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Rice Owls vs East Carolina Pirates

College Football
Rice
1-5
12-28
Final
East Carolina
3-2
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

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Who won: East Carolina 28-12

The East Carolina Pirates beat the Rice Owls 28-12 on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The East Carolina outscored the Rice 14-3 in the 4th quarter. Emory Williams led the East Carolina in passing yards (19/31, 143 YDS, 2 TD). Gael Ochoa led the Rice in passing yards (2/4, 48 YDS).

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Recap · Oct 10
Engleman's 43-yard TD run in 4th helps East Carolina beat Rice 28-12

TJ Engleman Jr. ran for 136 yards that included 43-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to help East Carolina pull away and win its American Conference opener with a 28-12 victory over Rice on Saturday.

What it means

  • Rice has lost 5 straight.
  • East Carolina has won 3 straight.
  • Rice 0-3 on the road; East Carolina 2-1 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 5d ago
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Preview · Oct 11
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Preview · Oct 11
East Carolina squares off against UAB in AAC play

Injuries and inactives

Rice
  • Braylen Walker WR
    Walker caught four passes for 77 yards and a touchdown versus UNT on Saturday.
    Active
East Carolina

Nobody listed.

Quarterbacks

Rice
Gael Ochoa QB
Season passing leader · 48 YDS
East Carolina
Emory Williams QB
Season passing leader · 143 YDS, 2 TD

Last 5

RICE
  • L@ ECU12-28
  • Lvs UTSA14-16
  • L@ FRES24-38
  • Lvs WMU21-28
  • L@ ND0-52
ECU
  • Wvs RICE28-12
  • Wvs NCCU42-9
  • W@ ODU20-17
  • Lvs APP24-27
  • L@ ALA10-48

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Game info

Venue
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC · Grass · Attendance 33,968

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

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