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 |
