North Carolina Central Eagles vs East Carolina Pirates

College Football

NC Central

2-3

9-42

Final

East Carolina

2-2

Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

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).

NCCU

ECU

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Emory Williams	25/36	341	9.5	3	1	29.3
Mitch Griffis	1/2	0	0.0	0	0	--

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
TJ Engleman Jr.	10	129	12.9	2	88
Michael Allen	5	13	2.6	0	5
DeJuan Lacy	3	11	3.7	0	6
Ray Ray Joseph Jr.	1	3	3.0	0	3
Emory Williams	3	-8	-2.7	0	7

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ray Ray Joseph Jr.	10	141	14.1	0	41
Dillon Lorick	2	60	30.0	0	52
TJ Engleman Jr.	2	33	16.5	1	25
Kanen Hamlett	1	22	22.0	1	22
Michael Allen	3	19	6.3	1	7
Landon Sides	2	18	9.0	0	9
Kyler Pearson	1	13	13.0	0	13
Ismael Smith Flores	1	12	12.0	0	12
Jason Dickerson	1	12	12.0	0	12
Dawson Quarterman	1	7	7.0	0	7
Ja'Keith Hamilton	1	4	4.0	0	4
DeJuan Lacy	1	0	0.0	0	0

Fumbles	FUM	LOST
Emory Williams	2	2
Michael Allen	1	1
Landon Sides	1	0

Defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
DJ Johnson Jr.	10	4	0.5	2.5	0	0	0
David Coleman Jr.	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jackson Barker	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kevon Merrell Jr.	5	2	0	2	0	0	0
Alex Moye	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
DeMarius Hines	4	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Preston Carr	4	0	0.5	1	0	0	0
Jasiyah Robinson	3	2	2.5	2.5	0	0	0
Ayden Duncanson	3	2	0	0	0	0	1
Zyeir Gamble	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kieran Davis	3	1	1	2	0	0	0
Kamaurri McKinley	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Miles	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
J.D. Lampley	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Julien Davis	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
LJ Porter	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
Jonathan Akins	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kendrick DuJour	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kelton Smith	2	1	0.5	1.5	0	0	0
Crews Law	2	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Ashton Levells-Mitchell	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Amare Mack	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Pollard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Peterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen Collier	1	0	0	0.5	1	0	0
Dominick Moody	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	1	0
Zyon Ratchford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Evan Powell	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Rae'mon Mosby	0	0	0	0	1	0	0