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North Carolina at East Carolina

Sep 8, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 2

Away

North Carolina

ACC

Final Score

19 - 41

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East Carolina

American Athletic

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Total Yards

East Carolina510
North Carolina395

Passing Yards

East Carolina290
North Carolina234

Rushing Yards

East Carolina220
North Carolina161

Turnovers

East Carolina0
North Carolina0

Game Conditions

Temperature91°F
Wind5 mph S

Humidity

44%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Reid Herring

East Carolina

YDS: 290

Rushing

Antonio Williams

North Carolina

YDS: 96

Receiving

Trevon Brown

East Carolina

YDS: 90

Tackles

Myles Wolfolk

North Carolina

TOT: 11

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

East Carolina35:04
North Carolina24:56

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

East Carolina pulls away from North Carolina 41-19

Standard

East Carolina defeated North Carolina 41-19 in Week 2 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 510-395 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 4 rushing touchdowns.

East Carolina set the terms early in a game that finished 41-19. Freeman Jones 32 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 4, 'minutes': 13} left in the first quarter, giving North Carolina the first major swing.

East Carolina's box score carried the story: 510 total yards, 220 rushing yards, and 290 passing yards. North Carolina finished with 395 total yards, including 161 on the ground and 234 through the air.

East Carolina converted 11-19 on third down, went 1-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-0, East Carolina led 21-19 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Darius Pinnix run for 48 yds for a TD (Jake Verity KICK).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Freeman Jones 32 yd FG GOOD (North Carolina led 3-0 over East Carolina).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Anthony Scott run for 6 yds for a TD (Jake Verity KICK) (East Carolina led 7-3 over North Carolina).

  • Field Goal Good

    Freeman Jones 44 yd FG GOOD (North Carolina led 6-7 over East Carolina).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Holton Ahlers run for 1 yd for a TD (Jake Verity KICK) (East Carolina led 14-13 over North Carolina).

  • Field Goal Good

    Freeman Jones 49 yd FG GOOD (North Carolina led 16-14 over East Carolina).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Jordon Brown run for 12 yds for a TD (Freeman Jones KICK) (North Carolina led 13-7 over East Carolina).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    41-19

    East Carolina defeated North Carolina.

  • Total yards

    510-395

    East Carolina held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    220

    East Carolina averaged 4.5 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    290

    East Carolina averaged 8.8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    11-19

    East Carolina's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-16

    North Carolina's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-0

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticEast CarolinaNorth Carolina
Total Yards510395
Passing Yards290234
Rushing Yards220161
First Downs2619
Third Down Efficiency11-195-16
Fourth Down Efficiency1-21-3
Total Penalties (Yards)4-407-65
Turnovers00
Completions / Attempts19-3325-44
Rushing Attempts4925
Passing TDs10
Rushing TDs41
Kicking Points1113
Possession Time35:0424:56
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)