EAST CAROLINA at UCF
Thursday, Nov. 19 • 7:30 p.m. • ESPN
Bright House Networks Stadium (43,323/Grass)
Orlando, Fla.
#ECUvsUCF



Television
ESPN - WATCH LIVE - LIVE STATS
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer,
David Pollack and Kaylee Hartung

East Carolina Radio - WNCT-FM 99.5 (flagship)
UCF Radio - WYGM-AM 740 (flagship)

THE GAME
Thursday’s game will be the 14th meeting between East Carolina at UCF … The Pirates hold a 9-4 series lead, but the Knights have won the last two … Last year’s game saw East Carolina rally from a 26-9 deficit to take a 30-26 lead before UCF won 32-30 on a 51-yard Hail Mary pass.

EAST CAROLINA
4-6, 2-4 American

Head Coach
Ruffin McNeill (East Carolina ’80)
41-33, sixth season at East Carolina
42-33, sixth full season as collegiate head coach

NOTES
East Carolina fell to 4-6 on the year with a 22-17 setback against USF Nov. 7 … The Pirates have dropped three straight games and four of their last five … East Carolina needs to  win in its final two games to secure bowl eligibility for the fourth consecutive year and the ninth time since 2006 … QB Blake Kemp has thrown for 1,878 yards and 11 touchdowns with 10 interceptions and has completed 69.8 percent of his passes (192 of 275) … QB James Summers provides East Carolina with a dual threat behind center … Summers has rushed for 443 yards and eight touchdowns and has thrown for 673 yards and four TDs … RB Chris Hairston has rushed for a team-high 615 yards and seven TDs … WR Isaiah Jones has 72 receptions for 794 yards and three touchdowns … TE Bryce Williams has 47 catches for 502 yards and three TDs … LB Zeek Bigger leads the defense with 81 tackles, while LB Montese Overton has 62 stops to go with 7.5 sacks and 10.0 tackles for loss … CB Josh Hawkins is the leader in the secondary with two interceptions, including a 100-yard return against Tulsa earlier this season.

UCF
0-10, 0-6 American

Interim Head Coach
Danny Barrett (Cincinnati ’88)
0-2, first season

NOTES
UCF fell to 0-10 overall and 0-6 in The American after a 45-30 setback at Tulsa Nov. 7 … Head coach George O’Leary announced his retirement after the Knights fell to Houston Oct. 24 … Quarterbacks coach Danny Barrett, a former head coach of the Saskatchewan Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League, is serving as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season … Despite the record, UCF has held a lead in eight of its 10 games, including five times after the second quarter or later … QB Justin Holman has completed 108 of 207 passes for 1,148 yards and six touchdowns with 11 interceptions … WR Tre’Quan Smith has a team-high 41 receptions for 572 yards and three TDs … RB Dontravious Wilson, who had missed five games due to injury, is the primary threat in the backfield, while RB C.J. Jones enters as the leading rusher on the year with 296 yards and a touchdown … LB Domenic Spencer has 84 tackles with a team-leading 8.0 tackles for loss … CB Shaquill Griffin leads the team with 12 pass breakups and has two interceptions … The Knights had two interceptions in their first nine games before getting two picks against Tulsa … K Matthew Wright has accounted for a third of UCF’s scoring (52 of 157 points).