BYU at ECU
Saturday, Oct. 21 • 7 p.m. • CBS Sports Network
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (50,000/Natural Grass)
Greenville, North Carolina
Television
CBS Sports Network
Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous and Melanie Collins
Radio
WNCT-FM 107.9 (ECU flagship)
SiriusXM 143 (BYU feed)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the second meeting between ECU and BYU … The only previous matchup was the Cougars’ 45-38 win against the Pirates Oct. 10, 2015, in Provo, Utah … BYU QB Tanner Mangum threw for 332 yards and three touchdows in that game, while ECU QB Blake Kemp threw for 371 yards and two TDs.
BYU
1-6
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake (BYU ’00)
10-10, second season
Notes
BYU fell to 1-6 after the Cougars dropped a 35-10 decision to Mississippi State last Saturday … BYU opened the season with a 20-6 win against Portland State, but has dropped its last five games, including two setbacks to nationally ranked opponents … The Cougars are 0-2 on the road this season … BYU has won its last four games against American Athletic Conference opponents, including a 20-3 win at Cincinnati last season … QB Tanner Mangum is a veteran who has thrown for 775 yards and three touchdowns and seven interceptions … RB Ula Tolutau is the leading rusher with 241 yards and two touchdowns, while RB Squally Canada has 205 yards and a TD … TE Matt Bushman is the top receier with 24 catches for 252 yards … LB Fred Warner has a team-high 56 tackles with 6.0 tackles for loss
ECU
1-6, 1-3 American
Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery (Duke ’00)
4-15, second season
Notes
ECU tries to snap a three-game slide after the Pirates fell 63-21 at UCF … The Pirates have gone 0-4 at home this season and have dropped six straight at Dowdy Ficklen Stadium, dating to last year … The Pirates have averaged 286.6 passing yards per game, which ranks fifth in The American … ECU ranks last nationally in scoring defense (50.0 ppg) and total defense (600.0 ypg) … QB Thomas Sirk has completed 116 of 210 passes for 1,473 yards and nine TDs against eight interceptions … WR Davon Grayson has 37 catches for 631 yards and six touchdowns and has turned in two 100-yard games in the last four weeks … RB Hussein Howe has rushed for 190 yards … LB Jordan Williams has 53 tackles to lead the defense … LB Korrin Wiggins has 52 stops, while DE Kiante Anderson has 3.5 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss.