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BYU at East Carolina

Oct 21, 2017 • Completed

Season 2017RegularWeek 8

Away

BYU

Big 12

Final Score

17 - 33

BEC

Home

East Carolina

American Athletic

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

East Carolina413
BYU421

Passing Yards

East Carolina298
BYU319

Rushing Yards

East Carolina115
BYU102

Turnovers

East Carolina1
BYU1

Game Conditions

Temperature66°F
Wind0 mph N

Humidity

78%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Tanner Mangum

BYU

YDS: 319

Rushing

Ula Tolutau

BYU

YDS: 62

Receiving

Davon Grayson

East Carolina

YDS: 164

Tackles

Aaron Ramseur

East Carolina

TOT: 12

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

East Carolina26:44
BYU33:16

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

East Carolina beats BYU 33-17

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East Carolina defeated BYU 33-17 in Week 8 of the 2017 regular slate, finishing with a 413-421 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

East Carolina set the terms early in a game that finished 33-17. Thomas Sirk run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jake Verity KICK) came with {'seconds': 9, 'minutes': 3} left in the first quarter, giving East Carolina the first major swing.

East Carolina's box score carried the story: 413 total yards, 115 rushing yards, and 298 passing yards. BYU finished with 421 total yards, including 102 on the ground and 319 through the air.

East Carolina converted 4-12 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-1, East Carolina led 10-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Jake Verity 42 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Thomas Sirk run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jake Verity KICK) (East Carolina led 7-7 over BYU).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Tanner Mangum pass complete to Micah Simon for 12 yds for a TD, (Rhett Almond KICK) (BYU led 7-0 over East Carolina).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jake Verity 42 yd FG GOOD (East Carolina led 10-7 over BYU).

  • Field Goal Good

    Rhett Almond 22 yd FG GOOD (BYU led 10-10 over East Carolina).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jake Verity 33 yd FG GOOD (East Carolina led 19-10 over BYU).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jake Verity 32 yd FG GOOD (East Carolina led 16-10 over BYU).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    33-17

    East Carolina defeated BYU.

  • Total yards

    413-421

    East Carolina held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    115

    East Carolina averaged 3.3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    298

    East Carolina averaged 9.9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    4-12

    East Carolina's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-15

    BYU's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticEast CarolinaBYU
Total Yards413421
Passing Yards298319
Rushing Yards115102
First Downs2222
Third Down Efficiency4-126-15
Fourth Down Efficiency1-10-2
Total Penalties (Yards)2-158-69
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts20-3026-41
Rushing Attempts3531
Passing TDs22
Rushing TDs10
Kicking Points155
Possession Time26:4433:16
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2017)