East Carolina Pirates at Navy Midshipmen
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Daffer's long FG as time expires gets ECU past Navy 38-35
Maquel Haywood scored on a 98-yard kickoff return that gave Navy (2-8, 2-5 American) a 35-27 lead with 8:33 remaining.
Holton Ahlers answered with a 28-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Snead about three minutes later to tie it at 35. The Midshipmen punted with 1:24 to play, and Ahlers connected with Snead on a 46-yard pass on the next play.
East Carolina (7-4, 5-2) then let the clock run before Daffer's game-winning kick.
Ahlers was 27-of-32 passing for 405 yards and threw three touchdown passes. Keaton Mitchell carried the ball 18 times for 94 yards and had a 10-yard touchdown run for the Pirates.
Tai Lavatai threw a pair of short-yard touchdown passes for Navy. Carlinos Acie had 155 yards rushing that included a 90-yard touchdown run.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 12:14 | Keaton Mitchell 10 Yd Run (Owen Daffer Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 7:01 | Mychal Cooper 4 Yd pass from Tai Lavatai (Bijan Nichols Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 2:58 | Tyler Snead 40 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:13 | Chance Warren 4 Yd pass from Tai Lavatai (Bijan Nichols Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 5:29 | Owen Daffer 37 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:11 | Isaac Ruoss 19 Yd Run (Bijan Nichols Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:18 | Ryan Jones 5 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 14:03 | Carlinos Acie 90 Yd Run (Bijan Nichols Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 8:47 | Owen Daffer 25 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 8:33 | Maquel Haywood 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Bijan Nichols Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 5:01 | Tyler Snead 28 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Holton Ahlers Pass to C.J. Johnson for Two-Point Conversion) |
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FG | 4th Period 0:00 | Owen Daffer 54 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 ECU |
 NAVY |
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|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1st Downs | 17 |
| 6-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-8 |
| 4-5 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 563 | Total Yards | 382 |
| 405 | Passing | 37 |
| 27/32 | Comp/Att | 4/4 |
| 12.7 | Yards per pass | 9.3 |
| 158 | Rushing | 345 |
| 35 | Rushing Attempts | 44 |
| 4.5 | Yards per rush | 7.8 |
| 6-50 | Penalties | 4-33 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 32:40 | Possession | 27:20 |
Game Information
Location: Annapolis, MD
Attendance: 28,001 · Capacity:
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