Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs at East Carolina Pirates
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East Carolina blanks Gardner-Webb 44-0 for first shutout in 23 years
East Carolina's last shutout came in a 38-0 win over Duke on Sept. 2, 2000.
ECU (1-3) scored on four straight possessions in the first half, including three TDs, the final one on Mason Garcia's 2-yard rush. That score came not long after a fumbled kickoff, one of three Bulldogs (1-3) turnovers in the first half.
Harris scored East Carolina's first two touchdowns, the first on an 11-yard pass from Alex Flinn and the other on a 2-yard run. Andrew Conrad added a 44-yard field goal in building the 23-0 halftime lead.
Kamarro Edmonds added a pair of rushing touchdowns and Javious Bond one in the second half.
ECU outgained Gardner-Webb 366-107 and took advantage of five Bulldogs fumbles.
Early in the second half, Bulldogs middle linebacker Honus Wagner was taken off the field on a stretcher with an undisclosed injury. The entire Gardner-Webb team came onto the field before Wagner was taken off.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 9:18 | Rahjai Harris 11 Yd pass from Alex Flinn (Andrew Conrad PAT failed) |
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TD | 1st Period 2:28 | Rahjai Harris 2 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 14:46 | Andrew Conrad 44 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 13:03 | Mason Garcia 2 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:55 | Kamarro Edmonds 11 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:39 | Javious Bond 5 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:05 | Kamarro Edmonds 1 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) |
Statistics
 GWEB |
 ECU |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1st Downs | 23 |
| 6-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-15 |
| 0-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 107 | Total Yards | 366 |
| 30 | Passing | 184 |
| 8/21 | Comp/Att | 18/32 |
| 1.4 | Yards per pass | 5.8 |
| 77 | Rushing | 182 |
| 40 | Rushing Attempts | 44 |
| 1.9 | Yards per rush | 4.1 |
| 1-15 | Penalties | 5-41 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 27:16 | Possession | 32:44 |
Game Information
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 40,589 · Capacity:
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