Memphis Tigers at East Carolina Pirates
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Katin Houser's late touchdown pass rallies East Carolina to 31-27 victory over Memphis
Houser drove East Carolina (7-3, 5-1 American Conference) 75 yards in six plays, connecting with Mangrum for a 31-yard touchdown. Houser completed 23 of 34 passes for 332 yards.
Ayden Duncanson and Josh Benton stuffed Frank Peasant on a fourth-and-1 run and the Pirates took over at their own 18 with 5:49 left to play.
Four plays later Everett Roussaw Jr. forced a Houser fumble and Pooda Walker recovered at the East Carolina 24. The Tigers turned it into a 30-yard field goal by Gianni Spetic for a 27-24 lead with 2:29 remaining.
East Carolina took a 7-0 lead on its second possession when London Montgomery scored on a 1-yard run.
Memphis (8-3, 4-3) pulled even early in the second quarter on Brendon Lewis' 5-yard touchdown pass to Matt Adcock on fourth-and-3.
Memphis took its first lead after Sutton Smith raced 84 yards for a score on a first-down run. Nick Mazzie and Spetic traded field goals over the final 2:19 and the Tigers led 17-10 at halftime.
Houser scored on a 1-yard run to tie it 17-all just three minutes into the third quarter.
Lewis gave Memphis a 24-17 lead on a 7-yard touchdown run, but Montgomery raced 23 yards for a score to tie it after three quarters. Montgomery finished with 103 yards on 27 carries.
Lewis totaled 209 yards on 32-for-43 passing. Smith rushed for 109 yards on seven carries.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 2:36 | London Montgomery 1 Yd Run (Nick Mazzie Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 12:50 | Matt Adcock 5 Yd pass from Brendon Lewis (Gianni Spetic Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:30 | Sutton Smith 84 Yd Run (Gianni Spetic Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 2:19 | Nick Mazzie 49 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:22 | Gianni Spetic 44 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:59 | Katin Houser 1 Yd Run (Nick Mazzie Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:36 | Brendon Lewis 7 Yd Run (Gianni Spetic Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:46 | London Montgomery 23 Yd Run (Nick Mazzie Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 2:29 | Gianni Spetic 30 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 1:08 | Payton Mangrum 31 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Nick Mazzie Kick) |
Statistics
 MEM |
 ECU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1st Downs | 24 |
| 4-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-12 |
| 3-4 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 457 | Total Yards | 454 |
| 217 | Passing | 332 |
| 33/44 | Comp/Att | 23/34 |
| 4.9 | Yards per pass | 9.8 |
| 240 | Rushing | 122 |
| 33 | Rushing Attempts | 38 |
| 7.3 | Yards per rush | 3.2 |
| 5-55 | Penalties | 8-72 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 35:33 | Possession | 24:27 |
Game Information
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 37,348 · Capacity:
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