East Carolina 26-21 NC State (Dec 28, 2024) Box Score

East Carolina Pirates

8-5

	1	2	3	4	T
ECU	7	6	7	6	26
NCSU	0	7	0	14	21

NC State Wolfpack

6-7

East Carolina Passing


Katin Houser#4
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT		QBR
18/29	147	5.1	0	2		55.7
18/29	147	5.1	0	2		--

NC State Passing


CJ Bailey#16
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT		QBR
19/26	230	8.8	3	1		45.4
19/26	230	8.8	3	1		--

East Carolina Rushing


Rahjai Harris#47
Katin Houser#4
London Montgomery#34
Yannick Smith#15
Team
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
17	220	12.9	1	86
13	84	6.5	2	19
7	16	2.3	0	7
1	7	7.0	0	7
1	-1	-1.0	0	0
39	326	8.4	3	86

NC State Rushing


Hollywood Smothers#20
Jordan Waters#7
CJ Bailey#16
Kendrick Raphael#0
Sean Brown#0
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
15	139	9.3	44
4	25	6.3	18
11	24	2.2	8
4	6	1.5	3
1	4	4.0	4
35	198	5.7	44

East Carolina Receiving


Yannick Smith#15
Anthony Smith#17
Jhari Patterson#0
Kelan Robinson#3
Desirrio Riles#6
Casey Kelly#10
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	56	18.7	30
3	32	10.7	16
8	30	3.8	13
2	16	8.0	15
1	12	12.0	12
1	1	1.0	1
18	147	8.2	30

NC State Receiving


Noah Rogers#5
Hollywood Smothers#20
Justin Joly#15
Wesley Grimes#6
Dacari Collins#4
Keenan Jackson#82
Jordan Waters#7
Terrell Anderson#80
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	59	11.8	0	17
2	42	21.0	1	33
3	41	13.7	1	23
3	38	12.7	0	20
2	19	9.5	1	11
2	19	9.5	0	10
1	7	7.0	0	7
1	5	5.0	0	5
19	230	12.1	3	33

East Carolina Fumbles


Katin Houser#4
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0

NC State Fumbles


CJ Bailey#16
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0

East Carolina Defense



Omar Rogers#12
Dontavius Nash#6
Mike Edwards III#10
Ja'Marley Riddle#22
Gavin Gibson#5
Dameon Wilson#23
Ryheem Craig#32
J.D. Lampley#9
Elijah Morris#90
D'Anta Johnson#56
Julien Davis#42
Devon King#2
Jaden McKenzie#93
TyMir Brown#24
Kingston McKinstry#25
Jackson Barker#34
Shane Perry#51
Kevon Merrell#31
Keyshawn Jackson#37
Chad Stephens#3
Noah Holmes#38
Andrew Wilson-Lamp#11
Suirad Ware#53
Samuel Dankah#7
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
8	3	0	0.5	0	0
7	4	0	0	0	0
6	2	0	0	0	0
6	2	0	1	0	0
5	3	0	1	0	0
5	1	0	0	1	0
5	1	0	1	0	0
4	4	1	1	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0
4	1	0	0.5	0	0
3	2	1	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
71	33	2	6	1	0

NC State Defense



Sean Brown#0
Tamarcus Cooley#15
Kamal Bonner#34
Jackson Vick#22
Bishop Fitzgerald#7
Devon Betty#8
Aydan White#3
DK Kaufman#5
Travali Price#13
Isaiah Shirley#88
Kelvon McBride#36
Brandon Cleveland#44
Josh Alexander-Felton#45
Zane Williams#35
Devon Marshall#16
Noah Potter#97
Justin Terrell#98
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
9	5	0	1	0	0
9	4	0	0.5	0	0
6	1	0	0.5	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0
4	4	0	1	1	0
4	3	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	1	0	0
3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
61	33	0	4	2	0

East Carolina Interceptions


Dontavius Nash#6
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

NC State Interceptions


Tamarcus Cooley#15
team

INT	YDS	TD
2	0	0
2	0	0

East Carolina Kick Returns


Jhari Patterson#0
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	21	21.0	21	0
1	21	21.0	21	0

NC State Kick Returns


DK Kaufman#5
Coleson Fields#41
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	67	22.3	29
2	36	18.0	22
5	103	20.6	29

East Carolina Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
No East Carolina Punt Returns

NC State Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
No NC State Punt Returns

East Carolina Kicking


Noah Perez#43
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/3	66.7	42	2/2	8
2/3	66.7	42	2/2	8

NC State Kicking


Kanoah Vinesett#94
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3
0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3

East Carolina Punting


Luke Larsen#1
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
1	36	36.0	0	0	36
1	36	36.0	0	0	36

NC State Punting


Caden Noonkester#98
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
2	74	37.0	0	2	38
2	74	37.0	0	2	38

ECU seals their Military Bowl win with timely interception

0:24

Referee bloodied after mass brawl between ECU, NC State

0:41

Rahjai Harris takes it to the house for an 86-yard ECU TD

0:32

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

5:45 PM, December 28, 2024Coverage: ESPN

Annapolis, MD

Line: NCSU -7.5

Over/Under: 60.5

Attendance: 23,981

Team	CONF	OVR
Army	0-0	0-0
Charlotte	0-0	0-0
East Carolina	0-0	0-0
Florida Atlantic	0-0	0-0
Memphis	0-0	0-0
Navy	0-0	0-0
North Texas	0-0	0-0
Rice	0-0	0-0
South Florida	0-0	0-0
Temple	0-0	0-0
Tulane	0-0	0-0
Tulsa	0-0	0-0
UAB	0-0	0-0
UTSA	0-0	0-0

Team	CONF	OVR
Boston College	0-0	0-0
California	0-0	0-0
Clemson	0-0	0-0
Duke	0-0	0-0
Florida State	0-0	0-0
Georgia Tech	0-0	0-0
Louisville	0-0	0-0
Miami	0-0	0-0
NC State	0-0	0-0
North Carolina	0-0	0-0
Pittsburgh	0-0	0-0
SMU	0-0	0-0
Stanford	0-0	0-0
Syracuse	0-0	0-0
Virginia	0-0	0-0
Virginia Tech	0-0	0-0
Wake Forest	0-0	0-0

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