EAST CAROLINA at UCONN
Friday, Oct. 30 • 7 p.m. • ESPNU
Pratt & Whitney Stadium (40,000/Grass)
East Hartford, Conn.
#ECUvsUCONN

Television
ESPNU - WATCH LIVE - LIVE STATS
Eamon McAnaney and Rocky Boiman

East Carolina Radio - WNCT-FM 99.5 (flagship)
UConn Radio -  WTIC-AM 1080 (flagship)

THE GAME
Friday’s game will be the second meeting between East Carolina and UConn and will be the first matchup to be played in East Hartford … Last year’s meeting saw the No. 18/17-ranked Pirates break a 21-21 tie with 10 fourth-quarter points in a 31-21 win as QB Shane Carden threw for 445 yards and two touchdowns.



EAST CAROLINA
4-4, 2-2 American

Head Coach
Ruffin McNeill (East Carolina ’80)
41-31, sixth season at East Carolina
42-31, sixth full season as collegiate head coach

NOTES
East Carolina fell to 4-4 on the year with a 24-14 setback against No. 22/24 Temple last Thursday … Temple outscored the Pirates by a 14-0 margin in the second half to end a streak of 26 straight wins when the Pirates were leading at halftime … The Pirates have used two quarterbacks extensively … QB Blake Kemp has thrown for 1,828 yards and 11 touchdowns with seven interceptions and has completed 70.1 percent of his passes (185 of 264) … QB James Summers provides East Carolina with a dual threat behind center … Summers has rushed for 383 yards and six touchdowns and has thrown for 428 yards and four TDs … RB Chris Hairston has rushed for a team-high 525 yards and seven TDs … WR Isaiah Jones has 61 receptions for 701 yards and three touchdowns … TE Bryce Williams has 38 catches for 400 yards and three TDs … LB Zeek Bigger leads the defense with 65 tackles, while LB Montese Overton has 51 stops to go with 7.5 sacks and 9.0 tackles for loss … CB Josh Hawkins is the leader in the secondary with two interceptions, including a 100-yard return against Tulsa two weeks ago.

UCONN
3-5, 1-3 American

Head Coach
Bob Diaco (Iowa ’95)
5-15, second season

NOTES
UConn looks to snap a two-game slide … The Huskies are coming off a 37-13 setback to Cincinnati … UConn has dropped four of its last five games after opening the season with back-to-back wins … The Huskies are 2-2 at home this season … The Huskies rank sixth in The American in total defense (388.5 ypg) and fifth in scoring defense (22.1 ppg) … UConn has leaned on QB Bryant Shirreffs behind center … Shirreffs has completed 62.0 percent of his passes (137 of 221) for 1,723 yards and seven touchdowns with five interceptions … Shirreffs also has rushed for 342 yards and two TDs … RB Arkeel Newsome is the primary threat in the backfield … Newsome has 412 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the ground and is the second-leading receiver with 33 receptions for 345 yards and two TDs … The top receiver is WR Noel Thomas, who has 37 catches for 493 yards and a touchdown … The defense is paced by S Andrew Adams, who has 65 tackles and two interceptions … Adams leads a talented secondary that inlcudes CB Jhavon Williams and CB Jamar Summers, who have three interceptions each … DE Folrunso Fatuksai has team highs with 4.5 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss.