East Carolina Pirates @ Memphis Tigers — Oct 22, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 22, 2026
Pirates East Carolina ECU 2-4, 1-3 Away
34
Final/OT
41
Tigers Memphis MEM 5-2, 3-0 Home
1 2 3 4 OT T
ECU 10 6 8 10 0 34
MEM 0 3 17 14 7 41
Top Performers
Passing Yards
M. Griffis QB ECU
206 PASS
M. Stokes MEM
320 PASS
Rushing Yards
T. Engleman RB ECU
92 RUSH
M. Covey RB MEM
79 RUSH
Receiving Yards
L. Sides WR ECU
130 REC
J. Davis WR MEM
91 REC
Passing
East Carolina
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
E. Williams 5/13 61 0 0 1 53.7
M. Griffis 15/27 206 1 2 3 61.7
Memphis
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
H. Tipton 0/1 0 0 0 0 39.6
M. Stokes 29/43 320 3 0 0 112.5
Rushing
East Carolina
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
N. Joseph 1 23 23.0 0 23
E. Williams 4 19 4.8 0 16
T. Engleman 18 92 5.1 1 27
A. Gray 9 25 2.8 1 10
M. Griffis 6 2 0.3 0 13
Memphis
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Carter 17 53 3.1 0 12
H. Tipton 2 -5 -2.5 0 0
M. Stokes 7 31 4.4 2 9
M. Covey 10 79 7.9 0 24
J. Hayes 1 6 6.0 0 6
Receiving
East Carolina
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
N. Joseph 2 3 13 6.5 0 8 0
L. Sides 7 10 130 18.6 1 27 0
T. Engleman 2 4 10 5.0 0 7 0
T. Johnson 1 5 35 35.0 0 35 0
I. S. Flores 2 4 3 1.5 0 5 0
J. Dickerson 2 4 30 15.0 0 20 0
K. Hamlett 1 2 7 7.0 0 7 0
A. Gray 3 3 39 13.0 0 29 0
D. Lacy 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Memphis
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
B. Burnside 6 9 61 10.2 0 17 0
A. Brown 1 2 9 9.0 0 9 0
J. Carter 3 4 30 10.0 0 18 0
H. Tipton 8 11 29 3.6 0 9 0
T. Johnson 1 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
J. Hayes 3 5 89 29.7 1 59 0
J. Davis 7 8 91 13.0 2 20 0
T. Timmons 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Kluse 1 3 11 11.0 0 11 0
Defense
East Carolina
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M. Pollard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Levells 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Davis 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Merrell 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Carr 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Z. Gamble 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Law 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Robinson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. McKinley 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Johnson 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Ross 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lampley 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
R. Roseborough 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Mosby 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Porter 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Bowden 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. DuJour 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Benton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Memphis
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Burton 6 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Z. Ruffin 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
B. Mwamba 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Montgomery 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Logan 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
E. Ellis 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
E. Kinsler 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Smith 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
X. Miles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Foster 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Ishmael 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Kluse 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Moody 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Foster 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Spratling 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
J. McKinney 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
C. Pinkston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
East Carolina
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
N. Perez 4/4 2/2 14 0
Memphis
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
P. Laforge 2/2 5/5 11 0
Returns
East Carolina
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Memphis
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
A. Brown 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
East Carolina
Memphis
428 Total Yards 484
22 First Downs 24
13 Passing 13
6 Rushing 10
1 Penalty 3
5/17 3rd Down Eff. 4/15
267 Passing Yards 320
161 Rushing Yards 164
3 Turnovers 1
3-23 Penalties 9-79
28:58 Possession 31:02
6/7 Red Zone 6/6
Play-by-Play
Q5 0 - 7 34 - 41
34 - 41
P. Laforge XP
34 - 40
M. Stokes TD
Q4 10 - 14 34 - 34
XP N. Perez
34 - 34 1:30
TD L. Sides
33 - 34 1:30
27 - 34 3:31
P. Laforge XP
27 - 33 3:31
M. Stokes TD
27 - 27 9:48
P. Laforge XP
27 - 26 9:48
J. Davis TD
FG N. Perez
27 - 20 12:26
Q3 8 - 17 24 - 20
24 - 20 1:28
P. Laforge FG
24 - 17 6:31
P. Laforge XP
24 - 16 6:31
J. Davis TD
2PC L. Sides
24 - 10 10:20
TD T. Engleman
22 - 10 10:20
16 - 10 13:37
P. Laforge XP
16 - 9 13:37
J. Hayes TD
Q2 6 - 3 16 - 3
FG N. Perez
16 - 3
FG N. Perez
13 - 3 6:52
10 - 3 11:27
P. Laforge FG
Q1 10 - 0 10 - 0
XP N. Perez
10 - 0 2:51
TD A. Gray
9 - 0 2:51
FG N. Perez
3 - 0 10:22
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: ECU +14 Times Tied: 2
Highlights
East Carolina 34 - 41 Memphis
October 22, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 22, 2026
Time
11:30 pm
Duration
1h 15m