The 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates, led by second-year head coach Mike Houston, played their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium as members of the American Athletic Conference.
Schedule East Carolina had games scheduled against Marshall, Norfolk State, and South Carolina, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Game summaries
UCF
Statistics UCFEast Carolina First downs 29 25 Total yards 632 459 Rushing yards 224 244 Passing yards 408 215 Turnovers 0 4 Time of possession 26:52 33:08
Team Category Player StatisticsUCF Passing Dillon Gabriel 32/47, 408 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Greg McCrae 16 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD Receiving Johnny Richardson 9 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TDsEast Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 14/29, 215 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Keaton Mitchell 8 carries, 66 yards Receiving Audie Omotosho 3 receptions, 56 yards
At Georgia State
Statistics East CarolinaGeorgia State First downs 19 21 Total yards 286 485 Rushing yards 50 247 Passing yards 236 238 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 33:05 26:55
Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 29/50, 236 yards, 3 INTs Rushing Tyler Snead 1 carry, 31 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tyler Snead 11 receptions, 105 yardsGeorgia State Passing Cornelious Brown 18/28, 238 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Destin Coates 23 carries, 113 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Sam Pinckney 7 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TDs
At South Florida
Statistics East CarolinaSouth Florida First downs 21 22 Total yards 432 398 Rushing yards 210 92 Passing yards 222 306 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 35:36 24:24
Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 17/26, 222 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Rahjai Harris 19 carries, 115 yards, 1 TD Receiving C. J. Johnson 3 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TDsSouth Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 26/35, 298 yards Rushing Johnny Ford 8 carries, 44 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Latrell Williams 8 receptions, 93 yards
Navy
Statistics NavyEast Carolina First downs 17 19 Total yards 318 372 Rushing yards 288 268 Passing yards 30 104 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 31:29 28:31
Team Category Player StatisticsNavy Passing Dalen Morris 3/4, 30 yards, 1 INT Rushing Nelson Smith 17 carries, 157 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Ryan Mitchell 1 reception, 14 yardsEast Carolina Passing Mason Garcia 10/20, 104 yards Rushing Rahjai Harris 22 carries, 172 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tyler Snead 4 receptions, 39 yards
At Tulsa
Statistics East CarolinaTulsa First downs 27 25 Total yards 456 428 Rushing yards 126 175 Passing yards 330 253 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 35:09 24:51
Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 38/50, 330 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Rahjai Harris 21 carries, 118 yards Receiving Tyler Snead 16 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TDTulsa Passing Zach Smith 19/37, 253 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing T.K. Wilkerson 18 carries, 89 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Keylon Stokes 6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD
Tulane
Statistics TulaneEast Carolina First downs 24 20 Total yards 493 386 Rushing yards 277 35 Passing yards 216 351 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 30:59 29:01
Team Category Player StatisticsTulane Passing Michael Pratt 22/34, 216 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Cameron Carroll 6 carries, 129 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Duece Watts 5 receptions, 57 yards, 2 TDsEast Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 27/43, 351 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Rahjai Harris 13 carries, 27 yards Receiving Blake Proehl 13 receptions, 182 yards, 2 TDs
At Cincinnati
Statistics East CarolinaCincinnati First downs 23 29 Total yards 293 653 Rushing yards 206 299 Passing yards 87 354 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 29:50 30:10
Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 9/20, 87 yards, 3 INTs Rushing Keaton Mitchell 17 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD Receiving Keaton Mitchell 1 reception, 26 yardsCincinnati Passing Desmond Ridder 24/31, 327 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Desmond Ridder 8 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tre Tucker 4 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
At Temple
Statistics East CarolinaTemple First downs 16 10 Total yards 447 235 Rushing yards 265 140 Passing yards 182 95 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 25:06 34:54
Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 11/22, 182 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Keaton Mitchell 13 carries, 103 yards Receiving C. J. Johnson 3 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TDTemple Passing Kamal Gray 10/21, 95 yards, 2 INTs Rushing Tayvon Ruley 14 carries, 48 yards Receiving David Martin-Robinson 1 reception, 30 yards
SMU
Statistics SMUEast Carolina First downs 26 28 Total yards 384 493 Rushing yards 70 160 Passing yards 314 333 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 29:43 30:17
Team Category Player StatisticsSMU Passing Shane Buechele 35/50, 314 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 12 carries, 36 yards Receiving Austin Upshaw 8 receptions, 78 yardsEast Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 20/29, 298 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Keaton Mitchell 20 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD Receiving Blake Proehl 6 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TDs
Players drafted into the NFL
4 139 D'Ante Smith OT Cincinnati Bengals
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