North Carolina Central Eagles @ East Carolina Pirates — Sep 26, 2026

NCAA Interdivisional·Round 1 September 26, 2026
Eagles North Carolina Central NCC 0-1, 0-1 Away
9
Final
42
Pirates East Carolina ECU 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
NCC 3 0 0 6 9
ECU 7 35 0 0 42
Top Performers
Passing Yards
C. Thompkins NCC
108 PASS
E. Williams QB ECU
341 PASS
Rushing Yards
Z. Dobson RB NCC
37 RUSH
T. Engleman RB ECU
129 RUSH
Receiving Yards
N. Cosby NCC
43 REC
N.
N. Joseph WR ECU
141 REC
Passing
North Carolina Central
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
N. Layne 9/13 65 0 1 6 48.6
C. Thompkins 8/15 108 1 2 2 59.2
East Carolina
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
M. Griffis 1/2 0 0 0 0 56.3
E. Williams 25/36 341 3 1 2 115.6
Rushing
North Carolina Central
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
N. Layne 14 -6 -0.4 0 18
P. Lawrence 9 -6 -0.7 0 3
J. Moore 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
C. Thompkins 4 11 2.8 0 18
Z. Dobson 14 37 2.6 0 9
East Carolina
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Engleman 10 129 12.9 2 88
N. Joseph 1 3 3.0 0 3
E. Williams 3 -8 -2.7 0 7
M. Allen 5 13 2.6 0 5
D. Lacy 3 11 3.7 0 6
Receiving
North Carolina Central
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Peterson 3 6 26 8.7 0 14 0
T. Saunders 1 3 34 34.0 0 34 0
P. Lawrence 2 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 0
M. Wall 3 5 8 2.7 0 4 0
K. Bracey 2 2 18 9.0 0 12 0
Z. Dobson 1 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 0
R. Lancaster 2 4 37 18.5 0 29 0
N. Cosby 2 3 43 21.5 1 33 0
T. Stitt 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
G. Addison 1 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
East Carolina
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
T. Engleman 2 2 33 16.5 1 25 0
N. Joseph 10 12 141 14.1 0 41 0
K. Pearson 1 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
T. Johnson 0 4 0 - 0 0 0
M. Allen 3 3 19 6.3 1 7 0
I. S. Flores 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
J. Hamilton 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
J. Dickerson 1 3 12 12.0 0 12 0
D. Lorick 2 3 60 30.0 0 52 0
D. Lacy 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
L. Sides 2 3 18 9.0 0 9 0
K. Hamlett 1 1 22 22.0 1 22 0
Defense
North Carolina Central
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
A. Sifford 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
J. Martin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Z. Walters 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
T. Alston 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Laguerre 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
East Carolina
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. Davis 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
E. Powell 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
D. Moody 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
L. Porter 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Robinson 3 2 1 2.5 2 0 0 0 0
P. Carr 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
J. Davis 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Johnson 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lampley 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
North Carolina Central
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R. Daniels 1/1 0/1 3 0
East Carolina
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
N. Perez 0/0 6/6 6 0
Returns
North Carolina Central
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
G. Lawton 2 29 14.5 0 16 0
East Carolina
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
M. Allen 2 43 21.5 0 26 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
North Carolina Central
East Carolina
208 Total Yards 489
15 First Downs 17
7 Passing 12
4 Rushing 3
2 Penalty 4
4/17 3rd Down Eff. 7/12
173 Passing Yards 341
35 Rushing Yards 148
3 Turnovers 4
8-62 Penalties 10-120
38:24 Possession 21:36
2/3 Red Zone 3/5
Play-by-Play
Q4 6 - 0 9 - 42
TD N. Cosby
9 - 42 0:31
Q2 0 - 35 3 - 42
3 - 42 1:29
N. Perez XP
3 - 41 1:29
A. Duncanson TD
3 - 35 1:49
N. Perez XP
3 - 34 1:49
T. Engleman TD
3 - 28 9:24
N. Perez XP
3 - 27 9:24
K. Hamlett TD
3 - 21 11:01
N. Perez XP
3 - 20 11:01
T. Engleman TD
3 - 14 14:56
N. Perez XP
3 - 13 14:56
M. Allen TD
Q1 3 - 7 3 - 7
3 - 7 4:39
N. Perez XP
3 - 6 4:39
T. Engleman TD
FG R. Daniels
3 - 0 10:47
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: ECU +39 Times Tied: 0
Highlights
North Carolina Central 9 - 42 East Carolina
September 26, 2026
League
NCAA Interdivisional
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 26, 2026
Time
8:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m