harnetiaux #54	4-4	0	0.0
Daveon Hook D. Hook #0	3-3	1	0.0
Joseph Mutombo J. Mutombo #8	3-3	1	0.0
Jamir Benjamin J. Benjamin #12	2-2	0	0.0
Bailey Fletcher B. Fletcher #20	2-2	0	0.0
Caden VerMaas C. VerMaas #25	2-2	0	0.0
Jayden Cupitt J. Cupitt #40	2-2	0	0.0
Aquantis Clemmons A. Clemmons #57	2-2	0	0.0
Kyren Condoll K. Condoll #10	1-1	0	0.0
Jo Chavez J. Chavez #2	1-1	0	0.0
Payton Matthews P. Matthews #0	1-1	0	0.0
Luca Akirtava L. Akirtava #92	1-1	0	0.0
Ahran Ogbor A. Ogbor #18	1-1	0	0.0
Matthew Aribisala M. Aribisala #15	1-1	0	0.0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Tommy Bauchiero T. Bauchiero #49	2/2	0/1	6	45

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Charlie Durkin C. Durkin #29	8	332	41.5	53

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Max Mosey M. Mosey #13	1	25	25.0	25	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Emory Williams E. Williams #9	19/31	143	4.6	2	0	2-17	121.3
Mitch Griffis M. Griffis #12	2/3	-1	-0.3	0	0	0-0	63.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
TJ Engleman Jr. TJ Engleman Jr. #4	14	136	9.7	1	43
Michael Allen M. Allen #21	10	35	3.5	0	11
Emory Williams E. Williams #9	6	23	3.8	1	25
Ashton Gray A. Gray #3	5	18	3.6	0	8
Michael Beatty M. Beatty #22	2	11	5.5	0	7
Mitch Griffis M. Griffis #12	2	9	4.5	0	9
DeJuan Lacy D. Lacy #5	1	2	2.0	0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ray Ray Joseph Jr. R. Ray Joseph Jr. #1	6/9	68	11.3	2	22
Jason Dickerson J. Dickerson #24	2/3	20	10.0	0	14
Ismael Smith Flores I. Smith Flores #8	2/2	13	6.5	0	8
Jeremiah Melvin J. Melvin #11	1/6	13	13.0	0	13
TJ Engleman Jr. TJ Engleman Jr. #4	2/3	10	5.0	0	7
Landon Sides L. Sides #7	1/2	10	10.0	0	10
Michael Beatty M. Beatty #22	1/1	5	5.0	0	5
Dawson Quarterman D. Quarterman #88	1/2	5	5.0	0	5
Ashton Gray A. Gray #3	3/3	4	1.3	0	12
Ja'Keith Hamilton J. Hamilton #15	0/1	0	0	0	0
Michael Allen M. Allen #21	1/1	0	0.0	0	0
DeJuan Lacy D. Lacy #5	1/1	-6	-6.0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Kyler Pearson K. Pearson #0	2	0	0
Josh Benton J. Benton #23	0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF
Crews Law C. Law #10	7-7	2	0.0	0	0
DJ Johnson Jr. DJ Johnson Jr. #11	6-6	1	0.0	0	0
Kevon Merrell K. Merrell #4	4-4	1	1.0	0	0
Kamaurri McKinley K. McKinley #8	4-4	2	0.0	0	0
Cade Law C. Law #20	4-4	0	0.0	0	0
Kendrick DuJour K. DuJour #9	3-3	0	1.0	0	1
DeMarius Hines D. Hines #6	3-3	0	0.0	0	0
Zyeir Gamble Z. Gamble #3	3-3	0	0.0	0	0
J.D. Lampley J.D. Lampley #99	2-2	0	0.0	0	1
Kieran Davis K. Davis #5	2-2	0	0.0	0	0
Julien Davis J. Davis #42	2-2	0	0.0	1	0
Jonathan Akins J. Akins #21	2-2	0	0.0	0	0
Alex Moye A. Moye #26	1-1	1	1.0	0	0
Torin Brazell T. Brazell #98	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Preston Carr P. Carr #44	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Rion Roseborough R. Roseborough #88	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Jordan Miles J. Miles #43	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Evan Powell E. Powell #50	1-1	1	0.0	0	0
Angelo Ross A. Ross #22	1-1	1	0.0	0	0
Jasiyah Robinson J. Robinson #0	1-1	1	0.0	0	0
Josh Benton J. Benton #23	1-1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Noah Perez N. Perez #43	0/1	4/4	4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tomas O'Halloran T. O'Halloran #48	5	223	44.6	50

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kyler Pearson K. Pearson #0	1	3	3.0	0	0
Michael Allen M. Allen #21	1	22	22.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kyler Pearson K. Pearson #0	3	5	1.7	6	0

RICE

ECU

1

0

7

2

3

0

3

6

7

4

3

14

12

28

Punt

3 plays, 2 yd, 01:12

0-0

Punt

3 plays, -1 yd, 01:39

0-0

Touchdown

7 plays, 82 yd, 02:53

0-7

Punt

3 plays, 4 yd, 02:36

0-7

Punt

3 plays, 2 yd, 00:51

0-7

Downs

4 plays, 7 yd, 01:52

0-7

Downs

6 plays, 23 yd, 02:54

0-7

Punt

3 plays, 3 yd, 01:14

0-7

Punt

3 plays, 8 yd, 01:03

0-7

Punt

9 plays, 30 yd, 04:16

0-7

Punt

3 plays, -4 yd, 01:09

0-7

Field Goal

10 plays, 31 yd, 05:40

3-7

Downs

8 plays, 35 yd, 01:24

3-7

Punt

4 plays, 12 yd, 00:50

3-7

End of Half

3 plays, 31 yd, 00:27

3-7

Touchdown

4 plays, 80 yd, 02:13

9-7

Touchdown

17 plays, 75 yd, 08:15

9-14

Punt

3 plays, 2 yd, 01:09

9-14

Punt

3 plays, 8 yd, 01:32

9-14

Punt

4 plays, 8 yd, 02:27

9-14

Touchdown

1 play, 43 yd, 00:07

9-21

Interception

2 plays, -1 yd, 00:50

9-21

Touchdown

3 plays, 20 yd, 00:40

9-28

Punt

3 plays, -6 yd, 01:07

9-28

Downs

9 plays, 35 yd, 05:52

9-28

Fumble

2 plays, 10 yd, 01:28

9-28

Missed FG

6 plays, 16 yd, 01:26

9-28

Field Goal

13 plays, 54 yd, 02:24

12-28

End of Game

1 play, 0 yd, 00:30

12-28

RICE

Team Stats

ECU

205

Total Yds

359

41

Pass Yds

125

164

Rush Yds

234

14

Total Drives

15

68

Total Plays

77

3.0

Yards Per Play

4.7

2.4

Yards Per Pass

3.5

3.2

Yards Per Rush

5.7

29:45

Possession

30:15

2

Biggest Lead

19

13

1st Downs

19

3

Passing 1st Downs

7

10

Rushing 1st Downs

11

0

1st Downs from Penalties

1

3/15

3rd Down

5/16

1/2

4th Down

2/5

8

Punts

5

2

Turnovers

0

1

Interceptions Thrown

0

1

Fumbles Lost

0

7

Penalties

3

45

Penalty Yards

15

2

Sacks

3

17

Sack Yards

28

9

Tackles For Loss

11

0

D/ST TD

0

1-5 RICE

ECU 3-2

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

2026 American Athletic

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats