CINCINNATI at ECU
Saturday, Nov. 17 • Noon • 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
The Project 100.7 FM (Cincinnati)
WNCT-FM 107.9 (ECU)
SiriusXM 133, 203, 963 (ECU feed)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 21st meeting between Cincinnati and ECU in a series that dates to 1986 … The Bearcats have won the last six matchups to build a 12-8 series lead … Cincinnati QB Gunner Kiel threw for 348 yards and four touchdowns, while WR Khalil Lewis had three TD catches in last year’s 31-19 win at Nippert Stadium.
CINCINNATI
3-7, 1-5 American
Head Coach
Luke Fickell (Ohio State ’97)
3-7, first season at Cincinnati
9-14, second season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Cincinnati looks to bounce back from a 35-24 loss to Temple last Friday … The Bearcats were held scoreless in the first half against Temple and closed to within six points on two occasions in the second half, but saw Temple answer on the ensuing possession each time … Cincinnati has averaged 134.9 rushing yards and 221.1 passing yards per game … QB Hayden Moore has thrown for 2,176 yards and 15 touchdowns with seven interceptions … RB Gerrid Doaks has a team-high 513 rushing yards in his freshman season … WR Khalil Lewis has 53 catches for 528 yards and four touchdowns … LB Jaylyin Minor has a team-high 103 tackles and leads the American Athletic Conference with 10.3 tackles per game … LB Perry Young has a team-high 8.5 tackles for loss.
ECU
2-8, 1-5 American
Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery (Duke ’00)
5-17, second season
Notes
ECU plays at home for the second straight week as the Pirates took to rebound from last week’s 31-24 overtime loss to Tulane … The Pirates forced OT on a touchdown with 36 seconds left in the fourth quarter, but saw their bid for the tying score in overtime stopped on the 1-yard line … ECU ranks last nationally in scoring defense (45.0 ppg) and total defense (554.4 ypg) … QB Gardner Minshew has completed 115 of 205 passes for 1,345 yards and 10 touchdowns with four interceptions … QB Thomas Sirk has thrown for 1,655 yards and nine TDs and has three rushing touchdowns … WR Hussein How is the leading rusher with 324 yards on the heels of his first career 100-yard game … WR Davon Grayson has 57 receptions for 876 yards and six touchdowns to lead the team in all three categories … S Korrin Wiggins has a team-high 80 tackles.