Appalachian State 43, East Carolina 28
Associated Press
BOONE, N.C. - Joey Aguilar threw three touchdown passes and ran for another TD, Nate Noel ran for 178 yards, including a 68-yard touchdown, and Appalachian State beat East Carolina 43-28.
Aguilar completed 17-of-29 passes for 241 yards with an interception for Appalachian State (2-1).
Rahjai Harris scored on runs of 7 and 4 yards and Antoine Jackson had an 8-yard pick-6 for East Carolina in the first half. Shavon Revel returned a fumble 57 yards for a touchdown with 10:03 left in the third quarter to give the Pirates a 28-22 lead. Less than 2 minutes later, Aguilar hit Milan Tucker for a 35-yard TD that capped a six-play, 79-yard drive and gave Appalachian State the lead for good.
Aguilar added a 1-yard touchdown run at the end of the third quarter and threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to David Larkins to cap the scoring with 5:44 to play.
Appalachian State, which lost 40-34 in double overtime last week at then-No. 17 North Carolina, has won back-to-back games against ECU following six consecutive losses in the series, which dates to 1932. The Mountaineers are 21-12 all time against ECU, but the programs have faced off just four times in the past four-plus decades.
Harris finished with 56 yards rushing on 12 carries for the Pirates.
ECU (0-3) is off to its worst start since it lost three straight to open the 2017 season.
September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
ECU | App |
| ECU |
TD |
10:14 |
Rahjai Harris 7 yd run (Andrew Conrad kick) |
7 |
0 |
| App |
TD |
9:39 |
Nate Noel 68 yd run (Michael Hughes kick) |
7 |
7 |
| App |
FG |
3:49 |
Michael Hughes 36 yd FG |
7 |
10 |
| Second Quarter |
ECU | App |
| ECU |
TD |
9:25 |
Antoine Jackson 8 yd interception return (Andrew Conrad kick) |
14 |
10 |
| ECU |
TD |
2:14 |
Rahjai Harris 4 yd run (Andrew Conrad kick) |
21 |
10 |
| App |
TD |
1:15 |
Kanye Roberts 18 yd run (failed 2pt pass) |
21 |
16 |
| Third Quarter |
ECU | App |
| App |
TD |
12:05 |
Kaedin Robinson 34 yd pass from Joey Aguilar (failed 2pt pass) |
21 |
22 |
| ECU |
TD |
10:03 |
Shavon Revel 57 yd fumble return (Andrew Conrad kick) |
28 |
22 |
| App |
TD |
8:18 |
Milan Tucker 35 yd pass from Joey Aguilar (Michael Hughes kick) |
28 |
29 |
| App |
TD |
0:09 |
Joey Aguilar 1 yd run (Michael Hughes kick) |
28 |
36 |
| Fourth Quarter |
ECU | App |
| App |
TD |
5:44 |
David Larkins 6 yd pass from Joey Aguilar (Michael Hughes kick) |
28 |
43 |
| Team Stats |
| |
East Carolina |
Appalachian State |
| First downs |
14 |
23 |
| Rushing |
7 |
11 |
| Passing |
7 |
11 |
| Penalty |
0 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
3-11, 27% |
7-14, 50% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-1, 0% |
0-1, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
29-79 |
46-224 |
| Passing Yards |
161 |
241 |
| Return Yards |
90 |
104 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
19-33-3 |
17-29-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
4--47 |
1--4 |
| Punts |
5 |
3 |
| Punts-Average |
42.8 |
39.3 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
11-80 |
3-25 |
| Time of Possession |
27:25 |
30:44 |
| East Carolina Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| A. Flinn |
17 |
31 |
158 |
0 |
3 |
| M. Garcia |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Appalachian State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Aguilar |
17 |
29 |
241 |
3 |
1 |
| East Carolina Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| R. Harris |
12 |
56 |
4.7 |
2 |
| J. Bond |
3 |
20 |
6.7 |
0 |
| M. Garcia |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| M. Gunn Jr. |
3 |
1 |
0.3 |
0 |
| A. Flinn |
9 |
-4 |
-0.4 |
0 |
| Appalachian State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| N. Noel |
26 |
178 |
6.8 |
1 |
| K. Roberts |
6 |
42 |
7.0 |
1 |
| J. Aguilar |
6 |
13 |
2.2 |
1 |
| M. Haywood |
5 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| East Carolina Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Patterson |
4 |
44 |
11.0 |
0 |
| J. Johnson |
3 |
41 |
13.7 |
0 |
| S. Calhoun |
3 |
28 |
9.3 |
0 |
| C. Sowell |
4 |
26 |
6.5 |
0 |
| J. Bond |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
| B. Spalding |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| R. Harris |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| M. Gunn Jr. |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Appalachian State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Robinson |
4 |
57 |
14.3 |
1 |
| M. Tucker |
2 |
51 |
25.5 |
1 |
| M. Jackson |
2 |
43 |
21.5 |
0 |
| D. Larkins |
3 |
31 |
10.3 |
1 |
| C. Horn |
2 |
24 |
12.0 |
0 |
| N. Noel |
3 |
18 |
6.0 |
0 |
| D. Stroman |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| East Carolina Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| A. Jackson |
1 |
8 |
| Appalachian State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| O. Philyaw |
1 |
26 |
| N. Ross |
1 |
0 |
| J. Favors |
1 |
0 |
| East Carolina Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| L. Larsen |
5 |
214 |
42.8 |
| Appalachian State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| M. Lake |
3 |
118 |
39.3 |
| East Carolina Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Hatfield |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
| Appalachian State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| K. Robinson |
1 |
23 |
23.0 |
| East Carolina Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Bond |
2 |
47 |
23.5 |
| J. Hatfield |
1 |
24 |
24.0 |
| Appalachian State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| M. Tucker |
2 |
55 |
27.5 |
| East Carolina Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Appalachian State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
