Cincinnati 27, East Carolina 25
Associated Press
CINCINNATI - Ben Bryant threw two touchdown passes, Ryan Coe kicked the go-ahead field goal in the fourth quarter and Cincinnati defeated East Carolina 27-25.
Cincinnati led 24-12 at halftime but a 13-point third quarter gave East Carolina a 25-24 lead heading to the fourth. The Bearcats drove to the ECU 3-yard line on their first possession of the fourth quarter and Coe's 21-yard field goal gave them a 27-25 lead. That score held up as East Carolina failed to mount a scoring threat over the final nine minutes.
Bryant completed only 14 of his 30 attempts but they went for 244 yards - an average of nearly 17.5 yards per completion. Tyler Scott and Tre Tucker both averaged more than 20 yards per reception, with Scott catching 7 passes for 140 yards and Tucker 3 for 64. They scored one touchdown apiece.
Holton Ahlers was 26-of-46 passing for 280 yards with two touchdowns for ECU. Keaton Mitchell rushed for 112 yards and C.J. Johnson had 123 receiving yards. Both scored a touchdown.
Cincinnati (8-2, 5-1 American Athletic Conference) trails first-place Tulane by one game in the loss column. East Carolina fell to 6-4, 3-3.
November 11, 2022
Scoring Summary |
First Quarter |
ECU | Cin |
ECU |
SF |
9:30 |
Team safety |
2 |
0 |
ECU |
FG |
3:14 |
Andrew Conrad 47 yd FG |
5 |
0 |
Cin |
TD |
2:57 |
Jadon Thompson 100 yd kick return (Ryan Coe kick) |
5 |
7 |
Second Quarter |
ECU | Cin |
Cin |
TD |
11:34 |
Tre Tucker 55 yd pass from Ben Bryant (Ryan Coe kick) |
5 |
14 |
Cin |
TD |
7:34 |
Tyler Scott 76 yd pass from Ben Bryant (Ryan Coe kick) |
5 |
21 |
ECU |
TD |
6:03 |
C.J. Johnson 72 yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Andrew Conrad kick) |
12 |
21 |
Cin |
FG |
1:48 |
Ryan Coe 37 yd FG |
12 |
24 |
Third Quarter |
ECU | Cin |
ECU |
TD |
10:06 |
Keaton Mitchell 4 yd run (Andrew Conrad kick) |
19 |
24 |
ECU |
TD |
2:02 |
Jaylen Johnson 15 yd pass from Holton Ahlers (failed 2pt pass) |
25 |
24 |
Fourth Quarter |
ECU | Cin |
Cin |
FG |
9:42 |
Ryan Coe 21 yd FG |
25 |
27 |
Team Stats |
|
East Carolina |
Cincinnati |
First downs |
22 |
13 |
Rushing |
9 |
3 |
Passing |
11 |
9 |
Penalty |
2 |
1 |
3rd Down Efficiency |
5-17, 29% |
6-14, 43% |
4th down efficiency |
1-2, 50% |
0-0, -% |
Rushes-Yards |
33-174 |
26-66 |
Passing Yards |
280 |
244 |
Return Yards |
39 |
178 |
Completions-Attempts-Int |
26-46-0 |
14-31-1 |
Sacks-Yards Lost |
0-0 |
2--19 |
Punts |
7 |
6 |
Punts-Average |
42 |
46.5 |
Fumbles Lost |
2-0 |
0-0 |
Penalties - Yards |
6-55 |
6-55 |
Time of Possession |
36:26 |
23:34 |
East Carolina Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
H. Ahlers |
26 |
46 |
280 |
2 |
0 |
Cincinnati Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
B. Bryant |
14 |
30 |
244 |
2 |
1 |
E. Prater |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
East Carolina Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
K. Mitchell |
16 |
112 |
7.0 |
1 |
M. Gunn Jr. |
11 |
48 |
4.4 |
0 |
H. Ahlers |
6 |
14 |
2.3 |
0 |
Cincinnati Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
C. McClelland |
10 |
39 |
3.9 |
0 |
R. Montgomery |
10 |
25 |
2.5 |
0 |
C. Kiner |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
0 |
E. Prater |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
B. Bryant |
3 |
-17 |
-5.7 |
0 |
East Carolina Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
C. Johnson |
7 |
123 |
17.6 |
1 |
I. Winstead |
8 |
58 |
7.3 |
0 |
R. Jones |
4 |
32 |
8.0 |
0 |
S. Calhoun |
3 |
25 |
8.3 |
0 |
K. Mitchell |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
J. Johnson |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
1 |
M. Gunn Jr. |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
Cincinnati Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
T. Scott |
7 |
140 |
20.0 |
1 |
T. Tucker |
3 |
64 |
21.3 |
1 |
J. Whyle |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
0 |
J. Thompson |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
L. Taylor |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
East Carolina Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
J. Wilson |
1 |
0 |
Cincinnati Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
East Carolina Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
L. Larsen |
7 |
294 |
42.0 |
Cincinnati Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
M. Fletcher |
6 |
279 |
46.5 |
East Carolina Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
M. Fleming |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Cincinnati Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
East Carolina Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
J. Hatfield |
2 |
29 |
14.5 |
G. Wilson |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
Cincinnati Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
J. Thompson |
3 |
146 |
48.7 |
T. Tucker |
1 |
24 |
24.0 |
R. Montgomery |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
East Carolina Missed FG |
Player |
Length |
A. Conrad |
45 |
Cincinnati Missed FG |
Player |
Length |