East Carolina Pirates at Tulane Green Wave
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Tulane knocks down a pass in the end zone on final play to secure 26-19 victory over East Carolina
After ECU tied it at 19-all with 5:48 left in the fourth quarter, Tulane went on a 12-play, 75-yard drive that took over five minutes of the clock. Javin Gordon caught a short pass and ran untouched into the end zone with 35 seconds left for the lead.
ECU marched down the field, aided by two pass interference calls, to get to the Tulane 36-yard line. But Katin Houser's Hail Mary pass was broken up as time expired.
Tulane (5-1, 2-0) improved to 6-2 against East Carolina (3-3, 1-1) since the programs joined the American Conference in 2014.
Houser was 19 of 30 for 180 yards and a touchdown for ECU.
Patrick Durkin made field goals of 30, 29, 21 and 40 yards in the first half to give Tulane a 12-0 lead at the break. ECU scored 16 straight points in the third quarter.
Retzlaff threw a deep pass over the middle that Zycarl Lewis Jr. caught and scored from 63-yards out to give Tulane a 19-16 lead with 10:51 left in the fourth.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 10:40 | Patrick Durkin 30 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 13:37 | Patrick Durkin 29 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 5:05 | Patrick Durkin 21 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:36 | Patrick Durkin 40 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:54 | Brock Spalding 7 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Nick Mazzie Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:43 | Katin Houser 10 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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FG | 3rd Period 0:45 | Nick Mazzie 46 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 10:51 | Zycarl Lewis Jr. 63 Yd pass from Jake Retzlaff (Patrick Durkin Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 5:48 | Nick Mazzie 26 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 0:35 | Javin Gordon 4 Yd pass from Jake Retzlaff (Patrick Durkin Kick) |
Statistics
 ECU |
 TULN |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1st Downs | 24 |
| 10-19 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-10 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 340 | Total Yards | 458 |
| 180 | Passing | 362 |
| 19/30 | Comp/Att | 27/37 |
| 6.0 | Yards per pass | 9.8 |
| 160 | Rushing | 96 |
| 43 | Rushing Attempts | 25 |
| 3.7 | Yards per rush | 3.8 |
| 7-60 | Penalties | 11-96 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 30:37 | Possession | 29:23 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 20,035 · Capacity:
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