North Carolina Central Eagles vs East Carolina Pirates
Drive chart
Drives
End of Game- Touchdown
Punt- Punt
- Punt
- Interception
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCCU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| ECU | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
Who won: East Carolina 42-9
The East Carolina Pirates beat the North Carolina Central Eagles 42-9 on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The East Carolina outscored the NC Central 35-0 in the 2nd quarter. Emory Williams led the East Carolina in passing yards (25/36, 341 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT). Cobey Thompkins led the NC Central in passing yards (8/15, 108 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobey Thompkins | 8/15 | 108 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| Nelson Layne | 9/13 | 65 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | -- |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Dobson | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Cobey Thompkins | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 18 |
| Jaylen Moore | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plez Lawrence | 9 | -6 | -0.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Nelson Layne | 14 | -6 | -0.4 | 0 | 18 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasim Cosby | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 33 |
| RJ Lancaster | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 29 |
| Tyree Saunders | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Chance Peterson | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 |
| Luke Bracey | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Gino Addison | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Mehki Wall | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Plez Lawrence | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Dobson | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Lawton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Sanders | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zarion Walters | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jakarri Martin II | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Truesdale | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tevin Tucker | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Maxwell | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Sanders | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zarion Walters | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakarri Martin II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Williams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amari Sifford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juju Laguerre | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Hamilton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taeshawn Alston | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Bigelow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Walker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.J. Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TrayVaughn Swanigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Andre Artis-Boone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camereon Cartlidge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Pullen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Dorsey Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Goodridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Rominger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Branden Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jahzir Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Lawton | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Lawton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Daniels | 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 0/1 | 3 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Marcantel | 9 | 371 | 41.2 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
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