Rice Owls vs. East Carolina Pirates

Oct 10, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
RICE	0	3	6	3	12
ECU	7	0	7	14	28

Game Recap

Engleman's 43-yard TD run in 4th helps East Carolina beat Rice 28-12. TJ Engleman Jr. ran for 136 yards that included 43-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to help East Carolina pull away and win its American Conference opener with a 28-12 victory over Rice on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

RICEECU

Q19:15Ray Ray Joseph Jr. 22 Yd pass from Emory Williams (Noah Perez Kick).07
Q22:41Tommy Bauchiero 45 Yd Field Goal.37
Q312:47Tyvonn Byars 23 Yd Run (Tommy Bauchiero PAT blocked).97
Q34:37Ray Ray Joseph Jr. 6 Yd pass from Emory Williams (Noah Perez Kick).914
Q414:06TJ Engleman Jr. 43 Yd Run (Noah Perez Kick).921
Q412:47Emory Williams 12 Yd Run (Noah Perez Kick).928
Q40:30Tommy Bauchiero 44 Yd Field Goal.1228

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:12
00
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:39
00
Touchdown — 7 plays, 97 yards, 2:54
07
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 2:35
07
Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:51
07
Downs — 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:52
07
Downs — 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:54
07

2nd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:15
07
Punt — 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:02
07
Punt — 9 plays, 30 yards, 4:16
07
Punt — 3 plays, -14 yards, 1:10
07
Field Goal — 10 plays, 31 yards, 5:39
37
Downs — 8 plays, 40 yards, 1:19
37
Punt — 4 plays, 12 yards, 0:49
37
End Of Half — 3 plays, 31 yards, 0:28
37

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:13
97
Touchdown — 17 plays, 75 yards, 8:10
914
Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:14
914
Punt — 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:32
914

4th Quarter

Punt — 4 plays, -2 yards, 2:36
914
Touchdown — 1 play, 43 yards, 0:09
921
Interception — 2 plays, -1 yard, 0:39
921
Touchdown — 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:40
928
Punt — 3 plays, -6 yards, 1:55
928
Downs — 9 plays, 35 yards, 5:04
928
Fumble — 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:43
928
Missed FG — 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:15
928
Field Goal — 13 plays, 54 yards, 2:20
1228
End of Game — 1 play, 0 yards, 0:27
1228

Team Stats

RICE

ECU

12Points28

233Total Yards376

69Pass Yards142

164Rush Yards234

29:45Time of Possession30:15

13First Downs19

1Touchdowns4

2(2)Field Goals(Attempts)0(1)

2Turnovers0

45Penalty Yards15

Game Details

Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium · Greenville, NC

attendance: 33,968 (67.9%)

spread: ECU -10

over/under: 46.5